OpTic Gaming Enters Indian Esports Scene With Second CS:GO Roster
By Nicholas Barth ·
The popular North American esports organization has announced plans to add a second CS:GO roster to its ranks consisting of an all Indian lineup.
The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team of OpTic Gaming recently got a major overhaul, as the organization signed Jakob "Jugi" Hansen and Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer from Heoric to replace Shazeeb "ShaZam" Khan and Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz to form an all Danish roster. However, this is not the only major change that the CS:GO protion of OpTic Gaming is conducting, as the organization has partnered with AFK Gaming and SoStronk to create a second CS:GO roster that will consist of an all Indian lineup.
According to a press release by AFK Gaming, the new team will be called "OpTic India" and will be paid competitive salaries, provided access to a "state of the art boot camp facility" and "OpTic Gaming's wealth of international resources", which include coaches and analysts. OpTic India will be holding open tryouts for roster spots beginning on May 7th.
Players will undergo an evaluation that will be based on "psychometric and theoretical test accompanied by role-based and in-game analysis". Prospective players for OpTic Gaming's second CS:GO team will then take part in a evaluation that will consist of playing multiple matches, which will be watched by scouts of the organization and coaches and analysts from SoStronk.
The selection process' final stage will take place at LXG, Bangalore on May 12th and May 13th. It will be operated by OpTic Gaming Scouting Director Ali Saba, Prashant "Aequitas" Prabhakar and SoStronk team members. Interested players can find the registration links for the tryouts on SoStronk's website.
"We are very excited to be working alongside the excellent teams at AFK Gaming and SoStronk for our expansion into India," said Nick "ashes" Rideway, Head of Player Support for OpTic Gaming. "At OpTic Gaming, we are passionate about growing and supporting exciting new regions, so India was a natural next step due to the support of so many Indian fans in both India and around the globe."
With OpTic Gaming being the first major esports organization to enter the Indian esports landscape, the organization will have a chance to acquire some of the most talented CS:GO players the region has to offer to accompany their existing Danish roster of Jugi, Snappi, Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke, Nicklas "gade" Gade and Rene "cajunb" Borg.