New CPL opens its doors

30-8-2010 20:00

The organization now controlling the CPL, WoLong Ventures, opened its doors to the public with a brand new website as well as further details regarding the future of the league, following a completion of ownership transfer just last week.

A press release from NewWorld's side recently revealed that the buy-out process of both CPL and CAL brands, started in May, was now fully completed. As previously reported, the Singapore based, WoLong Ventures, lead by Ryan Schumacher, would from now on be in full control of both entities.

WoLong didn't waste any time and this week they are back with further news, launching a brand new website as well as further insights as to what fans should expect in the future from this fresh face of the CPL.

A snippet of the official announcement on the websites reads:

"We want to learn from the mistakes of the past, and temper our ambition with the trials esports has already overcome or stumbled over.

We want to provide the tools and platform needed for every step of a competitive gamer's career, from the beginner playing in casual online leagues to the amateur looking for his big break into the next level and the professionals challenging the best at the biggest events in the world."

Amongst the new faces in charge of the day to day smooth run of operations the public can now see, Ryan Schumacher, founder of WiredLabs, Hunter Luisi, former CEO of Team Sportscast Network, as well as Samuel Lingle, previous Editor-in-Chief for AmpedNews.

HLTV.org is following up on the story and will soon bring an exclusive interview with former CPL owner, Angel Munoz, complemented by a sneak peak into the organization's future perspectives, brought through an additional interview with Ryan Schumacher. Stay tuned with us for all the latest happenings.

nice

2010-08-30 20:00

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57 secs... LOL

2010-08-30 20:44

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once you see the letters 'CPL,' its not hard to realize what this is gonna be about =\

2010-08-30 20:58

1 reply

2010-08-30 23:28

u read so fast ! can u teach me ?

2010-08-31 00:34

"once you see the letters 'CPL,' its not hard to realize what this is gonna be about =\" - NEF_z stfu

2010-08-31 01:07

nice !!

2010-08-30 20:01

nice news

Hope, this can be something :)

2010-08-30 20:02

CPL is so good for the esport missed it alot :=)

2010-08-30 20:03

finally

2010-08-30 20:04

good news

2010-08-30 20:05

Don't be so sure guys, CPL barely payed there money. The also tried to come back about 6 months ago but a former CPL worker leaked news that there just in it for the money and once that was leaked CPL shut down again and 6months later, here they are.

2010-08-30 20:08

there may be no connection between the current and the former cpl leaders

2010-08-30 20:14

very good news. hltv FTW!

2010-08-30 20:09

very nice

2010-08-30 20:10

good =)

YEAH! :D

2010-08-30 20:11

website looks cool

2010-08-30 20:13

cpL cpL o\y:FD:D:D:D:D:D===TR=ER=R Happy :D

nice.. very very.. the return of the best tournaments :D

2010-08-30 20:17

The idea and concept of CPL is fantastic but the execution and hidden intentions will plague me forever, especialy if angel munoz still lurking around?

no he's not; the initial idea was for him to retain 10% but that didn't happen anymore; these guys are now in full control of CPL

2010-08-30 20:32

Good news : ))

2010-08-30 20:18

nice! :D

2010-08-30 20:19

complexitygaming.com/index.php?c=news&id.. (read it)

Already posted here a few months ago: www.hltv.org/news/3993-tonya-welch-talks-of-cpl-scandal

2010-08-30 20:25

Yes but the original Tonya Welch post came from Complexity gaming, so it makes sense to use the complexity gaming link lol...

2010-08-30 20:30

On the news you have a small explanation and the link to the interview.

2010-08-30 20:33

yeah well the thing is Scott Valencia is no longer involved in this new cpl; none of those people are... as far as I'm aware

2010-08-30 20:39

www.complexitygaming.com/index.php?c=news&id=1704

2010-08-30 22:16

YAY :D

CPL used to define eSports, I'm really happy it's back

2010-08-30 20:20

If they want to impress me to make it feel like old times with CPL they better open up with the tournament of kings that will make the rest tiny and only then will i ever call it the real CPL

2010-08-30 20:22

gl hf

2010-08-30 20:23

Could be good news ;)

2010-08-30 20:24

YEHAYHAKUE YES YES YES YES !!! xadada

2010-08-30 20:28

great news. gl.

2010-08-30 20:29

gl CPL :) gl Michael Schumacher (rofl) :D

2010-08-30 20:31

nice :D

And they said cs 1.6 would die pffffft how much do they feel like schmucks now. gl CPL

godlike. :D

2010-08-30 20:34

CPL is back :D:D:D:D

2010-08-30 20:36

Good NEWS!! wow

2010-08-30 20:37

Welcome back.

2010-08-30 20:41

hohohohoho, YEAH, nice job :P

2010-08-30 20:49

If what #43 says is true I wish them the best of luck.

2010-08-30 20:51

He got nerfed

2010-08-30 22:03

Well, website is a total shit, speaking from my professional point of view. While design itself is very so-so, coding is just awful - just look at the "news" link in the sub-menu: in Google Chrome it looks cubic, while it should be corner-rounded. The funniest thing about that is when you roll-over the link, it is really corner-rounded :) And this is just let alone other coding objectives like W3C valid coding, SEO-optimized coding and so on. The only question I have now: IS CPL LACKING THAT MUCH MONEY?! I guess so.

2010-08-30 20:54

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Are you really complaining about the coding of the website? Holy shit.

2010-08-30 21:16

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yes, because doing a really good website markup is VERY EASY job.

2010-08-31 09:20

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It still costs money to do it. This is a new project for this investment firm and although they do have projections and calculations of when their company will become profitable until then there is no point in spending large amounts of money on everything because it could simply go down the drain. Why pay hundreds of dollars for a good website-designer/-coder/-creator/-whatever when you can have someone in your company do it that has semi-decent knowledge of how to make a website for free? The page they have up now completely fulfills it's purpose, they can post news, you can read news. It's not a website that has a lot of function and it doesn't need a lot of function, it's a website that merely presents information about the company and their tournaments. Judging the future of a company by the coding and design of their makeshift website really isn't smart and is a useless assumption that is based on no real grounds.

2010-08-31 09:30

If they appear to not have enough money for a decent website then they definitely don't have money to hold events and payout prize money... I'm sure this is just a big scam in the long run.

2010-08-31 11:14

It may look like it from a user standpoint but looking at it economically it is a plausible thing to do. Look at it this way. Let's say they have 50.000$. Now they could hire a really great team of website designers and coders to do one of the best websites the gaming community has ever seen. And let's say that would run them 2.000$. That is 2.000$ less that they can use in a tournament for prize money. This is absolutely not a scam, in the situation and with the reputation the CPL was left with it is impossible to use what's left of this once great company to perform a scam. The reputation and the portfolio of the CPL has practically to be rebuilt by the new organizers and show-runners of the CPL, then and only then is it possible to gain the trust of players, teams and sponsors and the investment firm will do a great deal of work on accomplishing that, otherwise buying the CPL was a huge waste of money and although it probably wasn't one of their more grand buyouts no one likes losing money, ever, and no one invests in something that they know will not benefit them, e.g. become profitable. This is what you always need to think about, CPL is nothing other than a company seeking for profit, it is the goal of the company. No one bought or started the CPL because they like watching Counter Strike tournaments, the sole intent of the CPL, or any company really, is to be a profitable and to make the people that run and own it richer. Now this has gotten out of hand with the old CPL and this is why it died with a rotten reputation. It's why the new owners fight an uphill battle and this alone should give you the confidence to believe in the new CPL. I could probably write a pages-long blog about this but who is really listening, what's the point.

2010-08-31 21:39

its a new start-up managing the cpl; new start-up are synonymous with bootstrapping which means spend less (it also means they don't necessarily have an endless sack of goodies at their disposal) - that's the only explanation I can find. I'm certain they'll fix it in time..

2010-08-30 21:23

kHAMAN ! =D

2010-08-30 20:57

2010-08-30 21:05

YEAH!!!!

2010-08-30 21:06

YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHH !!!!!!

2010-08-30 21:09

Greatest news for this month !

2010-08-30 21:11

2010-08-30 21:12

Kind of old actully :S

2010-08-30 21:42

gogo CPL, once was the most prestigious events IMO. hopeully can return to its former glory!

2010-08-30 22:17

goodluck :)

2010-08-30 22:23

welcome back

2010-08-30 22:26

what about the maps?

2010-08-30 22:31

Play hard.Go pro

2010-08-30 22:43

WHOOOOOOOOO, WHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOW, CPL IS BACK. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

2010-08-30 22:49

CPL IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-08-30 22:50

Good!

2010-08-30 22:51

no1 actually cares about this..

2010-08-30 23:10

I don't care about you, that's why i'm replying to your answer not to you as a person.

2010-08-30 23:12

this was my dream man, hoping CPL to come back

2010-08-30 23:34

why dont you speak for yourself :)

2010-08-30 23:13

#69 zinet "CPL IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" b e a u t i f u l

2010-08-30 23:27

good news i hope they put the whole thing on track ASAP , bring CAL back to US pls ,sick of stupid ESEA

2010-08-31 00:39

the mistake was this guy "Angel" as u have seen the movie about fatal1ty and CPL that "Angel" made several rules and disobeyed them. And money prizes, gamers didnt received it after i dont remember.. a year or month or 2?

2010-08-31 00:40

cant wait to see CPL events starting! hope they can be what they were back in 2004/05/06.. (despite the fact they had unpaid prizes and people wont trust them anymore like they did) but damn, if we could have oldschool players/teams coming back too, this would be for sure, the best year for CS and eSports =D GL CPL, bring us some kick ass events!

2010-08-31 01:41

2010-08-31 05:25

The site does not work for me!! Anybody experiencing the same?

2010-08-31 06:42

awesome news

2010-08-31 12:19

2010-08-31 14:02

Well they took their first step in making a community... As the phrase goes "The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step", though I just hope they continue on and not just end it after the construction of the web site.

2010-08-31 12:52

People that say CPL is good for the e-sport dont know shit... CPL was the most corrput shit, watch "FRAG" documentary ;)

2010-08-31 16:40

How good to see the CPL back ...

2010-08-31 19:49

#90 Frag was the scam. They never once gave me an opportunity to answer any of their wild accusations or even told me that what they were doing. A "documentary" is supposed to offer all views. BTW they are nine (9) documentaries about CPL, and the FRAG was the only negative one. As far as the prizes I already answered that publicly: formspring.me/AngelMunoz/q/966715324

2010-09-01 19:04

You have GOT to be kidding me. What is this, first grade logic? "No, you're the scam!". Given that 90% of so-called 'documentaries' and 'e-sports journalists' are glad handing groupies, of course most of the press is going to be positive. It's a number of biased people with a mission. The only reason you've escaped scrutiny is that nobody cares about you enough to actually notice how little you've actually personally contributed to the CAL/CPL entity over the years...unless you consider figuring out how to exploit others and take credit for their work, ideas, and results, in which case you're probably a savant. And this isn't gotfrag, learn t use 'reply'. There's a threading system for a reason. Finally, if anyone doesn't think Scott Valencia is still running this show...well, you're deluded. I'm sure he'll make another post somewhere expressing his surprise, though.

2010-09-02 05:07

is this Nathan?

2013-04-12 11:07

They should start a league for south east asian and south asian countries , wouldnt cost them much :P

2010-09-02 08:15

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2010-09-23 05:12