CSPPA, ESL reach agreement on tournament schedule changes

8-10-2020 21:22

The proposed tweaks are based on feedback from the association's members and are aimed at improving player conditions, especially during this online era.

The Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association (CSPPA) has announced that it has reached an agreement with ESL Gaming to implement changes to the schedule and format of tournaments that will be hosted by ESL and DreamHack in the future.

The proposed changes were determined by a working group formed by CSPPA and the two tournament organisers — which were recently combined into one structure — with a view to monitoring the working conditions of players.

Among the changes listed is the adjustment of the starting times of matches to make sure that matches do not end after midnight. Teams competing in semi-finals and finals are to be given a minimum of three days' rest before playing their first match in the following tournament.

The two tournament organisers have agreed to implement a series of technical measures to avoid delays during LAN events. These include "installing certain programs on player PCs that will serve as a backup option in case of technical issues".

Large groups featuring a round-robin format will not be used moving forward, with the exception of ESL Pro League, in which the number of teams in each group will be limited from eight to six. The impact of this change is very limited, however, as the majority of tournaments hosted by the two organisers use a double-elimination format in the group stage.

"We are very happy to have established a forum with ESL and DreamHack, where we can address and act on scheduling-related challenges on an ongoing basis," CSPPA CEO Mads Øland said. "The collaboration has proven to work very well and I think that is because we are pursuing the same goal — to make the CS:GO schedule more balanced and sustainable for all parties involved."

According to the CSPPA, the proposed changes will be implemented "as soon as possible". The working group will continue to hold discussions regarding further changes where possible.

Very good.

2020-10-08 21:22

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first time the csppa have actually helped pro players

2020-10-08 21:43

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Mads Oland is a big part of why the players are getting the help they wanted.

2020-10-09 04:37

BUT THEY DID FUCKING NOTHING, THE AMOUNT OF GAMES ARE THE SAM THE FUCKING AMOUNT OF TOURNAMENTS ARE STILL THE SAME THE LENGTH OF THE TOURNAMENTS ARE THE SAME THE PRIZEPOOL HASNT BEEN INCREASED

2020-10-09 15:14

esl > flashpoint

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u dont even have to write this here,everyone knows it

2020-10-08 21:23

better teams ofcourse? but the financial splits for teams is hot garbage

2020-10-08 21:24

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idc about the financial splits for teams, my guy

2020-10-08 21:28

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just look it up. Off the top of my head. take like 100%. ESL first takes all money they spent on production THEN I think they take another either 10-20% on top THEN I think teams get like 70% of the rest and players get like 30% Percentages might be wrong you are better off finding the ESL/HLTV/video about it to get fully correct figures.

2020-10-08 21:30

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i agree with you that the financial splits are better, all I was trying to (before fucking up idc with idk) say was that it isn't that important for the average fan but I understand that the financial splits create longevity for the league

2020-10-08 21:33

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oh yeah for sure, but I mean generally in the long term I think flashpoint will come out on top imo. but who knows I am a thorin fans anyways and believe in the project. At least we have 1 good team now finally. we see what happens tbh there were far better points I just said shit to say it

2020-10-08 21:34

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2020-10-08 21:42

I believe in the project, but the teams that signed on are kinda sus ngl, envy still has LEGIJA (omegalul), Gen. G only has a 3 person core rn, mibr is worse off with 2, c0ntact is the only real team attending rn. Mad Lions does have a lot of potential tho, if the HooXi & refrezh transfer comes through, I think they will probably win the second Flashpoint as well

2020-10-08 21:52

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well mibr only have trk I am pretty sure didnt kng say some shit? LEGIJA is a legitimate player on the team and to my understanding Nifty if still IGL. geng have a good core. c0ntact only got Espiranto and smooya. ML is a clown show after letting bubz go. C9 obviously the best team. also wtf happened to FPX? are they just out of the league entirely after Heroic thing?

2020-10-08 21:54

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fpx are not competing this season because they don't want to rush their lineup. They'd rather create a top contender with longevity than signing a team just for flashpoint 2 just to switch them all out cuz they suck

2020-10-08 22:09

Bad News Bears very good, but thanks for the explanation. I don't know why they didnt pull the trigger during corona scare peak where orgs might have been scared. Fnatic and mouz have good teams but the orgs no where near as big

2020-10-08 22:18

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Bad News Bears was alright but nowhere near where they want to be. If FPX is trying to form a contender they probably could've snatched those teams, but I don't think those teams would sell. Most orgs don't even make their money back in cs so its really hard to identify teams that could potentially be good. Like no one knew that Heroic would be top 5 and a huge contender.

2020-10-08 22:25

Heroic made big changes tho. BNB became Choas basically but yeah I was joking. thats the thing because the world was uncertain and no money is being made that meant it was time to sweep and come in with like a few mils for fnatic squad

2020-10-08 22:31

Yo le noob, I think you reversed the share of the pm that goes to teams and players. An org with a top 10 team would be lucky to get 30% of the prize share.

2020-10-09 07:52

Why do people say Flashpoint is bad? More money is better for the scene. Am I missing something? Sure the teams aren't the best but I'm sure the level of competition will get better over time.

2020-10-09 07:59

Flashpoint is the epitome of American corporate greed. It's got some somewhat non-kosher investors, as well as all the teams in it suck. "The level of competition will get better over time" is false, flashpoint is doing what CGS did years ago, weed out the t2-3 players and teams that only care about money and not the competition or game itself. Eventually it will collapse and NA will be left with literally no scene.

2020-10-09 08:42

anything > flashpoint

2020-10-09 08:30

No one questioned that

2020-10-09 12:33

FINALLY

lmao ESL just pay money to get the CSPPA stamp who cares about this this org anymore?

#8 no shit

no more 10 am matches

"happy Stew noises"

2020-10-08 21:25

stewie10am is happy

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What a clown this stewie. His work is play CS all day long, in a $3000 PC, with another $5000 in skins, and then he complains about waking up at fucking 10 am to play.

you don't understand how this works, don't you?

2020-10-09 00:52

If you say it on that way, any job can sound so simple and stupid.

2020-10-09 04:40

I thought it was because of viewership on YouTube, Twitch etc..

2020-10-09 06:41

No, they just think is too early.

2020-10-10 00:17

There is no way you're older than 12

2020-10-09 13:25

Pog

stewie10kills10am

tldr but it doesnt matter probably irrelevant information

The tweet says everything you wanna know

2020-10-08 21:39

good shit

good

2020-10-08 21:27

Good.

where is flashpoint? cant see it LUL

Why would they listen to people who tried to scam them?

2020-10-08 22:12

thats the question i wanted to hear xd

2020-10-08 22:22

you are mentally ill, know nothing about the situation, read pr statements and take them as facts, probably believe epstein killed himself

2020-10-09 15:09

Probably you hate Thorin cuz hltv said so

2020-10-09 15:27

the CSMEMEA indeed

2020-10-08 21:40

make tournament with 10 mil prise pool at the same time like esl and will see who rules

this TO would just burn money. With zero return of investments. The prizemoney ESL pays is too high but it is their own stupid decision.

2020-10-08 22:15

CSPPA did a good thing this time

2020-10-08 22:00

except of the remove 2 of the 8 teams in ESL pro league

2020-10-08 22:59

Yo le noob, You are either a huge idiot or incredibly naive. They won't remove any team from ESL Pro League, just create more groups for the same number of teams to reduce the number each one of them has to play.

2020-10-09 07:54

hahaha you're the real idiot in here

2020-10-09 08:27

good job

2020-10-08 22:13

and did they agree to cancel 10 am matches? I ask for Stewie2cry

thats alright

2020-10-08 22:54

I never understand why they want to use round-robin format. The GSL is so much better and quicker. Sure everyone has to play everyone but then it leads to some useless matches in the end because outcome already decided.

2020-10-08 23:00