The fifth season of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for aspiring cyber athletes will be staged online from 25 July to 14 August 2022. 14 leading cyber sports organizations represent their teams at the competition.
After a short break from the fourth season, the WePlay Esports team was happy to announce WePlay Academy League Season 5. The tournament started on 25 July with a group stage, during which 14 teams were divided into two groups of seven, each based on double circular systems. Members of each group compete in a series of matches in the bo1 format. The strongest team of each group is qualified directly for the playoffs (double-elimination). Those taking second, third, and fourth places in the group compete to be invited to the playoffs at the Gauntlet stage. You can follow the battles and bet on eSports on the GGBet website. This is the king in this area. They try to please every user, so be sure that you will have the best conditions for online betting, fair odds and fast payouts!
So, although not much time has passed since the end of season 4, 14 teams are back in action and fighting for the prize pool of 100 thousand dollars!
The tournament takes place online and has three stages played in different periods:
- Group stage: 25 July – 7 August 2022
- Gauntlet stage: 9 August – 10 August 2022
- Playoff: 12 August – 14 August 2022
The new organization, ENCE Academy, has joined the fifth season of the WePlay Academy League. It is a promising Finnish e-sports organization that declared itself in 2013. Apart from swelling the GS: Go roster, they were announced in cyber disciplines like Hearthstone, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG NA), and StarCraft II. The club reported that the selection of players has taken place over the past few months. Among other things, the search was carried out using the popular Scandinavian platform Esportal, the analog of FACEIT.
The British coach George “Whitey” White-headed the team. His appointment was announced two months ago. George previously worked at Endpoint, coaching the main staff and the academy’s roster.
So, for now, the list of participating organizations looks as follows:
- YN.GamerPay
- mouz NXT
- BIG. OMEN Academy
- Young Gods
- FURIA Academy
- Spirit Academy
- Eternal Fire Academy
- NAVI Junior
- OG Academy
- 00Prospects
- Apeks Rebels
- Astralis Talent
- Fnatic Rising
- ENCE Academy
On 26 June, the tournament’s grand final was held, during which the MOUZ NXT team won 2-0 against BIG. OMEN Academy. Fans were lucky to enjoy 23 busy tournament days and 87 bright matches. So, the fourth tournament season of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, WePlay Academy League, was spectacular. As a result, the team MOUZ NXT became the winner. Players won 2-0 against the team BIG. OMEN Academy in the final match arranged in the bo3 format.
Here is the prize pool split:
- 1st place – $45 000 – MOUZ NXT
- 2nd place – $20 000 – BIG. OMEN Academy
- 3rd place – $15 000 – FURIA Academy
- 4th place – $8 000 – Fnatic Rising
- 5th place – $4 000 – Astralis Talent
- 6th place – $4 000 – YN.GamerPay
- 7th place – $1 500 – 00Prospects
- 8th place – $1 500 – OG Academy
- 9th place – $500 – Young Gods
- 10th place – $500 – NAVI Junior
Let’s recall that one of the first attempts to organize the league of academies in a regular format took place in 2019. Then WePlay Esports held a league on CS: GO for tier-2 teams called WePlay! Forge of Masters. There, players could compete with each other and learn new skills. The project has lasted for two seasons and revealed the necessity of a similar format focused on youth teams of tier-1 level. The initiative to create such a league came from eSports organizations.
The pilot season was announced on 7 July 2021. WePlay Esports, in partnership with eSports organizations, launched a series of tournaments to create a regular platform for young and promising players. Thus, newbies got the chance to communicate with rivals and work in the media days, gaining the knowledge necessary to become the next CS: GO stars.
To qualify for the WePlay Academy League season, the team must have at least four players between the ages of 16 and 20. One player over 20 years per team is allowed.
