2006 in esports

Last updated August 26, 2025

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

Counter-Strike

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 ^{[ citation needed ]}	Yoan "ToD" Merlo	Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen	Xiaofeng "Sky" Li	Jang "Moon" Jae Ho
BWI 2006^[25]	Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun	Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen	Daeho 'Showtime' Kim	Hong "FarSeer" Won

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne – Team Events

Championship				4th
WC3L Season IX^[28]	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^[29]	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^[30]	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^[31]	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^[32]	Wesley "ch0mpr" Cwiklo	Christopher "McLaren_F1" Hogfeldt	Erno "FinPro" Kuronen	Philippe "YggdrasiL" Vaillant

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Championship				4th
WCG 2006^[33]	Alan "Alan" Enileev	Nikolay "MrRASER" Frontov	Steffan "Steffan" Amende	Rodrigo "Speed" Nunes

Notes

↑ Singov, who was originally placed for the finals, failed to attend the final match and was therefore 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]

References

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↑ Shields, Duncan (2010-01-28). "Tentpole: "I enjoyed escaping from CS"". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17.
↑ Bagdocimo, Rebeca (2015-07-10). "Cyber-athletes unite in Montreal for the Electronic Sports World Cup". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
↑ H., Daniel (2006-12-18). "Counterstrike fnatic wins". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
↑ Turner, Marc (2006-12-20). "A grand European battle on American soil for all the marbles in the 2006 CPL Winter Championship". GotFrag. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10.
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1 2 On Demand Video: http://www.tsncentral.com/ondemand/cat/63 Archived December 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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↑ Hamilton, Nick (2006-05-02). "wNv are WEG Champions Once Again!". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
↑ Dunn, Brian (2006-12-12). "WSVG 2006 Finals Winners". Ampedesports. Archived from the original on 2007-01-22.
↑ "WCG 2006 Invitational Quake4 All Stars - Final Results". worldcybergames.com. Beyond the Game. 2006-10-20. Archived from the original on 2007-02-13.
↑ Breslau, Rod (2006-08-23). "Some of the world's best Quake 4 duelers battle it out for the KODE5 championship". GotFrag. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21.
↑ Carmac (2006-08-27). "Toxic Wins Kode5, Cooller DQ'ed". Global Gaming. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21.
↑ "www.ggl.com". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
↑ Sørensen, David (2006-12-20). "Quake 3 - czm wins". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
↑ Lo, Jaclyn (2006-12-09). "Seven players have flown to New York to attend the prestigious WSVG Finals". GotFrag. Archived from the original on 2007-01-15.
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↑ Zerter (2006-08-04). "World E-sports Festival: Grubby Victorious". Global Gaming League. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31.
↑ "WWI 2006 Tournaments". Battle.net. 2006-02-24. Archived from the original on 2006-07-16.
↑ Kolev, Radoslav (2012). "Meet Fnatic part 2 - Moon: 'I feel pity for WarCraft's demise'". Gosu Gamers. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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↑ "Electronic Sports League W3CL Series". ESL. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24.
↑ "Finals Overview". NGL One. Archived from the original on 2007-01-16.
↑ Lee & JacziE (2006-06-17). "Stars War III Coverage". WCReplays. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30.
↑ Blaze (2006-01-19). "Stars War II Coverage". WCReplays. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
↑ "WCG 2006 Project Gotham Racing". worldcybergames.com. Beyond The Game. 2006-12-19. Archived from the original on 2006-11-28.
↑ "WCG 2006 Need for Speed". worldcybergames.com. Beyond The Game. 2006-12-19. Archived from the original on 2006-11-23.

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[17] Singov, who was originally placed for the finals, failed to attend the final match and was therefore 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]

[1] van den Hove, Roy (26 Aug 2006). "Fnatic Wins E-Sports Team of the year & f0rest CS player of the year at GC". fnatic. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08.

[2] Shields, Duncan (2010-01-28). "Tentpole: "I enjoyed escaping from CS"". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17.

[3] Bagdocimo, Rebeca (2015-07-10). "Cyber-athletes unite in Montreal for the Electronic Sports World Cup". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

[4] H., Daniel (2006-12-18). "Counterstrike fnatic wins". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2006-12-20.

[5] Turner, Marc (2006-12-20). "A grand European battle on American soil for all the marbles in the 2006 CPL Winter Championship". GotFrag. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10.

[6] Sanfuentes, Adam (2006-12-10). "WSVG Finals 2006 Results". E-Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.

[autogenerated2-7] 1 2 On Demand Video: http://www.tsncentral.com/ondemand/cat/63 Archived December 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[8] "Counter Strike 1.6 Grand Final Tournament". worldcybergames.com. Beyond the Game. Archived from the original on 2007-03-03.

[esworldcup-9] 1 2 3 "ESWC 2006 Final Results". esworldcup.com. Electronic Sports World Cup. 2006-05-07. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08.

[10] "Hosted By www.Best-Hosting.ro". 13 September 2012.^{[ dead link ]}

[11] Koller, Dominic (2006-09-26). "NiP Wins Grand Final". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2006-12-14.

[12] Hamilton, Nick (2006-05-02). "wNv are WEG Champions Once Again!". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2006-12-14.

[13] Dunn, Brian (2006-12-12). "WSVG 2006 Finals Winners". Ampedesports. Archived from the original on 2007-01-22.

[14] "WCG 2006 Invitational Quake4 All Stars - Final Results". worldcybergames.com. Beyond the Game. 2006-10-20. Archived from the original on 2007-02-13.

[15] Breslau, Rod (2006-08-23). "Some of the world's best Quake 4 duelers battle it out for the KODE5 championship". GotFrag. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21.

[16] Carmac (2006-08-27). "Toxic Wins Kode5, Cooller DQ'ed". Global Gaming. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21.

[18] "www.ggl.com". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2006-12-14.

[19] Sørensen, David (2006-12-20). "Quake 3 - czm wins". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.

[20] Lo, Jaclyn (2006-12-09). "Seven players have flown to New York to attend the prestigious WSVG Finals". GotFrag. Archived from the original on 2007-01-15.

[21] Schommer, Alexander (2006-12-07). "Tight competition beckons eight players from around the world for this international tournament". GotFrag. Archived from the original on 2007-01-16.

[22] "WCG 2006 — Grand Final Tournament". worldcybergames.com. Beyond the Game. Archived from the original on 2007-01-26.

[23] Jacob, Tobias (2006-09-29). "SK.apm70 wins". SK-Gaming. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17.

[24] Zerter (2006-09-10). "PGL'S First Tournament *Over*". ESR. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30.

[25] Zerter (2006-08-04). "World E-sports Festival: Grubby Victorious". Global Gaming League. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31.

[26] "WWI 2006 Tournaments". Battle.net. 2006-02-24. Archived from the original on 2006-07-16.

[Moon-27] Kolev, Radoslav (2012). "Meet Fnatic part 2 - Moon: 'I feel pity for WarCraft's demise'". Gosu Gamers. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-06.

[28] Hellstrand, Patrik (2010). "GosuGamers Awards 2006". Gosu Gamers. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25.

[29] "Electronic Sports League W3CL Series". ESL. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24.

[30] "Finals Overview". NGL One. Archived from the original on 2007-01-16.

[31] Lee & JacziE (2006-06-17). "Stars War III Coverage". WCReplays. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30.

[32] Blaze (2006-01-19). "Stars War II Coverage". WCReplays. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.

[33] "WCG 2006 Project Gotham Racing". worldcybergames.com. Beyond The Game. 2006-12-19. Archived from the original on 2006-11-28.

[34] "WCG 2006 Need for Speed". worldcybergames.com. Beyond The Game. 2006-12-19. Archived from the original on 2006-11-23.

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