Year-end review of the gaming industry in Central Asia

We present the most significant events in the world of esports for Central Asian players and teams in 2023.

Teams

TT.Team

On July 17, the Asian Championship in the computer game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive concluded in Saudi Arabia. As a result of the tournament, the 15th WE Championship IASI 2023, the esports team TT.Team, representing the national team of Uzbekistan, took first place. In the final stages of the tournament, the Uzbek national team defeated teams from Palestine, Indonesia, and Mongolia.

LookingForOrg

They won first place in the CS:GO discipline at the LAN final of the spring esports championship. These were open qualifications for the QAZAQSTAN RESPUBLIKASYNYŊ KÖKTEMGI KUBOGI.

RUKH ESPORTS

The first esports organization to become two-time champions of Kazakhstan in PUBG MOBILE. The team won tournaments PMSG 2023 and PMRC 2023.

GameLab and BRO became winners of the Beske Bes Cyber Championship

The GameLab team won the Dota 2 championship, defeating UNKNOWNS in the final with a score of 2:0. They won 15,000,000 tenge. The champion in the CS2 discipline was the BRO team, which received 3,000,000 tenge.

Ultimate Battle Robots

The national team of Kyrgyzstan in the XR Sports disciplines — Steelraid and Robot Sports — Ultimate Battle Robots won a tournament in Hangzhou, China, under the auspices of the Asian Esports Federation.

Players

Boris Ryujin Kim

An esports player in the Counter-Strike 2 discipline. With the ARCRED team, he won first place at the ESEA Cash Cup: Europe Autumn 2023 #6.

Evgeny Blizzy Ri

A professional Dota 2 player. With the Kyrgyzstan national team, he took third place at the IESF World Championship 2023.

Alimjan watson Islambekov

One of the first Kazakhstani players to participate in the international Dota 2 tournament The International 2023.

Aibek TA2000 Tokaev

An esports player in the Dota 2 discipline, who participated in The International 2023 as part of the PSG Quest team.

Abdimalik Malik Saylau

A member of the Natus Vincere team, he won second place at the international tournament Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #1 in the Dota 2 discipline.