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Recently, the just-concluded BLAST Premier Spring Repechage Tournament has made CS appear frequently in front of the public again, and the 5E battle platform, as one of the organizers and the official designated competitive platform, has gained a large number of fans and attracted many new and old players.
CS has always been a hot topic in the e-sports circle for a long time, and looking back on 2023, in addition to CS, many impressive things have happened in the entire e-sports circle, which once made some words a hot topic of discussion inside and outside the circle, and received the attention of many "e-sports people".
As one of the earliest platforms to introduce CS events into China, 5EPLAY has done its best to provide CS events and competitive services.
Throughout 2023, 5EPLAY has held dozens of events such as City Championships, 5EPL Series, Campus Competitions, and Spontaneous Competitions, cultivating a large number of talents for domestic CS competitive teams.
At the same time, not long ago, V announced that the CSGO service was suspended, and after no service support was given, the 5E battle platform can still play CSGO, which has been supported by many players who like CSGO, saying that the 5E battle platform can retain the classic practice is worthy of praise.
Based on CS reasons, 5eplay has also been popular, and has become a hot topic in the mouths of some CSERS, such as new events, finding teammates, anti-cheating, military quartermasters, red envelope rewards, record rankings, etc.
The 5E battle platform can be said to provide a fast and convenient battle channel for domestic CS players, and also bring the majority of players together to meet the multiple needs of users through community squares, post information, etc.
On January 23, 2023, the cooperation between Blizzard and NetEase officially expires. As soon as the news came out, one stone stirred up a thousand waves. Since then, domestic players have no more Blizzard games such as Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Overwatch.
Many players expressed their incomprehension of Blizzard's "stabbing", and more users left a "love" attitude towards Blizzard. Interestingly, Microsoft has recently been rumored to have patched up its relationship with NetEase, and Blizzard may be working with NetEase again to re-enter the domestic market.
Soon after Blizzard's withdrawal from the Chinese market, the 2023 IEM Katowice tournament that started in February was well received, and 5ePlay and its 5E battle platform served as the domestic live feed producer of CSGO projects, presenting players with the first line of exciting content.
At the finals of IEM Katowice "StarCraft 2", China's Li Peinan won the championship with a crushing score of 4-1 against South Korea's MARU and won the prize of $150,000, which is the first world championship won by a Chinese esports player in the "StarCraft 2" e-sports event. The moment when this post-00s raised the trophy and shed tears, it was dawn in China, far away on the other side of the world, and the morning sun was slowly rising.
On June 22, Olympic Esports Week was held in Singapore. This is the first time that esports has appeared on the Olympic stage as a sport. Although it was only four days, the first test of the waters has increased the number of official competitions to 10, including new shooters like Fortnite.
In September of the same year, the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games was held as scheduled, and at this Asian Games, 7 e-sports projects officially became a part of the competition, and the Chinese e-sports team ended the game with 4 golds and 1 bronze.
At the end of 2023, the TGA 2023 Awards Ceremony, known as the "Oscars of Games", was held in Los Angeles, and "Baldur's Gate 3" was selected as the best game of the year, and won 5 awards for Best Performance, Best Community Support, Best RPG Game, Best Multiplayer Game and Player's Choice, becoming the biggest winner in the audience.
Not only that, according to relevant statistics, "Baldur's Gate 3" has won 64 annual awards in 23 years, and the "Grand Slam Gate" lives up to its name.
2023 has passed, but it is still a year of fierce competition and turbulent changes in the industry for the esports and gaming industry. What impressive hot words and big events will be in 2024, let all players look forward to it.