5 Indian CS:GO Teams To Look Out For In 2020

The popularity of Counter Strike: Global Offensive has increased substantially in the past few months, recording over 800,000 concurrent players on 13th January. The CS:GO competitive scene in India has evolved and many new teams have rise to prominence, giving a tough time to the existing veteran teams.

Here are few Indian teams to look out for in the year 2020:

Entity Gaming

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Invisible Wings and Beyond Infinity merged to become Entity Gaming's CS:GO team and for them there was no looking back since then. They went on to win Mountain Dew Arena thrice in a row between 2017 and 2019, ESL India premiership twice in 2017 i.e. both winter and fall and 2018 winter premiership. They are a dominant team and are the top contender for this years ESL India premiership.

They currently boost a very strong roster which includes prominent Indian CSGO players:-

1. Amaterasu (Their in game leader)
2. Psy
3. Excali
4. Ace
5. PoK1
6. escudo ( non-Indian - From Macau)

Inactive :- skillZ

BL4ZE Esports

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Bl4ze Esports has become one of the elite CS:GO team in India. They surprised everyone with their performance in the ESL India 2019 fall season. They also qualified for WESG 2019 APAC finals by beating Pakistani team 2-1 in the upper bracket finals. They are headed by both Marzil and Rossi

Their roster includes the following talents:

1. Marzil
2. Rossi
3. LuciA
4. Cara
5. SKRossi
6. SuperK1d

Global Esports

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Global Esports entered Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in March 2019 with the signings of many top Indian CS:GO players. They were placed second in ESL India premiership fall 2019. They also finished second in eXTREMESLAND CS:GO Asia 2019 - South Asia. They are also another team that are a strong contender in this years ESL India premiership.

Their current roster is as follows:

1. Antidote
2. HellrangeR- their IGL
3. HellfightR
4. Karam1L
5. DeathMakeR

Inactive :- Rex, t1to, BaDMaN

U Mumba Esports

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They are one of the new teams in the Indian CS:GO competitive arena, but already boast a very capable and known roster. They have won Indian Lan Gaming Cup Season 3 : Mumbai Minor - 2019, Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup - 2019, AMD Game On 2019.

Their roster includes:

1. RiTz - their leader
2. haiVaan
3. HuNtR
4. Mast3r
5. BondF
6. Kappa

Reckoning Esports

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Though they did not perform so well in this year’s ESL India premiership winter season, they are not one of those teams who can be underestimated. Though being a new team, they can give even the best teams run for their money.

They are certainly a team with a bright future in the Indian competitive circuit.

Their current roster features the following talents:-

1. Cloud
2. JK_Parad1ze
3. VibhoRRRR
4. Nasty
5. RvK
6. STORM
7. Vexy