LetsPlay.Live and GRID Esports partner to expand champions tour into Oceania

Leading APAC esports broadcaster and tournament organiser LetsPlay.Live (LPL) are partnering with GRID Esports’ Champion of Champions Tour (CCT), expanding the global league into Oceania with CCT Oceania 2023.

The Champions of Champions Tour (CCT) is a collaborative CS:GO ecosystem featuring the likes of GRID Esports, Fantasy Expo and FACEIT

The online cups will enable teams from Australia and New Zealand to earn points through the Champion of Champions Tour system, resulting in them qualifying for the CCT Global Finals. The first Oceania tournament is set to take place in September 2023.

Scheduled to be held in the second half of 2023, the first LetsPlay.Live CCT event - CCT Oceania Series 1 - will see best CS:GO teams in Oceania fighting to become the inaugural champions of the region.

Organised by GRID Esports, the CCT now operates its CS:GO series across Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. In February 2023, it secured a deal with sports subscription service DAZN resulting in all CCT events being broadcast on the platform.

The partnership creates a pathway for Oceanic Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams into the global CCT circuit, the first of its kind in the history of CCT. Teams from Oceania can compete across four online series for a share of a $40,000 combined prize pool ($10,000 per series). The team with the most accumulated points overall across CCT Oceania 2023 will be invited to participate overseas in Europe for the CCT Online Finals 5 in late November / early December.

Fabian Logemann, Head of Tournaments at GRID Esports, on the expansion notes “we have been following the developments of the region and LPL’s efforts for a while now and have been incredibly impressed with their dedication to uplifting esports in this market. Our goals of creating opportunities for all participants is incredibly aligned, so joining forces was an easy decision for us. We couldn’t be more excited to bring the CCT to Oceania with such a strong partner on our side.”

Duane Mutu, Director and Founder of LetsPlay.Live added “Oceania as a region is known for its world-class CS:GO talent and LPL is excited to partner with the Champion of Champions Tour in 2023 to offer global pathways to the region. The CCT - in my opinion - will soon become the best showcase in the world for Counter-Strike, and we are so excited to be able to offer this path for Oceanic players. This partnership highlights further validation of the growth of the LPL brand and the strength and passion of our CS:GO community.”

All episodes of CCT Oceania 2023 will be broadcast on twitch.tv/lpl_csgo. Further information on the Oceanic branch of the Champion of Champions Tour can be found at letsplay.live/CCT