The Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL) announced today that it has launched the registration of the Quake 3 online qualifier for the CPL 2006 Championship Finals. The online registration will remain open until Thursday, October 19, 2006.

To register for the qualifier, go to www.caleague.com/?page=register and create an account with CAL. If you already have a CAL account (or once you've created a CAL account), you must join the division by going now to www.caleague.com/?division=q3q

Players will then be randomly seeded and scheduled with the first matches beginning on October 22 and running through November 19, 2006. Players will compete in a double elimination format throughout the tournament. The top three finishers will receive confirmed competitor spots into the sold-out Quake 3 one-versus-one tournament at the CPL 2006 Championship Finals.

The following merchandise prizes will also be provided by CPL sponsors BenQ and Plantronics to the top three finalists.

1st place - one (1) FP222W LCD monitor from BenQ and one (1) GAMECOM™ PRO 1 from Plantronics.

2nd place - one (1) FP202W LCD monitor from BenQ and one (1) GAMECOM™ PRO 1 from Plantronics.

3rd place - one (1) FP93GX LCD monitor from BenQ and one (1) GAMECOM™ PRO 1 from Plantronics.

Note: To receive these prizes the winner must attend the CPL 2006 Championship Finals.

Matches will be played on the new CPL® PlayLinc client, a next-generation online game browsing and messaging platform that gives gamers more control over their multiplayer gaming experience. This customized client also features FREE hosted servers for Quake 3 and will be used for all tournament matches to launch the match servers. Qualifier participants must download the CPL® PlayLinc client from cpl.playlinc.com.