The UK has been knocked out of the $119,000 WCA World Contest Championship Battle of the Nations CSGO tournament.
The competition, which we received word of late last month, is squaring off three Russian CSGO teams against three Chinese teams and three orgs from the UK.
FM-eSports, Caz eSports and Team Endpoint were selected to represent the UK, with TyLoo, VG.CyberZen and New4 from China, and Russian teams including Quantum Bellator, 5FRAGS and Quantum Bellator Fire.
All teams played six best-of-one matches against each other, apart from those within their own region.
Unfortunately, the UK teams have all crashed out of the tournament, with FM winning two maps, Endpoint winning one and Caz failing to win any.
This means the final will be between Russia and China.
It wasn’t all doom and gloom, however. Each team picked up $2,200 per win, with Gfinity paying for all travel and accommodation fees (other than getting the players from their homes to Heathrow Airport).
Also, the general vibe from the UK was positive, with teams and players speaking about the learning experience of taking part in a tournament of this scale in China.
Really enjoyed @wca_china as my first LAN event. it’s a shame we couldn’t get a map, but the experience gained was valuable
— ozzy (@ozzycsgo) October 19, 2016
The China crew who made it to the top of the wall. @keitaCSGO gave up… #geeksontour pic.twitter.com/QqcYMt61LS
— Jake McCausland (@jakemcsgo) October 17, 2016
Had a great time in China, such a great experience despite some poor performances, thanks to @FMESPORTS and @wca_china for the opportunity ?
— Reece Marrs (@Puls3csgo) October 18, 2016
Was a great experience to play at China. Big thanks to @FMESPORTS for the support and was fun meeting the geeks ?? pic.twitter.com/7HC3dK7mfu
— Stan1ey=) (@xfpizzle) October 18, 2016
Day off today so the UK scene descended on the Great Wall of China and Olympic Park. Some of us were more excited than others.. pic.twitter.com/zr0TO9L9bP
— FM-ESPORTS (@FMESPORTS) October 17, 2016
Team Endpoint founder Adam Jessop also told eSports News UK that the tournament was a good experience for his team.
Endpoint have also recently brought on board a FIFA player and streamer roster.
More details of the WCA Battle of the Nations can be found on the Gfinity website.
Image source: FM-eSports Twitter
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
