2006 in eSports

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This article lists the top four teams or players in each of the various eSports world championships of the 2006 season.

Counter-Strike

Fnatic, the Counter-Strike team that won the E-Sports Team of the Year Award in 2006.^[1] Showing from left: dsn, cArn, f0rest and Archi, as well as Oskar "ins" Holm. Tentpole left fnatic after the team's victory at CPL Winter 2006.^[2]

The 2006 Electronic Sports World Cup was held in the Bercy Arena in Paris.^[3]

Championship				4th
CPL 2006[4][5]	fnatic Oscar "Archi" Torgersen Patrik "cArn" Sättermon Harley "dsn" Orwall Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund	MeetYourMakers Ola "elemeNt" Moum Lasse "Xione" Stokke Preben "prb" Gammelsæter Geir-Stian "juven9le" Svendsen Sondre "REAL" Svanevik	Pentagram Łukasz "LUq" Wnek Mariusz "Loord" Cybulski Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas Filip "Neo" Kubski Jakub "kuben" Gurczyński	Against All Authority Guillaume "Geno" Ntep Marc "bisou" Naoum Steeve "Ozstrik3r" Flavigni Fergus "ferg" Stephenson David "Xp3" Garrido
WSVG 2006[6][7]	aTTaX David "CHEF-KOCH" Nagel Peter "Chucky" Schlosser Navid "Kapio" Javadi Jan "mooN" Stolle Roman "roman" Ausserdorfer	Team3D Josh "Dominator" Sievers Mikey "Method" So Griffin "shaGuar" Benger Ron "Rambo" Kim Salvatore "Volcano" Garozzo	fnatic Oscar "Archi" Torgersen Patrik "cArn" Sättermon Harley "dsn" Orwall Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund	Pandemic Chad "Daffsta" White Garett "grt" Bambrough Jonny "Ph33R" Schwan Hoang "s0nNy" Tran Mark "mastern00k" Torrez
World Cyber Games 2006[8]	Pentagram Łukasz "LUq" Wnek Mariusz "Loord" Cybulski Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas Filip "Neo" Kubski Jakub "kuben" Gurczyński	Ninjas in Pyjamas Dennis "walle" Wallenberg Robert "RobbaN" Dahlstrom Oskar "ins" Holm Marcus "zet" Sundstrom Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed	hoorai Juuso "contE" Sajakoski Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen Niko "naSu" Kovanen Max "ruuit" Aspe Toni "toNppa" Luhtapuro	Team NoA Alexander "ave" Holdt Brian "hpx" Christensen Muhamed "mJe" Eid Christian "Paddy" Juhl Danny "zonic" Sørensen
ESWC 2006[9][10]	Made in Brazil Carlos Henrique "KIKOOOO" Segal Renato "nak" Nakano Raphael "cogu" Camargo Lincoln "fnx" Lau Bruno "bruno" Ono	fnatic Oscar "Archi" Torgersen Patrik "cArn" Sättermon Harley "dsn" Orwall Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund	aTTaX David "CHEF-KOCH" Nagel Manuel "TiXo" Makohl Navid "Kapio" Javadi Jan "mooN" Stolle Tim "silver" Hochgrebe	Team 3D Dave "moto" Geffon Mikey "Method" So Griffin "shaGuar" Benger Ron "Rambo" Kim Salvatore "Volcano" Garozzo
KODE5 2006[11]	Ninjas in Pyjamas Dennis "walle" Wallenberg Robert "RobbaN" Dahlstrom Oskar "ins" Holm Marcus "zet" Sundstrom Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed	wNv Chao "Aqi" Zhang Hao "bigun" Huo Ke Fei "Jungle" Yang Run Bo "sakula" Wu Zhen Wei "alex" Bian	hoorai Juuso "contE" Sajakoski Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen Niko "naSu" Kovanen Max "ruuit" Aspe Toni "toNppa" Luhtapuro	Made in Brazil Carlos Henrique "KIKOOOO" Segal Renato "nak" Nakano Rafael "pava" Pavanelli Lincoln "fnx" Lau Bruno "bruno" Ono
WEG Masters[12]	wNv Jiang "Mikk" Pu Minwoo Xing Ju "tK" Ma Ke Fei "Jungle" Yang Run Bo "sakula" Wu Zhen Wei "alex" Bian	Complexity Matt "warden" Dickens Tyler "Storm" Wood Danny "fRoD" Mountainer Corey "tr1p" Dodd Justin "sunman" Summy	Hacker.project YoungHwan "ryu" Ryu SunHo "termi" Pyun JinHee "hee" Park GeunChul "solo" Kang SungJae "BaiL" Lee	Catch-Gamer Jonas "bsl" Vikan Geir-Stian "juve9le" Svendsen Lars "Naikon" Olaisen Preben "OOPS" Josdal Sondre "REAL" Svanevik

Quake 4

Championship				4th
WSVG 2006[7][13]	Johan "Toxic" Quick	Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel	Jason "Socrates_" Sylka	Anton "Cooller" Singov
WCG 2006[14]	Johan "Toxic" Quick	Jason "Socrates_" Sylka	Alessandro "Stermy" Avallone	Magnus "fox" Olsson
ESWC 2006[9]	Michael "winz" Bignet	Alexey "Cypher" Yanusheuski	Ivo "Forever" Lindhout	Anton "Cooller" Singov
KODE5 2006[15]	Johan "Toxic" Quick	Marcel "k1ller" Paul[Note 1]	Rafik "LoSt-CaUsE" Bryant	Avallone / Lindhout
QuakeCon 2006[17]	Johan "Toxic" Quick	Anton "Cooller" Singov	Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv	Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski

Quake 3

Championship				4th
CPL 2006[18]	Paul "czm" Nelson	Zhibo "Jibo" Fan	Anton "Cooller" Singov	Alexander "Z4muZ" Ihrfohrs

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Championship				4th
WSVG 2006[19]	Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen	Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun	Dae Hui "FoV" Cho	Dennis “Shortround" Chan
IEST 2006[20]	Jang "Moon" Jae Ho	Xiaofeng "Sky" Li	Jae Wook "Lucifer" Noh	Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
WCG 2006[21]	Xiaofeng "Sky" Li	Yoan "ToD" Merlo	Mykhaylo "HoT" Novopashyn	Mikhail "xyligan" Ryabkov
ESWC 2006[9]	Jae Wook "Lucifer" Noh	Ivica "Zeus[19]" Markovic	Xiaofeng "Sky" Li	Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
KODE5 2006[22]	Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev	Yoan "ToD" Merlo	Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen	Dae Hui "FoV" Cho
PGL[23]	Xiaofeng "Sky" Li	Weiliang "Fly100%" Lu	Dae Hui "FoV" Cho	Lee "Check" Hyung Joo
WEF 2006[24]	Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen	Yoan "ToD" Merlo	Hao "suhO" Su	Kim "SaSe" Hammar
WEG Masters[25]	Yoan "ToD" Merlo	Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen	Xiaofeng "Sky" Li	Jang "Moon" Jae Ho
BWI 2006[26]	Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun	Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen	Daeho 'Showtime' Kim	Hong "FarSeer" Won

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne – Team Events

Warcraft III player Jang "Moon" Jae-ho, who fell in a short slump in 2005, returned "stronger than ever" in 2006.^[27]

"Grubby" Schenkhuisen won the Gosu Gamer of the Year award in 2006 for his "superior gaming technique, good manners and display [of] great sportsmanship."^[28]

Championship				4th
WC3L Season IX[29]	MeetYourMakers Jung-Ki "Susiria" Oh JaeWook "Lucifer" Noh Jang "Moon" Jae Ho Kim "Storm" JaeWoong	Four Kings Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Yoan "ToD" Merlo Dae Hui "FoV" Cho Olav "Creolophus" Undheim Sebastian "FuRy" Pesic Ivica "Zeus[19] " Markovic	SK Gaming Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev Mykhaylo "HoT" Novopashyn Tae min "Zacard" Hwang	World Elite Sung "ReMinD" Sik Kim Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Lee "Check" Hyung Joo Hao "suhO" Su Lee Sung "SoJu" Duk
NGL One season I[30]	MeetYourMakers Jung-Ki "Susiria" Oh JaeWook "Lucifer" Noh Jang "Moon" Jae Ho Jin Sung "BerA" Lee	SK Gaming Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun Tae min "Zacard" Hwang	Four Kings Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Yoan "ToD" Merlo Dae Hui "FoV" Cho Olav "Creolophus" Undheim Ivica "Zeus[19] " Markovic	Mousesports Minh “Spell” Nguyen Dennis "HasuObs" Schneider Kim "SaSe" Hammar Michael "Giacomo" Hladik
Stars War III[31]	Team China Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Su "suhO" Hao Weiliang "Fly100%" Lu Hongliang "xTiGer" Liu Zhengkun "Guangmo" Guo	Team Europe Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Yoan "ToD" Merlo Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev Dimitar "DIDI8" Aleksandrov Olav "Creolophus" Undheim	Team Korea Lee "Check" Hyung Joo Rainbow Seo Woo "ReiGn" Kang Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun Park "Lyn" Jun
Stars War II[32]	Team Korea Dae Hui "FoV" Cho JaeWook "Lucifer" Noh Jang "Moon" Jae Ho Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun Tae min "Zacard" Hwang	Team China Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Hao "suhO" Su Liwei "XiaOt" Sun QcH[ATi]Gstar Zhengkun "Guangmo" Guo	Team Europe Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Yoan "ToD" Merlo Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev Kim "SaSe" Hammar Mykhaylo "HoT" Novopashyn

Project Gotham Racing 3

Championship				4th
WCG 2006[33]	Wesley "ch0mpr" Cwiklo	Christopher "McLaren_F1" Hogfeldt	Erno "FinPro" Kuronen	Philippe "YggdrasiL" Vaillant

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Championship				4th
WCG 2006[34]	Alan "Alan" Enileev	Nikolay "MrRASER" Frontov	Steffan "Steffan" Amende	Rodrigo "Speed" Nunes

See also

• World Cyber Games 2006
• 2006 CPL World Season

Notes

1. Singov, who was originally placed for the finals, failed to attend the final match and was therefor disqualified from the tournament. Paul was chosen to play in the finals against Quick as a replacement for Singov. Singov did not receive his award; instead, it was awarded to Bryant, who had been moved up to third place as a result. Avallone and Lindhout were moved up and tied for fourth place.^[16]

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