Are SoStronk about to make CS:GO blow up in Asia?
With the success of their first KOTH tournament last month, the India based tournament hosts look to increase Asia’s CSGO scene through a series of tournaments.
Starting off with the Challenger #1 Open Qualifier, which see’s 128 teams battle it out for 4 spots in SoStronk Challenger Asia #1 and a $1,000 prize.
Schedule for Open Qualifier:
Day 1 (24/11/2015) – 17:00 SGT (GMT +8)
Day 2 (25/11/2015) – 17:00 SGT (GMT +8)
Day 3 (26/11/2015) – 17:00 SGT (GMT +8)
Day 4 (27/11/2015) – 17:00 SGT (GMT +8)
Day 5 (28/11/2015) – 17:00 SGT (GMT +8)
Day 6 (29/11/2015) – 17:00 SGT (GMT +8)
The four lucky teams that reach the Challenger Asia #1, will join the invited teams below:
MVP Karnal – Malaysia
Team Puzzle – China
Team nxl> – Indonesia
CyberZEN – China
The winner of the Challenger Asia #1 will earn themselves $2,000, and the top four will qualify for the KOTH Asia #2, with a chance to beat current champions/king (Team Threats). With a grand prize of $4,000 on the line.
I’m sure many Asia based Counter Strike fans have been waiting years for tournaments such as this to crop up. This is evident as the open qualifier reached the 128 teams limit within 48 hours.
For years Europe and North America have been spoiled with a variety of tournaments across all tiers, from professional to the casual. Moreover SoStronk have also released a matchmaking service similar to ESEA and Faceit giving players and teams all over Asia a dedicated service to practice and compete in a casual environment.
Now SoStronk looks to deliver competitive Counter Strike in Asia, something that has been missing for far too long and may explain why CS:GO has not reached anywhere near the levels of popularity it has seen in Europe and North America.
The teams who competed in their last tournament (KOTH Asia #1) sung it’s praises, adding that this is what CS:GO was missing in Asia.
Hopefully these tournaments will be the catalyst for CS:GO in Asia and bring first person shooter back into the Asian eSports sphere.
Keep up to date with the tournament by visiting the SoStronk website.
