Forsaken

Expectations ran high when esports big name Optic Games assembled and trained an Indian ‘dream team’ to compete in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. No one could have predicted the shocking moment when a scuffle broke out over a bold deception at one of Asia’s biggest esports tournaments. The result ruined one promising player’s career and made the industry realise it had to change. We ask India’s top esports players and experts what went wrong.