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Angel Munoz Interview

Posted by Fluke at 12:52 29/6/2002.

GamerNet: The CPL has worked hard to elevate computer gaming to the level of a competitive sport over the past 5 years. Now that the league has received approximately US$40 million [NZ$100 million] dollars worth of investment it would seem that the sky is the limit. Where would you like to see the CPL in 5 years time?

Angel: The CPL has had a methodical and systematic approach to growth, which has contributed to our longevity. It is infinitely more important to us that we are still here in 20 years than any accomplishments that we can achieve in five. In the immediate future, the CPL will continue its steady growth in to new areas, most visibly television. It has been our goal for a few years to bring, at first small one-on-one invitational matches and later larger team matches to television. Initially we may produce these shows in a studio but eventually, and as the sport gains acceptance, the actual CPL events will be covered live. I continue to profess that many sports that are currently televised worldwide can be quite boring for outsiders (like bass fishing in the US) and that computer game competitions are more compelling and interesting for spectators.