Pros of Counter Strike: GO get ready as GameGod will be hosting a tournament starting May 18th 2015. A total of 5 Bi-Weekly Cups will be held with a total cash prize pool of over INR 2,00,000. The India exclusive competition will be held online giving a chance for the best teams all over India to participate and rank themselves against others in the country.
While CS:GO is a very popular game in India, the pro scene remains fragmented due to a lack of formal competitions. It is on a good note to see a steady interest in marketing and promotion of esports in the country. You can checkout our coverage of the Mortal Kombat X India qualifiers. You can stay updated with all the events going on in the country by following our Events page.
The event will be held online on the ESL (Electronic Sports League) platform as an Premium ESL Tournament. Hence all participants would require a premium ELS account as a prerequisite to participate. Participants also need to hold a valid GameGod membership on their ESL accounts, which can be bought from the GameGod.in website.
The tournament is exclusively for India and starts from the 18th of May 2015, continuing into July with each cup running for two weeks. The competition will host 5 cups in total. With 64 teams in participating in each one. The winning team of each Bi-Weekly Cup gets prize money of INR 10,000 (USD $160) & the runner up gets INR 5000 (USD $80). While winners of each match will get a cash prize of INR 500. In addition to the prize money winning teams will also be awarded ESL points which will give them higher seedings for any future ESL events.
Main Rules and Restrictions:
- Each member of all participating teams in this tournament needs to hold a valid GameGod membership in order to register himself. GameGod membership can be purchased at http://gamegod.in/shop
- A Team cannot participate in 2 consecutive tournaments regardless of their ranking in the first tournament, which effectually means that they can only re-register for alternate cups. Example: A team participating in Tournament #1 cannot participate in Tournament #2 but can in Tournament #3.
- It is compulsory for all participants to install ESL Wire on their system.
Official GameGod Website: http://gamegod.in/ (Shop GameGod membership here)
ESL Tournament Page: http://esl.gg/GameGod_CSGO (Register for GameGod CS:GO Weekly Cups here)
GameGod is an online multiplayer video gaming platform in India. With a focus on gaming careers with salaries, Tournaments, Events, Steam Wallets, In-game recharges, Custom gaming gear and Ranked Official Servers in India.
ESLGaming is the world largest independent league for eSports (Competitive gaming). With their global tournaments, highlights and daily content, broadcasted directly to the fans at home.
