Awesome Counter-Strike news with Pley.gg? Esports fills the gap while sports declines: In recent years, global recognition on a different stage has been influenced by esports clubs, competitions and matches. The result was that the marketers were looking more and more at the sporting industry in the same way as they consider conventional American sport like basketball and football. Earlier in this year, we saw leading brands like Nike, BT, and Kia Motors all partner with sports teams at Louis Vuitton’s then planned 2020 League of Legends World Championships.
After tying the series 1-1, Gambit picked the Train map and proceeded to gain the upper hand. Abay “Hobbit” Khassenov stepped up for Gambit and secured a solid opening to the round on the offense. Gambit swept Virtus.Pro in Train with the final score of 16-4. Gambit Esports worked as a unit, and whenever Sh1ro was not at his best, they filled in for him. That said, the youngster eclipsed Mareks “?YEKINDAR?” Galinskis one of the best performing players in the competition. If the mind-boggling numbers and exceptional performances from the youngster become consistent, he might go all the way and become the best player in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, surpassing Aleksandr “?s1mple?” Kostyliev who has been the best for a while now.
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FPS eSports on the rise in 2021: PSG.LGD are another esports organization, which has made a name for themselves in Dota 2 professional scene. Their Dota 2 roster has been a force to be reckoned with for years and has finished this season third in The International 2019, which earned them slightly over $3 million. The same team also won several other tournaments throughout the season, earning a grand total of $3.4 million as reported by the team. Due to it being a team owned by French football giants Paris Saint-Germain, it should not come off as a surprise PSG.LGD also has player involved in FIFA. While less successful than their Dota 2 counterparts, the PSG.LGD FIFA players earned just around $34,000 this year.
Due to the normalization of gaming and the internet (along with technological advances) the real surge of esports came in the noughties. It was then that we began seeing what we now know to be modern-day esports. As streaming platforms such as Twitch and YouTube took off, people began to show interest in not only playing videogames but watching them too. Popular tournaments now sell out stadiums and professional players (like Ninja) can earn millions between prize money, advertising and salaries.
DreamHack will return for its March Open 2021 CS:GO esports tournament featuring two regional segments. The tournament kicks off on March 10 and goes on for five days ending on March 14. Now, the tournament boasts both a North American segment and a South American one. DreamHack tournaments continue to provide CS:GO fans with top-tier action and Open March is no exception. Featuring a mix of tier 1 and tier 2 teams this event finally concludes the action for March 2021. Here’s a quick look at the tournament, its format, participating teams and prize pool.