G2 cousins niKo and huNter headline the list of top CS:GO pros participating in the $60,000 2v2 tournament in Finland
The Red Bull Flick Invitational is a pro-am tournament that will span across a 2 day period between November 20th-21st. It will feature six duos from notable professional teams. The tournament will also feature 8 amateur pairings that will qualify for the event through National Playoffs and International Qualifiers. It will be an exciting opportunity for them to experience playing against some of CS:GO’s top talents.
Who will be there?
G2 teammates niKo and huNter headline the 2v2 tournament as many have been waiting to see the two cousins pair up for quite some time. And while they are now teammates on the internationally European G2, seeing them work as pairs will surely be an exciting spectacle.
These two will also compete alongside pairs from notable teams like OG, ENCE, Furia, Team Spirit and BIG Academy.
Six headline duos competing at Red Bull Flick Invitational
- G2 (Nikola "niKo” Kovač & Nemanja "huNter-" Kovač)
- OG (Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså & Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen)
- ENCE (Paweł "dycha" Dycha & Joonas "doto" Forss)
- BIG Academy (Nico 'aqua' Kimbitzky & David 'Prosus' Hess)
- Team Spirit (Victor "somedieyoung" Orudzhev & Boris "magixx" Vorobiev)
- Furia (Yuri "yuurih" Santos & Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato)
Red Bull Flick Helsinki Invitational’s talent is featuring some of CS:GO’s top commentators. The event will feature seasoned CS:GO casters like Mohan “launders” Govindasamy, Conner “Scrawny” Girvan, Anders Blume and Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez. All behind Freya Spiers, who will act as the host of the event.
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Given all of the recent issues surrounding the Covid pandemic and LAN tournament Covid cases, the Red Bull Flick Invitational will provide a unique LAN experience for people who attend the event. That being said, European LAN events in esports are running better than in North America. Furthermore, new cases for Covid-19 are also dropping in Finland since a July 2021 peak.
The event will be the first CS:GO LAN in Finland to feature a lineup with top CS:GO talents and bring local fans a unique opportunity to see the world’s best players in action since the start of the pandemic.
Tickets are now available for purchase for the November CS:GO LAN event.
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