Counter-Strike pros agree to safety protocols so they can return to LAN competition
Photo by Norbert Barczyk/PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images Counter-Strike players could be returning to in-person competition soon thanks to a new agreement on safety protocols. The Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association announced a new series of protocols, created in conjunction with two major tournament organizers - the ESL and DreamHack - that could see players return to LAN tournaments early this year.
The players are eager to play LAN events again, but only if it can be done in a safe and responsible manner based on clear protocols approved by the players," Mads Oland, CEO of the CSPPA, said in a statement. With this protocol now in place, we move one step closer towards returning to LAN."
The players are eager to play LAN events again."
According to the announcement, the...