CPH Games with $54,000 prize fund

28-3-2017 20:27

Copenhagen Games' male CS:GO tournament will have €50,000 on offer (approximately $54,000), the event's organisers have revealed.

The news means that there is a €20,000 ($21,600) increase in prize money when compared to last year's tournament, which was won by HellRaisers after beating E-frag in the grand final.

The 2017 edition of Copenhagen Games, one of the oldest LAN events in the Nordic region, will run from April 13-15, with 16 teams taking part in the male CS:GO tournament, which will be sponsored by Plantronics and Waoo.

CPH Games will have over $50,000 on offer for male teams

Eight of those spots will be filled through invites with the remaining places being decided by a qualifier taking place on site.

BIG, Tricked, Fnatic Academy and iGame.com are some of the teams already confirmed for the event, but it is still unknown which of them, if any, will get to skip the qualifier.

In addition to the main tournament, Copenhagen Games will feature a female CS:GO competition with over $15,000 up for grabs and the likes of Secret, dignitas and LGB in attendance.

nice

2017-03-28 20:27

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2017-03-28 20:28

nice!

lol

Wow ez for SS

cool

thats rly good

Nice!

still shit tbh

not bad

How do you get those planetronics soundproof gaming headsets?

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gamecom-commander

2017-03-28 20:29

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These are basically out of stock everywhere or really used.

2017-03-28 20:32

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why do you want them though lol

2017-03-28 20:33

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Noise isolation. No gaming headsets are actually noise cancelling.

2017-03-28 20:34

Well you could always buy some headphones with closed earpads, i swear when i used my Qpad qh-90's i couldnt hear shit

2017-03-28 20:44

It should be a 250k tournament since it's a traditional CS event Kreygasm

"female CS:GO competition with over $15,000 up for grabs." ehhhh would be mucho better if there would be like an open B tourny for all teams not just females.

females wouldn't stand a chance against Tricked or Fnatic academy's feces if they ever met.

2017-03-28 20:48

exactly why u think female teams don't even try to qualify for male tourneys? (even this tier 9 tourney)

2017-03-28 21:18

You are right. Thats why i wanted it to be a sort of B tourny, where a lower tier male teams could also play, not just female privalage cs. But i guess its good PR for the team orgs and the event itself so yeah.

2017-03-28 21:31

lower tier male teams will still run over female teams. the danish tier 2/3 scene is better than the best female team in the world.

2017-03-29 11:20

There is a B tourney for that, and also a tourney for women, so np i guess ;)

2017-03-29 16:05

BIG, Tricked, Fnatic Academy and iGame.com Are those invites? Maybe they should've confirmed prize pool "a little" earlier.. 16 instead of 32..sad :( hope they have at least a lower bracket, was always cool at this event

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They invited tricked and f.academy what a joke

2017-03-28 20:35

Invites have not been announced yet

2017-03-28 20:46

So the teams that signed up already might still get an invite spot? I doubt there will be much better teams than iGame, BIG etc.

2017-03-28 20:50

Yea think it will be without a doubt be lower tiers battlegrond, probably teams like heroic LDLC, kinguin, BIG at the best xd...

2017-03-29 09:45

That is what the news piece hints, [...]but it is still unknown which of them, if any, will get to skip the qualifier

2017-03-29 11:57

thanks

2017-03-29 13:27

nice prize pool.50k in 2017

2017-03-28 20:30

at least its being hosted in a decent country

2017-03-29 07:26

Yeah,as if other euro countries not decent enough....

2017-03-29 11:58

I wasn't necessarily talking about Europe there, I meant that the teams are basically guaranteed to get paid that 50k :)

2017-03-29 12:00

Teams generally get paid the money if the event is held anywhere in europe or NA or china ,unless ofcourse its something extravagant like gaming paradise. Point still stands. 50k$ in 2017 lol We are going to have a televised csgo league in India,which is going to be aired on MTV,and is backed by UTV , one of the biggest movie producers and owner of multiple channels in India. Its just a local tournament for local teams and prize money is around 50k. CPH games is supposed to be an old and global event.

2017-03-29 17:49

ez fnatic AC

This used to be one of the best events and now :(((((

T2 vs t3 nowadays

Ez for F3 if org resigne their contracts. They run out in April.

spaceS deserve a spot

Invite: SpaceS tyLoo Misfits

2017-03-28 20:49

Copenhagen very nice name

2017-03-28 20:55

Well... We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

2017-03-28 20:56

space soldiers confirmed

2017-03-28 21:13

That is alot more then last year really nice by Copenhagen Games! :) Gj gj.

2017-03-28 21:35

best t2 event

2017-03-28 22:20

Ez money for Panthera.JolietoG

2017-03-28 22:32

better than nothing for the T2-4 Teams

2017-03-28 23:04

Ez for extatus :)

2017-03-28 23:42

Is it a MALE only tournament or just a tournament where male and female are allowed?

2017-03-28 23:48

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there is a seperate female tournament with $15k prize-pool

2017-03-29 00:38

It is not what I'm asking.

2017-03-29 00:47

It has enough info to answer your question.

2017-03-29 00:54

No its not. I make it simple for u: Can mixed team participate or not? Answering there is a side female tourmanent is not an answer.

2017-03-29 01:04

It's both for male and female. As every fucking event is... And they still need a seperat too stand a chance. Equality all the way...

2017-03-29 00:57

just a tournament (sex doesnt matter)

2017-03-29 00:59

Okay ty. Why it is called male tournament in the news then?

2017-03-29 01:05

It's definitely not correct. I just think the writer thought "male" was the appropriate thing to write as there's a seperate female tourney at the same event.

2017-03-29 01:09

"Main" should be better than "Male" so.

2017-03-29 01:13

It's a main tournament for both sexes, and an exclusive tournament for women. It's fucking ridiculous.

2017-03-29 07:24

I asked the author if he could change "male" in "main". We will see

2017-03-29 14:40

cph games, always brings me nostalgic feelings

2017-03-29 01:37

"In addition to the male tournament, Copenhagen Games will feature a female CS:GO competition with over $15,000 up for grabs and the likes of Secret, dignitas and LGB in attendance." still baffles me that female teams are so bad they have to compete in a separate tournament. i'd be ashamed to take an easier route to fame and prize winnings rather than compete against the best and they should be too. they have the option to compete in main events right? they just choose not to? disgusting. its time one of the top female teams chose to set an example and break the mold, choosing to compete in the main event in direction opposition to the female tournament.

2017-03-29 01:52

No top dk teams really, really sucks :-(

Very nice prizepool for a t2 tournament

2017-03-29 08:33

Great prize pool, really, nice!

2017-03-29 09:11

Anybody living in CPH wanna attend for the lulz? Haven't played in a LAN in a while would be fun

2017-03-29 10:47

$54k in 2017 and they say "nice"

2017-03-29 11:27

It seems so counter productive to have separate female tournaments. How are they supposed to improve when the majority of the female teams play on a quite low Level? If they want a "female" tournament have the best female teams as invites and then have an open qualifier to fill the rest of the spots.

2017-03-29 13:50

I can understand that having an exclusive female tournament helps to promote the sport among women. BUT, having said that, the main tournament, the male tournament as you so neatly reference it, should be completely gender neutral. If women are able to qualify, or a mixed team of both genders are, then I really do not see why it should be restricted. Furthermore, I would not mind seeing one of the top female teams receiving an invite either - it would create more focus for the female audience that may want to get into gaming professionally at a higher level AND it provides an incentive for that team and future female teams to aspire to perhaps one day reach the same level as the biggest male pro teams in the world.

2017-03-29 17:39