A Level Playing Field by osiris in c/cs@kbin.social

[-] osiris@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Counter-Strike is at its best when teams compete on a level playing field and when ability is the only limit to their success.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen professional Counter-Strike drift away from that ideal. The ecosystem has become gradually less open, with access to the highest levels of competition increasingly gated by business relationships.

We think that Counter-Strike should be an open sport. So we’re going to add new requirements to running large-scale competitive events. The finer details are still in progress, but here are the broad strokes:

Tournament organizers will no longer have unique business relationships or other conflicts of interest with teams that participate in their events.

Invitations to all tournaments will use our ranking system (detailed here), or otherwise be determined by open qualifiers.

Any compensation for participating teams—prize pool or otherwise—will be made public and will be driven by objective criteria that can be inspected by the community.

Since tournament organizers have existing long term commitments, these requirements will take effect as of 2025. There will be some rough edges to the transition, but we’re committed to the long-term health of Counter-Strike as a sport and are looking forward to its bright and open future.

A huge W for Valve. Bringing more meritocracy is a great deal for CS. All franchise leagues are terrible for the scene, potentially crippling the viewership. Teams such as EG (Love the team hate the management) must think twice before bagging their season and not accomplishing anything really...

### If anyone is interested in helping with the Match Discussions, DM me, or [@HyperCube](https://kbin.social/u/HyperCube). ### by osiris in c/cs@kbin.social

[-] osiris@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@kate

I agree, We do have the Information and Discussion thread pinned, so probably put the matches as comments, but they will be rendered slightly different than normal comments. But if @HyperCube is fine with it he can post the matches in there for the time being.

Whatever works well for you guys. Having alot of posts is fine, as it should engage more people I think, even though not everyone is interested in it.

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If anyone is interested in helping with the Match Discussions, DM me, or @HyperCube . (kbin.social)

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If anyone is interested in helping with the Match Discussions, DM me, or @HyperCube.

#cs

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Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 / Information & Discussion (pro.eslgaming.com)

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Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023

Organizer: ESL
Type: Arena LAN
Location: 🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
Date: July 26th - August 6th, 2023
Prize Pool: $1,000,000
Teams: 24
Media: Event Homepage | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
Coverage: Liquipedia | HLTV: Play-In, Main Stage

Streams

ESL: Twitch (A) | Twitch (B) | YouTube | ESL TV | Spanish

Format

Play-In

Double-elimination bracket
Best-of-one opening matches
Best-of-three following matches
Top eight teams advance to the group stage

Group Stage

Two groups of eight teams each
Double-elimination bracket (GSL format)
Single-elimination bracket
Best-of-three matches
Top team from each group advances to the semifinals
2nd and 3rd place teams from each group advances to the quarterfinals

Playoffs

Single-elimination bracket
Best-of-three quarterfinals and semifinals
Best-of-five grand final

Broadcast Talent

Stage Host

🇬🇧 OJ Borg (Oliver James Borg D'Anastasi)

Desk Hosts

🇺🇸 DarfMike (Mike Winnick)
🇬🇧 Freya (Freya Spiers)
🇺🇸 stunna (Tres Saranthus)
🇿🇦 Tech Girl (Sam Wright)

Interviewers

🇬🇧 James Banks (James Banks)
🇧🇪 Sjokz (Eefje Depoortere)

Analysts

🇮🇳 Bleh (Sudhen Wahengbam)
🇷🇸 kassad (Aleksandar Trifunović)
🇨🇭 Maniac (Mathieu Quiquerez)
🇺🇸 Mauisnake (Alex Ellenberg)
🇺🇸 moses (Jason O'Toole)
🇩🇰 Pimp (Jacob Winneche)
🇷🇸 YNk (Janko Paunović)

Casters

🇬🇧 Machine (Alex Richardson)
🇦🇺 SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
🇬🇧 Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
🇬🇧 JustHarry (Harry Russell)
🇬🇧 Hawka (Alex Hawkins)
🇬🇧 James Bardolph (James Bardolph)
🇨🇦 launders (Mohan Govindasamy)
🇨🇦 Scrawny (Conner Girvan)

Teams

Main Stage

🇪🇺 FaZe Clan: 🇱🇻 broky | 🇩🇰 karrigan | 🇳🇴 rain | 🇪🇪 ropz | 🇨🇦 Twistzz

🇪🇺 Natus Vincere: 🇫🇮 Aleksib | 🇺🇦 b1t | 🇷🇴 iM | 🇱🇹 jL | 🇺🇦 s1mple | Coach: 🇺🇦 B1ad3

Play-In

🇦🇺 Grayhound Gaming: 🇦🇺 aliStair | 🇦🇺 INS | 🇦🇺 Liazz | 🇳🇿 Sico | 🇦🇺 Vexite

This thread may not update till the end of each day. Check HLTV for a more up to date schedule.

To predict your own tournament bracket, try out pickstop.gg

Prize Pool

#	Prize	Team
1st	$400,000
2nd	$180,000
3rd - 4th	$80,000
3rd - 4th	$80,000
5th - 6th	$40,000
5th - 6th	$40,000
7th - 8th	$24,000
7th - 8th	$24,000
9th - 12th	$16,000
9th - 12th	$16,000
9th - 12th	$16,000
9th - 12th	$16,000
13th - 16th	$10,000
13th - 16th	$10,000
13th - 16th	$10,000
13th - 16th	$10,000
17th - 20th	$4,500
17th - 20th	$4,500
17th - 20th	$4,500
17th - 20th	$4,500
21st - 24th	$2,500
21st - 24th	$2,500
21st - 24th	$2,500
21st - 24th	$2,500

Other match discussions: r/globaloffensive on Discord

For overview replays of pro matches, check out csgolens.com

Other Notable Tournaments

🇪🇺 CCT North Europe Series #6 (July 18 - 31)

🇺🇸 ESEA Pre-Season Circuit: North American Final (July 30 - 31)

🇫🇮 eSM 2023 (August 3 - 5)

🇪🇺 Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1 (July 27 - August 13)

BIG vs Astralis / BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 - Group B Lower Final / Post-Match Discussion by osiris in c/cs@kbin.social

[-] osiris@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That was a surprise. Happy for Big, and a weird feeling for Astralis.

I also dont get the hate people have for BlameF. Hes a capable IGL, and I have no doubt about him. Hes always performed out of his mind, single-handedly carrying the team before device joined. And yet now I see people just piling on him. I genuinely dont get it.

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[Counter-Strike] BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 (kbin.social)

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Organizer: BLAST
Type: LAN
Location: 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: July 13th - 23rd, 2023
Prize Pool: $177,498
Teams: 12
Media: Event Homepage | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
Coverage: Liquipedia | HLTV

Streams

BLAST: Twitch | YouTube | BLAST.tv

Format

Group Stage

Double-elimination bracket (GSL Format)
Three groups of four teams each
Best-of-three matches
Top team from each group advance to the Fall Final
Bottom three teams from each group advance to the play-in

Play-In

Three single-elimination gauntlets
Best-of-three matches
Winner of each gauntlet advances to the Fall Final
Remaining teams advance to the Fall Showdown

Broadcast Talent

Desk Host

🇬🇧 Freya (Freya Spiers)

Interviewer

🇬🇧 James Banks (James Banks)

Analysts

🇨🇦 Mahone (Danny Hsieh)

🇨🇭 Maniac (Mathieu Quiquerez)

🇩🇰 Pimp (Jacob Winneche)

Casters

🇨🇦 launders (Mohan Govindasamy)

🇨🇦 Scrawny (Conner Girvan)

🇩🇰 Anders (Anders Blume)

🇬🇧 HenryG (Henry Greer)

Teams

🇪🇺 Natus Vincere: 🇫🇮 Aleksib | 🇺🇦 b1t | 🇷🇴 iM | 🇱🇹 jL | 🇺🇦 s1mple | Coach: 🇺🇦 B1ad3

Schedule

Match times are often susceptible to delay & change.

This thread may not update till the end of each day. Check HLTV for a more up to date schedule.

To predict your own tournament bracket, try out pickstop.gg

Day 1 (Thursday July 13)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
AO	🇪🇺 Vitality	2-0	🇺🇸 EG	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
AO	🇸🇪 NIP	1-2	🇺🇸 COL	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 2 (Friday July 14)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
BO	🇩🇰 Heroic	2-0	🇩🇪 BIG	03:00	06:00	07:00	10:00	12:00	13:00	15:30	18:00	20:00	bo3
BO	🇪🇺 NAVI	2-1	🇩🇰 Astralis	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
CO	🇪🇺 FaZe	2-0	🇪🇺 OG	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 3 (Saturday July 15)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
CO	🇪🇺 G2	1-2	🇪🇺 Liquid	03:00	06:00	07:00	10:00	12:00	13:00	15:30	18:00	20:00	bo3
AUF	🇪🇺 Vitality	2-0	🇺🇸 COL	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
AL	🇺🇸 EG	0-2	🇸🇪 NIP	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 4 (Sunday July 16)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
BUF	🇩🇰 Heroic	2-0	🇪🇺 NAVI	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
BL	🇩🇪 BIG	2-1	🇩🇰 Astralis	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 5 (Monday July 17)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
CUF	🇪🇺 FaZe	vs	🇪🇺 Liquid	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
CL	🇪🇺 OG	vs	🇪🇺 G2	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 6 (Tuesday July 18)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
ACF	🇺🇸 COL	vs	🇸🇪 NIP	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
BCF	🇪🇺 NAVI	vs	🇩🇪 BIG	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 7 (Wednesday July 19)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
CCF	CUF Loser	vs	CL Winner	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
AF	🇪🇺 Vitality	vs	ACF Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 8 (Thursday July 20)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
BF	🇩🇰 Heroic	vs	BCF Winner	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
CF	CUF Winner	vs	CCF Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 9 (Friday July 21)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
KR1	Group 3rd	vs	Group 4th	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
KR1	Group 3rd	vs	Group 4th	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 10 (Saturday July 22)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
KR1	Group 3rd	vs	Group 4th	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
KR2	Group 2nd	vs	KR1 Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 11 (Sunday July 23)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
KR2	Group 2nd	vs	KR1 Winner	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
KR2	Group 2nd	vs	KR1 Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Prize Pool

#	Prize	Team
1st - 3rd	$27,500 + Finals
1st - 3rd	$27,500 + Finals
1st - 3rd	$27,500 + Finals
4th - 6th	$17,500 + Finals
4th - 6th	$17,500 + Finals
4th - 6th	$17,500 + Finals
7th - 9th	$8,500 + Showdown
7th - 9th	$8,500 + Showdown
7th - 9th	$8,500 + Showdown
10th - 12th	$5,666 + Showdown
10th - 12th	$5,666 + Showdown
10th - 12th	$5,666 + Showdown

Other match discussions: r/globaloffensive on Discord

For overview replays of pro matches, check out csgolens.com

###Other Notable Tournaments

🇪🇺 ESL Pro League Season 18: European Conference (July 14 - 16)

🌎 Thunderpick World Championship 2023: North American Series #1 (July 10 - 18)

🌎 CCT South America Series #8 (July 10 - 23)

🇪🇺 CCT North Europe Series #6 (July 18 - 31)

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Groups announced for BLAST Premier Fall (www.hltv.org)

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The fall season's first international LAN will see the debut of several exciting new lineups.

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Complexity welcomes Elige! (twitter.com)

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Stickers from the BLASTtv Paris Major are now on sale for 75% off in-game! (twitter.com)

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flameZ replaces dupreeh in Vitality by osiris in c/cs@kbin.social

[-] osiris@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Wonder what will dupree be doing? He did express that he wants to continue to compete after Paris.

Astralis part ways with Kasper Hvidt and Hunden by osiris in c/cs@kbin.social

[-] osiris@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Finally, something good out of Astralis, but the second news today from gla1ve is a bit worrisome.

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The official r/GlobalOffensive at Kbin (www.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago by osiris@kbin.social to c/cs@kbin.social

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As you may have already seen most of Reddit has gone dark including r/GlobalOffensive. We, the mod team of r/GlobalOffensive have created this alternative Counter-Strike community here for people who want to continue discussing Counter-Strike, bypassing Reddit's shenanigans.

We can continue to operate here, and share more on our actions and developments with Reddit in the comming days. Please bear with us, while we try to get used to Kbin and the Fediverse.