Red Bull is excited to announce that Red Bull Flick, the online Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournament, will be expanding into the GCC. Which means that players within our region will be able to join in on the fun and compete!
The anticipated Kuwait tournament will take place on October 9th and 10th, 2020 where Kuwait will have a total of 128 teams entering, and 256 total players, over a 2-day period. Other Gulf countries hosting their own Red Bull Flick include the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman. And if participating wasn’t fun enough, the winners of each respective tournament will be eligible to win cash prizes in the amount of KD 400.
The top two country teams chosen from the national competition will be invited to also play in the Red Bull Flick EU Pro Invitational. And while this is a professional game, Red Bull Flick attracts players from all walks of life including the professionals, avid semi-pro players, and amateurs to enter in the team-based battles.
Teams may consist of two players. Signups are open and players are encouraged to enter in the tournament. Just for this special occasion, Red Bull has also built five new maps. Practicing on these maps is highly encouraged for teams who wish to develop their own personal strategies.
Some of the new maps include: Castle, Garden, Speedway, Matrix and the Himalaya which each have their unique setting and game mechanic to mix things up. The Red bull Flick Castle map asks you to hold the fort literally for 45 seconds, where the Matrix features teleporters to help you get the jump on your opponents.
20 years ago, Counter-Strike first launched and was a driving factor in the first-person shooter genre, where it was played alongside such games as Halo and others. Currently, the Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment game has moved on to a free-to-play model, where revenue is generated via sales within the game.
The game is still played by professional esports athletes and weekend warriors alike, although this is a version of the game that very few will know firsthand.
The Red Bull Flick rules are not the standard garden variety, where teams must either defend or eliminate depending on the side. In Red Bull Flick, teams must hold the middle ground for a specific amount of time for each round.
Barring that, they must hold the designated area for longer than the opposing team to claim their victory. When a team has two round wins against another team, the match is finished, and the winning team moves on to the next position in their brackets.
Other rules specific to Red Bull Flick are that both teams start on opposite sides of the map, all teams have the same weapon respawns for fairness, and the only advantage is the availability of a single AWP spawn in a difficult to reach and very risky spot. That is continued and rounds are played until the timer runs out.
The best part which has players and teams most enthusiastic, is that any team can win it all. Due to the game rules and new maps, this has become a brand new game of CS:GO. The advantage will always go to the team that can react and play well together. All about teamwork!
To find out more about Red Bull Flick, visit @RedBullKuwait on Instagram and Twitter, and @RedBull on Facebook, or visit redbull.com/ flickkuwait.
