

Some of the leading CS:GO eSports tournaments worldwide in 2018 included IEM Katowice 2018 and ELEAGUE Major 2018, the latter peaking at almost 1.9 million viewers. While millions of gamers have fun playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, millions more watch official tournaments online. As with its predecessors, the game takes the form of a multiplayer first-person shooter in which two teams are pitted against each other in a variety of different game modes. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series of games. As of February 2020, Counter-Strike had 24 million monthly active users, more than double the figure from May 2016.

As millions of people were encouraged and, in some cases, legally required to stay at home, many people turned to video gaming as a form of entertainment.ĭespite the fact that CS:GO was released some seven years ago in August 2012, the game is still very popular online and has developed a cult following. This figure had peaked 5 months earlier in March at nearly 1.2 million players, no doubt in part due to the coronavirus pandemic which spread across the world in 2020. Potential Best of 5 finals if both teams agree.Ĩ:00 PM: End of Best of 3 Finals (if selected)ġ0:00 PM: End of Best of 5 Finals (if selected)įeel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.In September 2021, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) had on average 942.52 thousand concurrent players on Steam. Single-Elimination, 8-team bracket, Best of 3. Top 2 teams from each group will proceed to the Day 2 playoffs. Single round-robin, 4 groups of 6 teams, Best of 1 (2 flights). 24 teams will enter, but only 1 team will emerge as our Summer Masters Champion! The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Summer Masters is a 2-day tournament for local players to showcase their skills while competing for $7,500 in cash prizes.
