A report posted on the Cyberathelete Amateur Leagues website known as CAL has sent shockwaves throughout the whole gaming community. Presently, CAL is a sister company to the CPL. CPL is owned and operated by Angel Munoz, a Los Angeles area businessman. The CPL has been the leader in LAN’s all across America and Canada, but as of late, business has slowed for the CPL and the LAN’s have lost many of their previously diehard fans. The CPL has looked to regain control of the e-world, but they have not reached their goals. Then, earlier this week, a CAL admin posted a lengthy news article smack dab right in the middle of the CAL front page claiming that the CPL had died. He cited that many previous CPL administrators such as “Hollingsworth” had detagged, and that the stages of the CPL’s demise had been set. However, I would love to post the full post from the CAL site, but all copies of the emails that were sent out automatically by the CAL site, and the article itself was erased and nowhere to be found. Also all topics posted on the forums were quickly swept up by CAL administrators. Shortly thereafter, CAL released a press statement that reads as follows:“For weeks CAL staff members have been correcting news posts on the CAL website that were being quietly changed to smear the operations of the CPL and CAL. In addition we had been receiving a huge number of poster comments at the CPL site from a specific IP range in the Netherlands that were vulgar and offensive. Now we believe that these violations may have been perpetrated by Martijn Bloemheuvel. Yesterday someone logged on the CAL system with his ID and illegally used the CAL database to send a false message to all members of CAL.

While this is not the first time in ten years that a rumor like this has been traded in online forums, this is the fist time that someone used our own database to spread it. And while Chris Moncivalles is no longer CPL’s Commissioner, both Mike Allen and Thomas Hollingsworth have not been terminated as the e-mail insinuates. Also Chris still has his CPL e-mail account, manages the CPL store and is the commissioner of CAL. Unfortunately, we cannot comment beyond this as this is a legal issue now and our legal counsel will pursue this matter to the full extent of the law.

We will have an announcement soon on a new direction for CPL, but we assure everyone that it’s not ominous as the unauthorized message presumes it to be.” (http://www.caleague.com)

As you have read, either a serious miscommunication occurred between Martijn Bloemheuvel has taken place, or the CPL is dieing and just not ready to admit itself as a faltering company. CPL is important to all e-sports. It puts the industry that we all love so much in the forefront for other people to see. If the CPL dies it will just be another step backwards for video gamer enthusiasts looking to get their hobby more known out in the world.

There were also rumors of CAL dieing shortly thereafter all over mIRC , chat client that many game players use. The rumors were quickly swatted down with the press release, that did not directly involve CAL in anyway.

CAL is regularly pressured by CEVO, another gaming league that has higher prize purses for winning teams. Many people do flock to CEVO for more prizes, but CEVO also has a 15 dollar entry fee for every season except for the lowest level of competition that sees little or no prize money.