Back in 2018, Valve made the decision to stop charging for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, transitioning it into a free to play game. Now, the game is going through another major change, with free players losing access to ranked matches. When the original transition happened, free players had access to drops, Ranks, Skill Groups and the …
The free-to-play nature of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive means anyone can download the game and hop right into some matches, but effective this week, some features are no longer accessible to those who play for free. One of the most notable features being restricted now to the Prime Status [.]
Girl Gamer Africa Challenge second qualifier opens up 19 May 2021 - 10:24 By Wessel Minnie The tournament playoffs are scheduled to take place later this month, on 22 and 23 May 2021. Image: Supplied
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South African tournament organizer Monarch has announced that the second qualifier for the Girl Gamer Africa Challenge has now opened up. Female CS:GO teams shouldn t miss out on this amazing opportunity from Monarch, Girl Gamer, Astro Gaming and Logitech. Here are the important details you need to know about.
Girl Gamer Africa Challenge details
First off, you can register for the tournament by heading on over to the official Girl Gamer website. Registration for the second qualifier closes on 14 May 2021, so don t miss out on your chance to join this CS:GO tournament. While registration is free, the tournament features a prize pool of $5,000 USD, which, at the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, is rou
We’ve known for a while now that several CS:GO teams engaged in match-fixing in an effort to make extra money through bets. Journalists and league officials like the ESEA have investigated these instances, uncovering plenty of proof along the way. Now, the FBI appears to be getting involved too.
As reported by Kotaku Australia, the FBI is now investigating allegations of match-fixing amongst professional CS:GO teams in North America. The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC), which previously worked with Australian police to crack down on match-fixing in that region, is also co-operating with the FBI’s efforts.
This information was revealed in an interview between YouTuber ‘Slash32’ and ESIC commissioner, Ian Smith. During the video, Smith said that “a relatively small but significant group of players over a long period of time, organised match fixing in North American MDL”.
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Virtus.pro recorded a 2-0 sweep over Fnatic on Sunday to win the title at the $200,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cs summit 7 event.
VP earned their place in the grand final with a 2-0 victory over mousesports in a semifinal matchup also on Sunday, while Fnatic ousted Heroic with a 2-0 win in the other semifinal.
The week-long event began with 12-teams divided into three groups competing in double-elimination brackets followed by single-elimination play in a “last chance” stage and the playoffs. All matches were best-of-three.
Virtus.pro captured the $90,000 first-place prize plus $10,000 as the Group C winner. Fnatic won $40,000 as runner-up as well as an additional $10,000 as the Group A winner.