OpTic Gaming has been stripped of its second-place finish in a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds tournament after officials ruled that one of its players, Ian "Bahawaka" Crowe, abused a glitch allowing him to see through walls.
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This weekend, 16 squads face off in competitive battle royale in Katowice, Poland. But while their version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't too different from the one you might have at home, there have been some slight modifications.
Champions of the most recent Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major, Astralis chalked up another tournament win today in Katowice, Poland at the Intel Extreme Masters, defeating FaZe 3-1.
Jun "TY" Tae Yang doesn't have the illustrious career of many other StarCraft pros. Despite playing the game for a decade, since the age of 12, Jun had never won a premier event until January. But at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice Jun took his second-ever first place finish at a premier, besting the top player in the world to do so.
Given how long Counter-Strike has been part of the fabric of esports around the world, it's not much of a surprise how broad the game's appeal is. Over the last few years that's extended to the spectator base, thanks to the proliferation of streaming and the personalities within.
ESL's recent IEM Katowice tournament might not of had Valve's sponsorship, or the US$1 million prize pool that each CS:GO major will have in 2016. But that didn't stop it from attracting millions of viewers.
While the explosive growth in popularity for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has mostly made the Fnatics and the Na'Vis of the world into esports stars, the women's competitive scene has often been an overlooked cornerstone of the game. That's finally starting to change as they some of esports' biggest sponsors and organisations have started to give them serious support.
