Day one of the CS2 Skyesports Championship 2024 in India was marred by technical issues and power outages, forcing the organizers to delay the games.
The highly anticipated Skyesports Championship 2024, featuring a $300,000 prize pool and a star-studded lineup of teams, got off to a disastrous start on its opening day. Despite lofty expectations, the tournament’s first day was marred by poor organization, ending in a shutdown just three hours into the opening game. The Skyesports Championship 2024’s first day was supposed to feature two matches in The MongolZ versus True Rippers and Eternal Fire versus Revenant. However, the second match was canceled due to power outages and internet issues, forcing the event to be postponed to July 24.
Here’s why pro CS2 players are calling Skyesprots Championship CS2 a complete disaster.
It all started when the first game between MongolZ and True Rippers took three hours to complete due to constant connection issues. However, it eventually got so bad that the second game couldn’t even be completed, and Skyesports had to shut down. The organizer said that the event is getting moved to July 24 due to “unforeseen technical issues,” a statement which was followed by strong backlash.
That’s when the pictures and videos from the hotel started circulating online. The tournament organizers have allegedly provided the pro players with poor equipment and furniture with nails poking out of it. The videos shared showcase a wooden table that is clearly not fit for a top-tier CS2 event. More images from the event showed shabby chairs and worn-out furniture in the practice rooms.
Besides power issues, reports suggest that pro players all have different PC builds, potentially a more significant concern for an esports event. This discrepancy in hardware specs could lead to varying frame rates for each player during gameplay, influencing match outcomes.
Aurora’s Evgeniy “r3salt” Frolov also mentioned that the professional players were unable to practice before the games because their PCs were taken away from them. This, combined with the power outages, led to this event being described as the “worst tournament” of pro player İsmailсan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş’s career.
As a result, BetBoom has withdrawn their team as a form of protest, citing “unmet promised conditions.”
The games will continue tomorrow, but clearly, pro players are not happy with the organizers. It remains to be seen if conditions improve moving forward, otherwise Skyesports may risk more CS2 teams walking away.
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