ESWC 2013
2013.10.30 - 
Electronic Sports World Cup 2013 will take place this week at its usual setting in Paris, France with $25,000 up for the taking for the Men’s Tournament and $10,000 for the Women’s Tournament.
The big favorites 
NiP and 
VeryGames will once again try to fight off teams like 
Astana Dragons, 
compLexity, 
Copenhagen Wolves, fnatic and ten others to take the highest prize of $12,500.
Here is the schedule for the tournament:
Thursday, October 31th:
Group A ( NiP, 
ENCE, 
fm.TOXiC, 
AGENT)
Group B ( VeryGames, Copenhagen Wolves, 
k1ck, 
C3 Gaming)
| Rounds 1-3 in Group A | 9:30 CET (4:30 EDT) |
| Rounds 1-3 in Group B | 14:30 CET (9:30 EDT) |
Friday, November 1st:
Group C ( Astana Dragons, fnatic, 
ALTERNATE, 
ATE Gaming)
Group D ( compLexity, Clan-Mystik, LGB eSports, 
ETERNiTY)
| Rounds 1-3 in Group C | 9:30 CET (4:30 EDT) |
| Rounds 1-3 in Group D | 14:30 CET (9:30 EDT) |
Saturday, November 2nd:
| Quarter-finals (BO3) | 9:30 CET (4:30 EDT) |
| Semi-finals (BO3) | 13:00 CET (8:00 EDT) |
| 3rd-4th place decider (BO3) | 16:00 CET (11:00 EDT) |
Saturday, November 2nd:
| Grand final (BO3) | 9:30 CET (4:30 EDT) |
You can find a detailed schedule, links to streams for every match, photo galleries and a preview on HLTV.org. You can also follow all the action on the official website ESWC.com.
CS:GO Workshop: Weapon Finishes
2013.10.24 -
The Counter-Strike community has a long history of creating custom content. Starting today, contributors can generate and submit their own weapon finishes to the CS:GO Workshop. Highly-rated weapon finishes have the best chance of getting included in CS:GO in an official update.
Ready to make weapon finishes? Click here for details on how to get started and access the CS:GO Workbench. You’ll find guides and tools designed to get you from your concept to a submitted finished weapon.
Not planning on making your own weapon finishes? Make your voice heard and head over to the workshop. Rate up the best finishes, and give contributors feedback on their work!
SLTV StarSeries VII: Results
2013.10.15 -
Congratulations to team VeryGames who triumphed at the SLTV StarSeries VII Finals in Kiev, Ukraine this past weekend after defeating NiP and Astana Dragons for a $7,500 prize.
Here are the results, match reports and VODs from the event:
Thursday, October 10th:
| Astana Dragons |
vs. | fnatic |
2-1 | Report | VOD |
| VeryGames |
vs. | NiP |
2-0 | Report | VOD |
Friday, October 11th:
| NiP |
vs. | fnatic |
2-0 | Report | VOD |
Saturday, October 12th:
| VeryGames |
vs. | Astana Dragons |
2-1 | Report | VOD |
| Astana Dragons |
vs. | NiP |
2-1 | Report | VOD |
Sunday, October 13th:
| VeryGames |
vs. | Astana Dragons |
3-0 | Report | VOD |
For demos, match statistics and more you can visit HLTV.org.
The next major tournament in the CS:GO world will be RaidCall EMS One Fall 2013 Finals in Cologne, Germany from October 26-27th with the likes of VeryGames, NiP, Copenhagen Wolves, Natus Vincere and fnatic on the participants list.
SLTV StarSeries VII
2013.10.11 -
A $15,000 event is taking place in Kiev, Ukraine this weekend with four of some of the world’s best teams – Astana Dragons, fnatic, VeryGames and NiP.
Only three of them remain after two days of action, as fnatic were knocked out due to defeats against Astana Dragons and NiP, while the best matches are yet to come.
Here are the results so far and the schedule for the remainder of the tournament:
Thursday, October 10th:
| Astana Dragons |
vs. | fnatic |
2-1 | Match report | VOD |
| VeryGames |
vs. | NiP |
2-0 | Match report | VOD |
Friday, October 11th:
| NiP |
vs. | fnatic |
2-0 | Match report | VOD |
Saturday, October 12th:
| Astana Dragons |
vs. | VeryGames |
10:00 CEST (4:00 EDT) | ||
| NiP |
vs. | To be decided |
21:00 CEST (15:00 EDT) |
Sunday, October 13th:
| Grand final | 15:00 CEST (9:00 EDT) |
Can NiP come back and win the event through the lower bracket, or will SLTV StarSeries have a new champion?
If you are interested to find out, every match will be streamed by the official SLTV channel in Russian, as well as NiPTV in English and 99Damage in German, and you will be able to find those streams on the right hand side of this page.
Update 10/10: Watch and Learn
2013.10.10 -
Operation Bravo is in full swing, and passes are 50% off this weekend. Don’t miss your chance to get into the event!
Today’s update introduces the WATCH menu, where you can access your competitive match history and connect to live, in-progress matches played by top CS:GO players.
Watch your previous matches to relive your greatest moments, or to see your progress over time and learn from mistakes. Then, jump into an in-progress match and see how the highest ranked CS:GO players approach the game. Not sure which match to watch? Select GOTV Theater and watch a continuous stream of top live matches one after another.
There are exciting matches going on right now, so head over to the Watch menu and check them out!
