About the CPL

The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is a pioneer and world leader in professional video game tournaments, and for ten years has been a major force in the transformation of video game competitions to a professional sport.

Since its founding on June 26th, 1997, the Dallas-based organization has hosted 60 international main events with a total attendance of over 300,000 gamers, has sanctioned over 500 international qualifiers and awarded more than $3 million in prizes.

The Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL), the CPL’s online amateur division, has 600,000 registered members and hosts year-round online tournaments for 60 game divisions.

Mission Statement

This CPL’s primary mission is to promote and sanction video game competitions as a professional sport at a global scale. To accomplish this the CPL will continue to:

• Establish guidelines that create a level playing field for all gamers.
• Promote the benefits of video game competitions in society.
• Provide outlets for competitive video gamers to nurture their skills.
• Provide more opportunities for gamers to rise to prominence.