This weekend the first of the Telkom DGL Master tournaments takes place. Earlier this year Telkom announced their Master Series, a series of tournaments culminating in a R1 million tournament later this year. The first of this series is the CS:GO tournament at rAge this coming weekend. The eight MGOs invited to the Masters will take part in a single-elimination knockout tournament for R100 000.
Leading up to the event the eight CS:GO teams took part in a seeding tournament to determine their position going into the competition. Bravado Gaming topped the leaderboard followed by Aperture Gaming. The two teams are the favourites going in, but the competition is tight and it’s going to a great show of CS:GO.
The eight teams who are:
- Bravado Gaming
- Damage Control
- Aperture Gaming
- CarboN eSports
- Flipsid3 Tactics
- Xperts@Total.Chaos
- White Rabbit Gaming
- Veneration eSports
As mentioned above the eight teams will be competing for their share of R100 000.
- 1st Place – R40 000
- 2nd Place – R20 000
- 3rd & 4th Place – R10 000
- 5th to 8th Place – R5 000
Since it’s a single elimination my prediction is an Aperture Gaming vs. Bravado Gaming final, and since it’s best-of-3 my prediction is 2-1 to Bravado Gaming. Naturally the competition is probably the toughest it’s been in years. All games will be streamed live to the Digital Gaming League Twitch page, but it has not been confirmed as to who will be shoutcasting or running the production. Masters is a rather big deal for South African eSports so I’d expect not a single penny to be spared when putting on a professional show, with professional shoutcasters and unrivaled production.
The tournament starts on Friday the 18th and will conclude on Sunday the 20th with a winner being crowned. The CS:GO tournament is the first installment of the Masters Series with Dota 2 to follow in the upcoming months. The series itself will culminate with the Major tournament for R1 million.
Last Updated: March 15, 2016
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:07
Sad that they’re holding Rage at the Revenholm of Cape Town.
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:16
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! You kidder you!
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:30
When are you planning to go? I’m going to pop through Sat afternoon to browse around the stalls.
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:34
I thought you weren’t allowed anywhere near open spaces with children?
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:34
But you said you’re going on Friday.
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:37
Booom
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:38
Will be the last sound he hears as they slam the van door!
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:38
I thought he drove the van?
Or is he a prisoner of his own desires?
Have I gone too far?
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:39
No, you hit the nail on the head, which is unusual as it’s usually chloroform…
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:39
LOL
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:38
Was just helping out!
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:38
Now I know you’re lying.
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:37
I’m also going to go Saturday, possibly earlier rather than later though. But still not 100% sure.
Ottokie vs the forces of Evil
March 15, 2016 at 14:38
I am aiming to go earlier as well on Saterday, need to get home later to drink off the stress from being in big crowds xD
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:39
Yes. Sounds better. I need to play Alien Isolation to relax after that 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:51
“Tenno, we have an Infestation.”
DragonSpirit009
March 15, 2016 at 15:04
I can relate to this XD
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 15:09
Come on Dragon, we need to get all the Lazygamer peeps there at the same time so we can stand around awkwardly not knowing what to say to each other! 😀
DragonSpirit009
March 15, 2016 at 15:13
Yeah I wish I could go on Saturday… but it’s 1 against 3 people and they want to go on a Sunday even thou this was all my idea <_<
My friend and her attachments suck!
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 15:18
Damn. Yea, it’s not always easy with other people.
But another time then 😀
DragonSpirit009
March 15, 2016 at 15:21
Yup… I’ll keep trying to eventually meet everyone! It’s on my bucket list!
Ottokie vs the forces of Evil
March 15, 2016 at 15:55
You don’t just stand around pffff. You go sit down have a dop, meet and greet… Then start chanting the Lagz themesong “GITS something something GITS!!!”
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 15:57
Ah yes. The infamous chant.
HvR
March 16, 2016 at 09:57
Perfect gaming 1-2-3
WOO-WOO!!!
We game on the PC
WOO-WOO!!!
It is just the way to be
WOO-WOO!!!
For me — And you
WOO-WOO!!!
UbiPlay is through
WOO-WOO!!!
JJ: I call WOO-WOO on the U
WOO-WOO!!
We are enjoyment police
Fighting EA games
Console ports can suck our turds
Coz it’s PC for me
And You
WOO-WOO!!!!!
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:39
You still making it on Fri evening though?
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:40
Do I have to? I mean, just consider who’s going to be there.
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:41
They serve alcohol.
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:44
Problem?
Solution!
I’ve never actually been there before. I think…
HvR
March 15, 2016 at 14:46
If decide to go ice skating afterwards please message me, I want to watch *evil grin*
EDIT:
*FACEPALM* Missed cosplay opertunity, DEADPOOL ON ICE!!!
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:47
Majestic af. XD
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:53
It’s a nice place. One place I’ve never been to though, is Grand West hehe. I think I said once that last time I went there it was still the Goodwood showgrounds.
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:53
Not missing out on much. I’m still curious to see how they are going to pull this off…
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:57
I am really curious to see that myself.
Cosplaying someone from Gears of War or something like that without carrying a gun is going to be pretty lame 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 15:09
I was browsing their website earlier to get more info about the event, what’s happening when, stuff like that – there’s nothing. Just an exhibitor floor plan & the LAN crap I don’t give a damn about.
CypherGate
March 15, 2016 at 15:57
Yeah exactly. I wanted to see what is going to be there. I wanted to see if they going to showcase any VR stuff. Im curious to demo it at least.
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:54
Wow. I’ve been there once, for a rockshow. But otherwise it’s pretty much exactly Ravenholm to me:
http://orig10.deviantart.net/fccf/f/2008/021/6/f/we_don__t_go_there_anymore_by_leebyrne.jpg
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:53
Oi! Be nice to John…
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:54
Everyone’s nice to John. You’re the dick.
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:55
WOW 0_O
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 14:55
What? You have to understand, I’m just letting out all the repressed emotions after being forced to be nice to you on your birthday.
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:56
I thought you took those out on OvG? You know he wasn’t able to function on Sunday at the family lunch, all he kept mumbling was 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6…
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 15:01
lol. 6 is the new 7.
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 15:17
Just don’t use the number around him 0_0
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 15:27
I told him I had it. Not my fault.
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:58
Everyone is nice to John.
Seems unfair. 😉
HvR
March 15, 2016 at 14:41
Just decided we are going on Saturday
CypherGate
March 15, 2016 at 15:56
Ill be there on Sunday though. Do you perhaps know if they going to showcase any VR stuff?
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 15:58
They showcased VR at EGE, so I can’t imagine they won’t be doing so at Rage.
CypherGate
March 15, 2016 at 16:02
Cool cool thats true. I don’t plan on jumping onto VR anytime soon (Still need to build my Mini ITX PC lol) but would love to test it out and see how it is. Id most probably only get VR when they release like their 3rd revision of the hardware.
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 16:37
Yea. I’m also very much considering getting VR, but pricing and all will have me holding back until the initial hype has settled a bit. But I definitely want to get into it.
CypherGate
March 15, 2016 at 16:45
Yeah pricing is a bit of a killer. I helped my brother build up his custom PC and he paid around ±R25 000 including 24inch Dell Monitor, Windows 10 64bit and 5.1 surround sound speakers and since the R took such a crazy plummet the prices increased so much now that my Mini ITX Pc I want to build is going to cost more than his PC which is essentially VERY similar to his specwise. Big difference is CPU which im going for an i5 Skylake 6600K, 8gig DDR4 ram, 970 Mini-ITX GTX card. My Custom PC quote is around ±R35 000. So VR is totally out of the question for me for now. Ill be building slowly though lol By the time the other versions of VR is out and price reduced quite a bit ill then look into it. The first versions are all still test phases in my opinion.
HvR
March 15, 2016 at 14:43
Give them a break, Parow civic center was already booked out.
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:44
The high school hall might have been better, at least they let you carry a weapon there.
RinceThis
March 15, 2016 at 14:54
EXPECT* you to carry…
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 15, 2016 at 15:25
The only thing being carried in Parow High is babies to term.
HvR
March 15, 2016 at 15:28
LOL
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 15:58
XD
HvR
March 15, 2016 at 14:23
Okay so for the non-eSport educated which of those teams have Cape Town members and which teams will have insults relating to their mothers’ reproductive organs hurled at them #Welcome_to_CT
Captain JJ the Isolated
March 15, 2016 at 14:38
XD
The hashtag makes it all better
DragonSpirit009
March 15, 2016 at 14:55
I have a feeling one of my friends is going to go a bit aap crazy for this… So my Sunday might be interesting!
CypherGate
March 15, 2016 at 15:55
Quick question: Will VR be showcased at RAGE Cape Town? Does anyone know?
Geoffrey Tim
March 16, 2016 at 07:43
I don’t believe so.
CypherGate
March 16, 2016 at 08:36
That would be extremely disappointing.