New rounds of fights are all set as Phase 2 of the CS:GO Flashpoint Season 1 begins today. It’s going to be another exciting 10 days as matches are scheduled to end on April 6. If you’re excited, read on to know how, when, and where to watch.
What’s Flashpoint?
Flashpoint isn’t just a tournament, it’s more of a league. The only difference is that this one is owned and run by different esports organizations. You can read more about what it’s all about here.
The inaugural season actually started last March 13 with the first set of matches. The tournament format has two phases for the Group Stage which is then followed by the Playoffs. Learn more about what happened during the Finals of Phase 1 here.
Where to Watch
This being a tournament sponsored by the different CS:GO organizations, there are different ways to watch.
The first, and most obvious, is through the organizers themselves. This is through the official Flashpoint YouTube channel. They stream the games here as well as keep an archive of old matches. This means you can even watch the games from Phase 1 if you missed out.
If you’re not a YouTube fan, you can always opt for Twitch and Flashpoint also an official one. You can view the games through Twitch here.
Both of those choices are in English, so if you are looking for other languages, here are the choices:
What to expect?
Phase 2 changes the groupings of the teams, which means new and exciting fights. Here are the groupings along with the scheduled matches:
- Group A
- Copenhagen Flames vs HAVU Gaming
- Cloud9 vs Team Envy
- Group B
- Dignitas vs Gen.G Esports
- MIBR vs Orgless
- Group C
- MAD Lions vs Chaos Esports Club
- FunPlus Phoenix vs c0ntact Gaming
For the point standings, the scores so far are:
- Cloud9 – 75 points
- MAD – 75 points
- MIBR – 75 points
- Chaos – 50 points
- Orgless – 50 points
- HAVU – 50 points
- Dignitas – 30 points
- c0ntact – 30 points
- Gen.G – 30 points
- FPX– 15 points
- CPH Flames– 15 points
- Envy – 15 points
After Phase 2, the top eight teams move on to the Playoffs, which are expected to begin on April 10 and last for 10 days. The Grand Finals will take place on April 20. The prize pool for Flashpoint Season 1 is $1 million, with the top team taking home $500,000.
