RobbaN to lead the SK Gaming Staff team towards the top.

"We are replacing the Russian E-Sport Federation in the Virtus.pro Staff Cup #2 and we are really happy and thrilled to play in this tournament and represent SK Gaming.



We are all coming from different positions and we are practicing a lot individually, and if we manage to show our true abilities, we can definitely do it!"

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Group A:

Hitbox.tv

99dmg.de

Arenazero.net

/r/Globaloffensive



Group B:

RGN.tv

Virtus.pro

1GAME.ua

Vakarm.net



Group C:

HLTV.org

Skillz.lv

Game Show

Natus Vincere



Group D:

Gaming.dk

Fraglider.pt

E-Frag

Trasgo.net



Group E:

Gameplan

Freaks 4U Gaming

Gfinity

Hungarian Esport TV



Group F:

SK Gaming

Flipside Tactics

Goodgame.ru

SLTV.selectah



Group G:

SLTV.squad

HellRaisers

Fnatic

Ninjas in Pyjamas



Group H:

Clan Mystik

XPC

FACEIT

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1st - $5,000

2nd - $2,500

3rd - $1,500

4th - $1,000

5-6th - $500

The Russian organization Virtus.pro announced back in April their second CS:GO Staff Cup, this time with significantly increased prize purse on the line compared to their first edition. The previous event was won by HLTV.org led by the former Evil Geniuses playerThe $11,000 online event will feature total of thirty-two teams divided in to eight groups. The group stage will run from May 23rd to 24th using GSL-type best-of-one format, with the top two teams from each group continuing forward to the playoffs. The playoffs will also execute online with best-of-one challenge, excluding the grand final, which will be best-of-three. The playoffs will take place from May 30th to 31st.As an organization with over than a decade of experience in the discipline of Counter-Strike and vast amount of talented employees, SK Gaming will participate in this competition replacing the Russian E-Sport Federation which dropped out.SK Gaming Staff CS:GO squad will consists of the following players:Our Counter-Strike editor Jonas 'BlizZer' Leuschner did not miss the chance to share his thoughts regarding the competition:The tournament will use Valve's default competitive map pool, which consists of the following familiar to most seven maps:SK Staff is placed in Group F, together with Flipside Tactics, Goodgame.ru and the SLTV.selectah squad. The complete list of participating organizations in this event is the following:As mentioned above, the prize purse of the event will be $11,000 in total, with the winning organization coming out with $5,000 in their pockets. The prize pool distribution looks as the following:Do not hesitate to send your regards to our Staff via the comment section below. Best of luck to our boys! Gaming is believing!Stay tuned to SK Gaming as more information will be released soon.