Red Bull’s first global Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition, Red Bull Flick, is coming to the UK, with the latest national qualifier taking place on September 12th.
Red Bull Flick is a 2v2 CS: GO tournament with a twist, offering amateur players from around the world the chance to show off their Counter-Strike skill set playing in new Red Bull custom-made designed maps. The winner of the Red Bull Flick UK Final will earn a when in a life time hands on coaching session with one of CS: GO’s most significant stars.
Red Bull Flick is a global 2v2 CS: GO competition, open to players aroundthe world For the first phase of Red Bull’s CS: GO tournament, over 19 countries are hosting standalone competitions consisting of Germany, France, Croatia and the UK
The Red Bull Flick UK event begins with the latest qualifier at 12pm BST on September 12th and is now open for sign ups on FACEIT here.
Duos of players will face off in a new game mode: Hold the Flag, where players show their supremacy and safeguard a flag zone for 45 seconds to win amatch Brand name-new custom-made maps designed in house by Red Bull for the new game mode will see players completing throughout RedbullHimalaya, RedbullSpeedWay, RedbullMatrix, RedbullGarden, and RedbullCastle
Each qualifier will cut down the elite to merely 2 teams with runners and winners up from each qualifier joining the winner and runner up from the previous Red Bull qualifier in May to find which duo actually is the best in the country, and will win a 1:1 coaching session with one of the most significant names in CS: GO.
3 UK qualifiers have actually been announced with information below, which will all take place on FACEIT:
- UK Qualifier 2: 12 September– 12:00
- UK Qualifier 3: 17 October– 12:00
- UK Qualifier 4: 7 November– 12:00
The success of Red Bull Flick is obvious in the Red Bull Flick EU Pro Invitational which was held in August this year and broadcast live on Red Bull’s Twitch channel, which saw national competitors from Germany beat some of the most significant CS: GO pros in the world to take home a substantial cash prize of EUR20,000
FACEIT is the organisation and production partner for Red Bull Flick.
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