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07-14-2016, 12:31 AM
From Atlanta to Cologne to Kiev: The travel-weary lives 'Counter-Strike' pros
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A plane from Warsaw, Poland to Frankfurt, Germany. A train to Düsseldorf, Germany. A plane to Paris, France. A plane to Atlanta, Georgia. A plane back to Germany. A plane back to Atlanta.
Breaks in the world of professional Counter-Strike are few and far between. Being a part of one of the best teams in the world means near-constant traveling, flying all around Europe and the U.S. competing in tournament after tournament.
SEE ALSO: The best 'Counter-Strike' plays from Friday's ESL One quarterfinals (http://mashable.com/2016/07/08/counter-strike-esl-plays/)
The travel can be exhausting, and getting some much-needed sleep can be a challenge. Some players in Atlanta for ELeague's last chance qualifiers haven't been home in a month, like Yegor "Markeloff" Markelov. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/counter-strike-travel/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A plane from Warsaw, Poland to Frankfurt, Germany. A train to Düsseldorf, Germany. A plane to Paris, France. A plane to Atlanta, Georgia. A plane back to Germany. A plane back to Atlanta.
Breaks in the world of professional Counter-Strike are few and far between. Being a part of one of the best teams in the world means near-constant traveling, flying all around Europe and the U.S. competing in tournament after tournament.
SEE ALSO: The best 'Counter-Strike' plays from Friday's ESL One quarterfinals (http://mashable.com/2016/07/08/counter-strike-esl-plays/)
The travel can be exhausting, and getting some much-needed sleep can be a challenge. Some players in Atlanta for ELeague's last chance qualifiers haven't been home in a month, like Yegor "Markeloff" Markelov. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/counter-strike-travel/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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