Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) event Red Bull Flick is back again for 2021 and the India qualifiers will commence from 26 June with custom maps and a futuristic new narrative.
The ultimate 2v2 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament Red Bull Flick first launched in 2019 with a local event in Turkey, growing to a whole new level in 2020 with a global campaign and 45,000 competitors from over 30 countries signing up. Now, Red Bull Flick is back again for 2021, seeing skilled pairs of gamers battle it out in national, regional or international online qualifiers for a chance to be crowned number one. Winners will also get to challenge their CS:GO idols in the official Pro-AM competition, the Red Bull Flick Invitational Helsinki, to conclude the season.
To kick start the event and share more details the organizers set up Red Bull Flick Frag Out Stream, a casual match up of CS:GO players (eam V3nom vs Team Antidote) last Saturday broadcast live from the Sky Esports Studio in seven languages including Hindi, English, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada.
Team V3nom featured V3nom, RiX, Xyaa, RoboTM, Krutika Plays
Team Antidote featured Antidote, Zishu , sikhwarrior, meow16k and mili kya mili
Red Bull Flick India will have four qualifiers, a group stage of the top-16 teams, and a national final to determine the winner. Here is the schedule of the tournament:
Qualifier 1 (online): 26 June 2021
Qualifier 2 (online): 30 June 2021
Qualifier 3 (online): 3 July 2021
Qualifier 4 (online): 7 July 2021
Group Stage – top 16 teams (online): 10 July 2021
National Finals (online): 17 and 18 July 2021
“Red Bull Flick 2021 online qualifiers is open for all registered competitors in more than thirty countries. Winners of national, regional or international online qualifiers will progress to the closed qualifier to earn a spot at the Red Bull Invitational Helsinki. Where players need to prove themselves against some of the best pro CS:GO players in the world.
The winning duo from each of the eight international qualifiers will advance to the closed qualifier. The closed qualifier is the final hurdle on the road to Helsinki and will consist of all the international qualifier winners and eligible national qualifier winners. The event will determine the final eight duos that will compete against invited pro players and the winners of the Nordic Finals at the Red Bull Flick Invitational,” reads the FAQs of the tournament.
The duo (alongside their avatars) which dominates the competition and claims victory in Helsinki will be honored on the Red Bull maps for digital eternity apart from securing a prizepool that is equivalent to 50,000 euros in value.
Players can also win FACEIT points that can be redeemed for digital and physical items. FACEIT points can be earned by performing well in national and international qualifiers, so players need to practice via the Red Bull Flick Community Hub to develop their map knowledge! There is a ranking ladder on the Hub which resets monthly and FACEIT points are distributed monthly when the ladder resets.