OpTic India: OpTic Gaming to start try outs for Indian CS:GO roster

OpTic Gaming will hold the try outs for an Indian CS:GO team, which will be called OpTic India. This is being done in partnership with AFK Gaming and SoStronk.

OpTic is one of the leading eSports companies in the world. Hailling from USA, the company has teams for Call Of Duty, Counter Strike, Dota 2, Gears of War, League Of Legends, Overwatch and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.  And now, they are coming to India. OpTic gaming has announced their plans to setup a CS:GO team in India, which will be called OpTic India. They will have access to OpTic Gaming’s international resources like coaches and analysts, in addition to a state of the art bootcamp and “competitive salaries”, as announced in the press release.

“We are very excited to be working alongside the excellent teams at AFK Gaming and SoStronk for our expansion into India”, said Nick “ashes” Ridgeway, Head of Player Support at OpTic Gaming. “At OpTic Gaming, we are passionate about growing and supporting exciting new regions, so India was a natural next step due to the support of so many Indian fans in both India and around the globe.”

The evaluations are already underway. They will happen in three stages:

Open Evaluation [1st – 6th May]

Registration Period: 1st – 6th May

Requirements: Pick your role and answer the role based test.

Shortlist Announcement: Once the Optic Scouts & SoStronk go through the candidates, the final list will be announced on 8th May.

Closed Evaluation [1st – 6th May]

Registration Period: 1st – 6th May

Requirements: This is a pre-vetted list. Candidates will receive emails with instructions

Shortlist Announcement: The results will be announced on 8^th May.

LAN Tryouts [12th – 14th May]

Venue & Dates: LXG on 12th – 14th May

The shortlisted candidates will be invited to the LXG Arena in Bangalore where OpTic’s scouts will look for the top candidates.

For registration visit here.