After months of anticipation, flames from all sides about which players are “online”, and maybe one constructive argument, the CPL is finally underway. LANDodger is here to cover the action!

When something interesting happens, wake me up.

I’ve been here for a couple hours, and I’ve only seen three fights. Come on guys, we can do better than that! Truthfully, I haven’t seen any fights (yet), but it’s early and I'm still hopeful. We're off to a slow start in all regards. It looks like there’s twenty-six tables with ten seats each in the BYOC, and I’d say a good ten percent are full. The BYOC tournaments don’t really start until tomorrow, so it’s not too surprising. I’m sure people will be trickling in as their flights arrive, or, in true Texas fasion, their horses gallop into the stables.

The biggest thing that struck me was the size of the venue. If memory serves, which it sometimes doesn’t, it’s actually smaller than the 2006 Summer Event, and WSVG Kentucky in 2006. That’s probably what happens when you feature F.E.A.R. and World in Conflict as your title games instead of Counter-Strike. I’m not a mathematical genius, but dropping the most popular FPS in history will probably hurt your attendance. Still, I expected more. It’s very nice, don’t get me wrong. We could clear out the room and play football. But for a name as big as the CPL, it’s strange to see the actual event shrinking instead of growing.

I’ll keep updating you as events happen, and if you’re at the CPL, I’ll be the 6’3” guy in a black shirt wandering around aimlessly with a laptop. Come over and say hi.