Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. This game was developed for over two years. Global Offensive was released for Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in August 2012, and for Linux in 2014. Valve still regularly updates the game, both with minor balancing patches and larger content additions.
The game basically contains two teams, The Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists. There is a total of eight official game modes, each of them have their own distinct characteristics specific to that mode. The game also has matchmaking support that allows players to play on dedicated Valve servers, in addition to community-hosted servers with custom maps and game modes. A battle-royale game-mode, “Danger Zone”, was also introduced in December 2018.
CS:GO Tournaments in India:
ESL INDIA PREMIERSHIP 2020-21 CS:GO WINTERSPLIT STARTER CUP :
This tournament began on the 29th of January and concluded on the 31st of January 2021. Over 24 teams participated in the tournament for a prize pool of 15,000 Rupees. This tournament was hosted by Esports League ( ESL ) and broadcasted Disney plus Hotstar.
ROG MASTERS 2021:
This Republic of Gamers Asia Pacific region based tournament is the very first online tournament in the region to feature Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) as the official game.
Over 80 teams will compete for a decent prize pool of $1500 USD. The tournament will begin on the 8th of April and conclude on 25th April 2021.
LOGITECH G ESPORTS LEAGUE:
This tournament is primarily sponsored by Logitech themselves. Over 76 teams will battle it out for a prize pool of $1100 US Dollars. This league began on the 3rd of March and Concluded on 15th of March. The official broadcasting rights is reserved by Indian streaming platform ‘ Loco Live ‘.
ESL INDIA PREMIERSHIP 2020-21 CS:GO WINTER FINAL STARTER CUP:
The tournament began on the 16th of February and concluded on the 19th of February 2021. Over 28 teams participated in the tournament for a prize pool of 15,000 Rupees. This tournament was hosted by Esports League ( ESL ) and broadcasted Disney plus Hotstar.