Sporting CP Creates Their Own CS:GO Tournaments with ChallengeMe.GG and G2A
Sporting CP, one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs, has decided to host their own series of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments in partnership with ChallengeMe.GG and G2A.
These tournaments will consist of two online and livestreamed qualifiers open to 128 amateur teams. The top-eight teams from the qualifiers will advance to the finals, scheduled for December. The qualifiers will begin on Oct. 22 and will follow a double-elimination, best-of-three format. The map pool for the tournament includes Dust II, Nuke, Train, Mirage, Cache, Cobblestone, and Overpass.
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The finals will have a prize pool of €1,750, with an additional €150 from both qualifiers, bringing the total prize pool to over €2,000.
This CS:GO tournament announcement follows SCP’s recent entry into the world of eSports with the adoption of a FIFA player. It demonstrates their intention to participate in other aspects of eSports beyond soccer games, hinting at potential future involvement in other games.
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