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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
TYLOO take China to new heights in Counter-Strike with first Tier One win for the country
TYLOO broke new ground for China in Counter-Strike Esports by becoming the first Chinese team to win a Tier One event by securing FISSURE Playground 1 in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday evening. Ranked as the second-best Chinese team and third-best from the Asian region, the squad went into the opening Counter-Strike tournament of the season as one of the underdogs alongside the Chinese No 1, Lynn Vision. The $1,000,000 (HK$7,850,000) event saw 16 of the best Counter-Strike teams contesting, and both TYLOO and Lynn Vision topped their respective groups to advance to the eight-team playoff stage. Whereas Lynn Vision lost in their quarter-final match to Danish side Astralis, TYLOO soared past both French squad 3DMAX and Portuguese side SAW – both in 2-0 fashion – to advance to the final against Astralis. The grand final saw the format shift from best of three matches to a best of five, and favourites Astralis struck first to win the opening map of Inferno to go up 1-0 in the series. TYLOO beat Danish favourites Astralis 3-1 in the final. Photo: Handout The series was swiftly levelled up by TYLOO on the next map of Nuke, securing a 13-4 victory and flipping the momentum of the match on its head in the process.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
‘Fragadelphia': St. Clair College students help run premiere Esports tournament
A high-level Esports tournament played out in Windsor with the help of students at St. Clair College. The school hosted Fragadelphia 19, a tournament focused on 5v5 first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS-GO), at the Nexus Arena on St. Clair's main campus. Play featured 35 teams vying for cash from the $35,000 USD prize pool, which featured a grand prize of $18,000. 072025 - Esports Windsor St. Clair College hosted a high-level Esports tournament over the weekend. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor) The tournament marks U.S.-based Fragadelphia's first event held in Canada as the prominence of Esports continues to rise globally. 'It started really small, right, hotel ballrooms, people playing at home online, and now we're seeing venues like this spring up around the United States and Canada that are essentially how collegiate sports is going to enter e-sports,' explained Stephen Csikos, founder of Fragadelphia. Since Thursday, the four-day production has been livestreamed with the help of students on campus, hoping to break into the industry. Opportunity Of the 40 staff needed to run the event, about half are students, mostly from St. Clair, according to event organizers. Roles include administration, stage management, production, directing and broadcasting. Evan Johnson, a commentator for the event, is entering his second year in the Esports Administration and Entrepreneurship program at St. Clair. Throughout his first year, Johnson said they helped organize a series of large events and show their talents. 'This is definitely the biggest thing we've ever done, so it is really nice to see at St. Clair,' Johnson told CTV News. On the mic, Johnson said preparation was lengthy to ensure he was equipped with accurate information to never leave a moment of silence. 072025 - Esports Windsor St. Clair College hosted a high-level Esports tournament over the weekend. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor) 'So doing research on the teams, on the players, making sure that the storylines are accurate, you know, trying to set up the drama, like this is why you should care about these players, like this is why this player is special,' Johnson explained. It's Johnson's hope that opportunities provided at St. Clair, such as hosting Fragadelphia 19, will help set him up for a career in Esports. Self-defined as a 'semi-professional' event, Csikos said they embrace an environment where staff can make mistakes and learn without facing repercussions. 'We want to make sure we're as close as we can to being a professional event, but I would love for kids to make mistakes,' Csikos remarked. 'I just want the students to have a really good time doing something.' Through the exposure, students receive experience in a high-level setting, which can be used when looking for job opportunities. Why Windsor? For Csikos, Windsor presents itself as a 'sister city,' where it provides an affordable market with a large city in Detroit nearby. 'We are right next to a large metro airport, and Windsor has the appeal that we need, where it's like the players can come here and have affordable housing, especially on the college campus in the summer.' Part of the venture, Csikos noted, is choosing a market where attendees who lose can still find stuff to do, whether it be attending a restaurant or visiting a casino. Presented as an 'entry-level' tournament, organizers focus on an environment that allows anyone to participate without barriers. 'We want to make sure that places we go aren't cost-prohibitive to them and are affordable. From an infrastructure standpoint, the college's existing setup for Esports meant organizers could travel with less gear. 072025 - Esports Windsor St. Clair College hosted a high-level Esports tournament over the weekend. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor) While Windsor marked Fragadelphia's first venture into Canadian-hosted events, Csikos expects it won't be their last in the city. 'If it goes really well, we want to lock in because we're not full-time and we want to put our efforts into the more of the sales cycle, or the business side, or we were trying to get sponsors,' he explained.
Saudi Press
3 days ago
- Sport
- Saudi Press
Vitality Women's Team: ML:BB Title at the Esports World Cup Well-Deserved After a Year of Hard Work and Determination
Vitality Women's Team: ML:BB Title at the Esports World Cup Well-Deserved After a Year of Hard Work and Determination 4 hours ago Riyadh Voice reader
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Catching up with Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation
The Esports World Cup officially kicked off last week with its second annual tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, drawing over 2,000 competitors from 84 different countries. CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, Ralf Reichert, described the event's $70 million prize pool as 'by far the largest prize pool in the industry, and probably in almost all of sports'. And while in Riyadh last week, CNN's Eleni Giokos caught up with Reichert, to hear more of his observations about this expanding industry.
CNN
5 days ago
- Sport
- CNN
Catching up with Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation
The Esports World Cup officially kicked off last week with its second annual tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, drawing over 2,000 competitors from 84 different countries. CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, Ralf Reichert, described the event's $70 million prize pool as "by far the largest prize pool in the industry, and probably in almost all of sports". And while in Riyadh last week, CNN's Eleni Giokos caught up with Reichert, to hear more of his observations about this expanding industry.
