Championship Gaming SeriesTM (CGS), the only worldwide professional gaming league, today announced the results of its first-ever UK Draft and Final, held on the 27th and 28th of September at the Three Mills Studio in London. London Mint beat Birmingham Salvo 31-19 to win the inaugural CGS 2007 UK Championship. London Mint and Birmingham Salvo, the newest teams to be announced by CGS, will join ten other teams from around the world at the CGS 2007 World Championship in Los Angeles to compete for a million dollar-prize purse.

Exclusive coverage of the inaugural CGS UK Championships and the forthcoming CGS World Championships in Los Angeles will be broadcast on Sky One, Sky One HD and Sky Two during Championship Gaming Week, Monday 24th to Sunday 30th December 2007.

The following players were drafted this week to represent London Mint:


Team Manager
Sujoy Roy


Counter-Strike: Source
Lewis "Hughsy" Hughes
Thomas " beta" Hanna
Jonathan " jon0o" Finglass
Henry " HenryG" Greer
Tom "url" Chenery

Dead or Alive 4
Nick "NT 101" Townsend
Kathy "Snuggles" Zablotzky


Project Gotham Racing 3
Avtar "Paddaman" Padda
Steven "Stune" Embling

FIFA ‘07
Chris "ChrisyB" Bullard

“It was tough picking first with so many stand out players but I had to pick the most consistent gamers,” London Mint Team Manager, Sujoy Roy states. “I think I have a great squad with a strong team morale and we are looking forward to taking on the other CGS teams at the World Championship in December.”

The following players will represent Birmingham Salvo:


Team Manager
Michael O’Dell

Counter-Strike: Source
Sam "RatlesnK" Gawn
Stuart "Harriman" Harriman
Marc "Mangiacapra" Mangiacapra
Pete "pt" Wright
Adam "AdY" Brown

Dead or Alive 4
Mingzhi "Messy" Deng
Samantha "Ricochet" Whale

Project Gotham Racing 3
David "Daveyskills" Kelly
Jason "Neo Jake" Holmes

FIFA ‘07
Michael "Bazza" Barrett

“I am extremely pleased with the team that I have assembled and confident that we will represent Birmingham and the UK at the World Championship,” states Birmingham Salvo Team Manager, Michael O’Dell. “I am looking forward to having my team compete against the best players in the world. I truly believe we have a great chance at bringing home the title of World Champion in Los Angeles.”

In furiously contested battles across four different video games, the London Mint and Birmingham Salvo teams battled in London for the UK Championship title, with the London Mint team emerging triumphant.

Each CGS team features a total of ten athletes, each specializing in an official League game. Five of the ten players comprise a Counter-Strike: Source squad which competes in five-on-five matches. FIFA 07 is played one-on-one. Each CGS team also has a mixed-doubles team of two DOA4 players, who will play against other teams in one-on-one matches on Xbox 360. The racing game PGR3 is played by two players on each team in a two-versus-two format.

For more information, please go to thecgs.com.