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.
For the first time in a long time, we have some major CAL news to share: the league will be winding down at the end of season 51.
It’s been a wild ride, to say the least. When we created CAL, we envisioned a league where players could compete, improve, and eventually be noticed by teams. It was our small contribution to the Asian CS:GO ecosystem. CAL was thriving at the start, with a lot of activity and player interest. With time, the interest in CS:GO in Asia has seen a significant decline. To be completely honest, our own interests have shifted elsewhere as well. It’s still sad to end support for something that we’ve been working on for so long. In esports, four years is a long time.
TYLOO have bolstered their roster with the addition of former CR4ZY player Nestor “LETN1” Tanić as coach, the Chinese organization announced yesterday.
Naturally, good news about CAL would be welcome; perhaps a new partner for the coming season, increased activity in the hub, and a resurgence of sorts for CS:GO in Asia. Unfortunately, we’re still heading down the same path, with decent to healthy activity in our India divisions and no activity in our Southeast Asia divisions.
ESEA has announced the details of its upcoming seasonal league. Registration for the league is currently open on the ESEA website and will remain so until April 18 with matches set to begin the following week, on April 25.
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