The CPL have announced the details of the first stop of the World Tour.

The first stop of the World Tour will be in Istanbul, Turkey, and will take place February 10-13, 2005. The online registration will open Saturday, January 15, 2005 and admission is $65 per person.

The Turkey Stop will take place in Istanbul at the CNR EXPO. Conveniently located two minutes from Atatürk Airport at the intersection of E5, TEM Highway and the Coast visitors coming from foreign countries can have access to CNR EXPO without having to travel through the busy traffic of Istanbul (see animation).

A special discount code will be available on Thursday, January 20th for the Radisson SAS Hotel Istanbul.

Gamers wanting to participate in the free Cultural Tour taking place on Thursday, February 10, 2005 should arrive in Istanbul on February 9th.

Read the details here on the Cultural Tour.

The official tournament game of the Cyberathlete® World Tour is Painkiller: Black Edition.

The Tour Stop will also host tournaments for Counter-Strike v. 1.6 ($15,000) and WarCraft III ($5,000).

Source: www.cplworldtour.com