The imaginary World Cup of Counter-Strike
Here at Pley.gg we can't really let go of the thought of a World Cup. Here is what it could look like.
The imaginary World Cup is held every second year between the 27th and 30th of December. All matches will be played on LAN in an Arena.
Schedule:
27th: Group A and Group B (bo1)
28th: Group C and Group D (bo1)
29th: Quarter-Finals (bo3)
30th: Semi-Finals and Grand Final (bo3)
Nations
16 nations will participate.
10 nations from EU - 2 nations from NA - 2 nations from SA - 2 nations from Asia/Oceania
Rules of the selection:
No roster can include more than three players from the same team.
Nations and players:
Group A:
Canada: NAF, Twistzz, FaNg, stanislaw, HexT
France: bodyy, NBK-, ZywOo, JACKZ, apEX
Sweden: Brollan, hampus, nawwk, KRIMZ, REZ
Romania: iM, regali, CHANKY, XELLOW, lauNX
Group B:
Israel: Spinx, xertioN, flameZ, NertZ, anarkez
Russia: sh1ro, Ax1Le, Fl1T, m0NESY, Jerry
Kazakhstan: neaLan, ICY, Hobbit, buster, Qikert
Argentina: try, Luken, tomaszin, fakzwall, meyern
Group C:
USA: Grim, EliGE, oSee, Swisher, autimatic
Germany: tabseN, JDC, syrsoN, faveN, Krimbo
Denmark: device, blameF, stavn, Magisk, jabbi
Poland: hades, dycha, KEi, siuhy, kRaSnaL
Group D:
Ukraine: s1mple, sdy, b1t, Kvem, zont1x
United Kingdom: smooya, mezii, Cypher, ALEX, volt
Australia: jks, INS, dexter, aliStair, Hatz
Brazil: KSCERATO, yuurih, insani, HEN1, biguzera
Who would win?
Current World Cup
There is actually a nationally based tournament at the moment held by the Internation Esports Federation (ISEF). The 2023 edition of the tournament is to take place in August, where 24 teams face each other in Iași, Romania. The IESF World Esports Championship 2023 is listed as a B-tier tournament, where the prize pool is $100,000. You can read more about the tournament on Liquipedia here.