Home >> gossip >> Ambitious Skyesports Championship 2024 Mired in Controversy

Ambitious Skyesports Championship 2024 Mired in Controversy

Team Gossip | Jul 23, 12:55 PM | 6 min read

Highlights

The initial reaction about the place was great since the hospitality and hotels were good enough for a Tier 1 event, and Bleed's coach Kassad praised the same.
According to more players, everyone was given different PCs and Samsung 240 Hz monitors that had 200 FPS.
After the Playoffs are over, the teams will move to a LAN setting, where they will compete for a prize pool of $300,000.

Skyesports Championship 2024 is scheduled to kick off in a couple of days and teams from all across the globe have landed in Mumbai to participate in the $300,000 prize pool event. The Championship is divided into various stages and the players will play in a 'semi-LAN' environment from their hotel, Taj Lands End. Social media erupted as players expressed disappointment on their social handles concerning the condition of the practice rooms. Soon, social media was abuzz with video footage of questionable equipment.

Also Read: Google Teases Pixel 9 Pro With New Design And AI Capabilities

CS2 Players and Teams Disappointed With Skyesports Championship 2024

CS2 Pro 'Magnojez' shared the conditions of the practice rooms for the Skyesports CS2 tournament in India 🇮🇳

It's not looking good 😬pic.twitter.com/uJBR2zJrm0
— Ozzny (@Ozzny_CS2) July 22, 2024

Initial reactions to their arrival at the Mumbai event were largely positive. Bleed Head Coach Kassad praised the hospitality and deemed it sufficiently efficient for a Tier 1 Tournament. Skyesports was praised for their efficient management and the Indian Gaming Community was quite excited to see an event of this scale taking place in the heart of Mumbai. Things, sadly, turned sour as footage from players' setup rooms and growing electricity and network concerns began to overshadow the event.

$300,000 tournament, SkyEsports Championship 🇮🇳

Everyone has different PCs and Samsung's 240 Hz monitors, around 200 FPS in CS according to Travis and KENSI. pic.twitter.com/tLRsDj1d7w
— CIS CS2 NEWS (@CS2CIS) July 22, 2024

The Skyesports Championship 2024 will start today with the following teams taking part in the competition:

Aurora Gaming
AMKAL Esports
BetBoom Team
Bleed Esports
DMS
ENCE
Eternal Fire
Parivision
Revenant Esports
The MongolZ
3DMAX
True Rippers Esports

After the Playoffs are over, the teams will move to a LAN setting, where they will compete for a prize pool of $300,000 and the title of champions. The last two days will be a single-elimination bracket and the teams will have to give it their all to make the most of the opportunity they are given.