21-07-2025
- 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.
