The first big tournament of 2021 has just been concluded with NAVI lifting the trophy at BLAST Premier Global Final. However, you shall not wait long for more tier 1 CS:GO, because this Monday present the start of the seventh season of cs_summit. Beyond the Summit, the tournament organizers behind the event have granted a staggering $200.000 prize pool for the 12 teams to compete for.
You can find a comprehensive guide and preview of the event down below.
cs_summit 7 preview:
Dates
25th – 31th of January
Prize
Prize pool: $200.000
1st = $90.000 | 2nd = $40.000 | 3rd = $12.500
Attending teams and groups (World ranking)
Group A:
OG (#6) | Aleksib – ISSAA – valde – mantuu – NBK-
Complexity (#12) | blameF – RUSH – k0nfig – jks – JUGi (stand-in)
fnatic (#15) | JW – KRIMZ – Golden – Jackinho – Brollan
Dignitas (#30) | f0rest – friberg – HEAP – hallzerk – H4RR3
Group B:
Heroic (#5) | cadiaN – TeSeS – b0RUP – stavn – niko
mousesports (#10) | ropz – karrigan – acoR – frozen – Bymas
FaZe (#14) | olofmeister – rain – coldzera – broky – Kjaerbye
MIBR (#53) | boltz – yel – chelo – shz – danoco
Group C:
FURIA (#7) | yuurih – KSCERATO – arT – VINI – honda
Virtus.pro (#11) | Jame – YEKINDAR – SANJI – buster – qikert
NiP (#16) | twist – REZ – hampus – nawwk – Plopski
Cloud9 (#21) | ALEX – floppy – mezii – es3tag – Xeppaa
Tournament format
Group stage: The 12 teams will compete in a GSL bo3 group stage with the two highest placed teams advancing through. The rest 3rd and 4th places will fight for the last two playoff spot.
Playoff: Single elimination b03.
Schedule
https://www.hltv.org/events/5715/matches
Storylines
Is it time for the ALEX and the rest of the Colossus from Cloud9 to live up to the hype? Was Heroic’s glory times last year just a fluke, or can the Danes prove themselves again? Will FURIA ever win a title on European soil? Can the Swedish legends in friberg and f0rest turn back time and surprise with Dignitas?
Yes, there are lots of thrilling storylines and questions waiting to be answered in the next couple of days.
Debuts:
Jackinho (fnatic)
acoR (mousesports)
Xeppaa (Cloud9)
MIBR roster
Ones to watch
Here’s a Top 10 over the best performing players for the past 3 months.
Top 10 Highest-Rated Attending Players (Last 3 months).
1. valde (OG) | +115 K/D Diff | 1.16 Rating
2. blameF (Complexity) | +110 Diff | 1.16 Rating
3. yuurih (FURIA) | +122 K/D Diff | 1.15 Rating
4. mantuu (OG) | +147 K/D Diff | 1.14 Rating
5. Jame (Virtus.pro) | +151 K/D Diff | 1.11 Rating
6. KSCERATO (FURIA) | +92 K/D Diff | 1.11 Rating
7. k0nfig (Complexity) | +41 K/D Diff |1.11 Rating
8. YEKINDAR (Virtus.pro) | -18 K/D Diff | 1.08 Rating
9. buster (Virtus.pro) | +56 K/D Diff | 1.05 Rating
10. Aleksib (OG) | -24 K/D Diff |1.05 Rating
cadiaN and valde had both a strong 2020 season but can the two Danes lead their teams to victory at cs_summit 7?
