CS:GO teams clash with CSPPA over BLAST Premier player protests

While the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene is no stranger to controversy over its long history, its most recent conflict could prove to be one of the messiest yet.

In essence, there is something of a Cold War brewing between a group of CS:GO organisations and the Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association after the latter put pressure on tournament organiser BLAST for its recording and storing of team communications for content purposes. The CSPPA alleges that this information was presented to analysts and was subsequently "shared among people in the community."

As a result, the BLAST Premier Fall Series match between Team Vitality and mousesports was delayed by over two and a half hours as CSPPA member players protested and refused to play. While the concerns around the recording, storing, and broadcasting of team communications are legitimate ones, the 11 CS:GO teams partnered with BLAST, as well as the three extra teams invited to take part in the Fall Series, have now jointly penned a statement questioning why the CSPPA waded in on the issue.

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