We saw down with Team NKT’s AWPer after their victory against Checkmate in eXTREMESLAND CS:GO Festival 2021 to talk about the victory and catching up after a year of playing with the international team.
August was a particularly competitive month in India’s premier division. It was great to see players play more than 150 games in a season once more. Queue times decrease and more games occur when players are eager to play – it simply becomes a better experience for everybody. Let’s cross our fingers that the momentum continues in September.
Ever since we introduced our India divisions late last year, we’ve been positively surprised by the passion and determination of the South Asian CS:GO community. But more than anything it has warmed our hearts. That’s why we’ve decided…
Kevin “xccurate” Susanto is taking a step back from competitive CS:GO, Team NKT announced on Facebook.
MESA has announced new dates for the MESA Nomadic Masters Spring Qualifiers, which have been set for the third week of March.
The four teams that will compete at the PGL Major Antwerp APAC RMR have been decided.
Mongolian esports organization IHC Esports will be expanding its operations into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with the acquisition of MESA League Season 2 champions Checkmate.
We’re not going to lie, the start of the year for CAL has been slow. And since it’s been a slow start, we don’t have exciting things to write about.
Our Southeast Asian divisions are continuing to experience a lack of activity. Unfortunately, it appears that the current cash prizes are insufficient to attract participants to show up and grind. As former players, we recognize that putting in the effort is more enjoyable when the returns are larger.
TYLOO, LVG, and Checkmate have booked spots at PGL Major Antwerp APAC RMR following victories over steel helmet, NASR Esports, and Rare Atom, respectively.
TYLOO have announced changes to their coaching staff, with QiFang “Karsa” Su taking over LiKan “ryk” Luo’s place as the team’s coach.
Registration for the PGL Major Antwerp – APAC RMR Qualifiers is already available.
International Esports Federation (IESF) has confirmed that the 14th IESF World Championship will feature six esports titles, including CS:GO
MESA Nomadic Masters Spring will become the first large-scale international LAN tournament staged in Asia since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Haowen “somebody” Xu (许昊文) has announced the end of his playing career, calling it a career after seven years under the TYLOO banner.
ESEA has introduced the regular bimonthly Cash Cups to the Asia region, with a US$1,000 prize pool up for contention.
PGL has released the details of the APAC Regional Major Ranking (RMR) event for the upcoming CS:GO Major, PGL Major Antwerp 2022.
TYLOO have officially pulled out of IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In due to COVID-19 regulations, replaced by Sprout from Germany
After hosting the Stockholm Major last year, PGL has been picked once again to host the first CS:GO Major this year, PGL Major Antwerp 2022, in Belgium.
Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand is the final piece of TYLOO’s puzzle for the 2022 season, the Chinese organization revealed on Tuesday.
e 40th season of CAL was relatively quiet, at least in our Southeast Asian divisions, which saw little to no activity during the month. This comes as no surprise to us; after five months of intense competition with more appealing leaderboard prizes, we’ve returned to where we were half a year ago, with cash and FACEIT points for our top achievers.