Counter-strike: Global Offensive Championship offers $250,000 crowdfunded prize pool
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Proceeds from the sales of the Arms Deal Update have helped fund a significant prize pool for a Counter-strike: Global Offensive tournament.
The 2013 DreamHack SteelSeries Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Championship has a prize pool of $250,000, one of the largest in the game's history.
The prize pool was partially funded by sales of keys to the eSports Weapon Case, a new item added in an August update. Available via random drops, the Case unlocks cosmetic weapon skins, and can be traded and sold by users.
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