Perth, Western Australia - Ping Events, Inc. is proud to announce the Australia-wide Quake 3 Qualifier for the CPL Championship Finals, taking place December 16-20, 2006 in Dallas, Texas.

A series of Australia-wide semi final tournaments will be coordinated by Ping Events, and hosted by major LAN gaming groups in each state of Australia. The finalist from each of these events will be flown to Perth, Western Australia, to participate in the Australian National Qualifier.

The Australian National Qualifier will be held on the weekend of November 25-26 at 4PlayGames, Australia's highest "spec" gaming cafe. The event will be hosted and coordinated by Redflag LAN fest, a nationally renowned LAN Gaming Organization with over five years experience in managing gaming tournaments and events.

The National Qualifier winner will be flown to Dallas, Texas to represent Australia in the CPL Championship Finals, a global event with participants from 51 countries. The Australian finalist will compete for a chance to win a share of the $50,000 prize purse.

"We are enthusiastic about our new partnership with Ping Events, which we hope will usher a new era of CPL tournaments in Australia. We look forward to welcoming the Australian finalist at our Championship Finals in December," said Angel Munoz, Founder and President of the Cyberathlete Professional League.

Garry Carroll, Chairman of Ping Events Inc, said, "The CPL Championship is highly regarded by the Australian gaming community, and we are excited to bring the CPL to the eager masses. We look forward to supporting CPL in their Australian endeavors."

Full details will be available soon at the Ping Events site: www.ping.org.au