Kazakhstan Takes 2nd In WCG Counter Strike Tourney

On November 20, 2005, Team k23 from Kazakhstan grabbed second place in the Counter Strike:Source competition at the World Cyber Games 2005 competition, falling in the final to Team3D from the United States.

The first game, on DE_Inferno, was a close 16-12 win for Team3D. The second game, on De_Dust2, was more one-sided, wwith Team3D defeating k23 by a total score of 16-3.

Kazakhstan fielded teams in Counter Strike, WarCraft III, StarCraft, and Need For Speed. Kazakhstan's previous best medal result was 7th in StarCraft medal tally back in 2002.