Organized by Perfect World Gaming, the S-Class World Championship CAC 2023 will be held in Shanghai, China from November 8 to November 12. ENCE, FaZe, Astralis, MOUZ, NIP, LVG, TYLOO, and WingsUp will compete for the total prize money of $500,000, as well as the championship honor.
This year’s CAC 2023 tournament will be broadcast live on five live broadcast platforms, namely bilibili, Hutao, Douyu, Qunjie, and Jitterbug, which will provide the majority of Chinese players with one exciting international tournament after another!
A good match cannot be separated from the play of the team players and the performance of the commentators. This year’s tournament, we invited the top domestic and foreign CS commentators and hosts to Shanghai, whether it is the scene or the audience in the live broadcast room, enjoy the audio-visual feast of the CAC.
Commentator Lineup
Playing Machine
Playing Machine is a famous CS commentator and anchor. He has been commentating on CS tournaments for 7 years since 2016 and is one of the most popular CS commentators among players. His commentary is both professional and humorous, and he can analyze the situation of the game in detail, as well as become a master of playing terpsichorean. He has long been known for his famous jokes such as “show your fangs”, “really big catch”, “super big explosion” and “flash is good flash”. Taihang Mountains.
Masisi
Ma Xixi is a former CS professional player, famous CS commentator and anchor. Since the early days of CS:GO, he has been commentating on major tournaments, and has become one of the most popular commentators with his clear thinking and fun commentary style. After the formation of CSBOY, he is also the master of “Aladdin” and the coach of “Steel Helmets” team, which is very popular among players.
Eggplant
Eggplant is a former CS:GO pro and a famous CS anchor and commentator. He is known as a real anchor and a gaming whetstone. His famous terrain is too much, tactical backward, curtain wipe mouth, “my cabinet moved”, “A1 high flash to a”, “I got up, a shot of seconds what is there to say?” Wait, who doesn’t love a real anchor?
Alex
Alex, a former CS pro and famous CS commentator, is the most outstanding commander in China during the CS era, and has led wNv to win the CS World Championship twice and become the No.1 in the world. Since the early days of CS:GO, Alex has been commentating on many competitions. With years of professional command experience, he often makes accurate situation predictions and his clear tactical logic is loved by players.
Xiaobo
Xiaobo is a former CS professional player and famous CS commentator. Nicknamed AK Prince, he used to play for the wNv team in the CS era, and won the WEG 2005 and WEG 2006 World Championships, and was ranked No.1 in the world. after retiring from the game, Xiaobo transformed into a CS commentator. His funny and humorous commentaries can always break down the key points of the game, and he can often be seen in the major domestic commentator’s booth.
Mo
Mo is a former CS:GO player, CS anchor and commentator. He has led TYLOO to the best performance in the history of China’s CS:GO team (2018 London Major Top 14, IEM Shanghai Runner-up) and the highest ranking in history (World No. 10). He joined CSBOY after switching to anchor, and his excellent professionalism allows him to analyze the operations and thoughts of professional brothers on the field while commentating. Now he is also the main force of Steel Helmet Battle Team, and we expect him to have a great time in both the game and the commentary.
Li Wenzhe
Li Wenzhe is a former CS professional player, former coach of EDG team and CS commentator. He has worked as a commentator in major tournaments and has been interviewed by journalists in overseas sites for many times. Freesty1e pays more attention to data analysis and statistics in his commentaries, so let’s look forward to the hardcore commentary he will bring to this CAC.
Sef
Joseph, who has led teams to participate in DreamHack, ESL and other competitions as a manager, has been commentating on many CS events since 2016.CAC 2018, CAC 2019, PAL series, PWL and PPL series are all official commentators, and he has also traveled to the scene many times to commentate on international competitions such as Majors. He has been widely praised for his expertise in professional data analysis, deep research on professional teams and players, and hardcore commentary content. Analyzing Lineups
Danking
Danking is a former CS:GO professional player and now a CS Supernova anchor. Danking is a strong player who utilizes bull tactics, and has a strong bond with Kaze. His commentary seems to be casual, but in reality, it is full of professional understanding of the professional brother. His funny style is very popular, and players often respond: respect, haizi.
Peach
Honey Peach is a senior female commentator who loves CS. She has been commentating on CS tournaments since 2016, and is very popular among players. She has been an official CS tournament commentator, tournament host and interviewer for many times, commenting on the 2021 Stockholm Major, 2022 Antwerp Major, CAC 2019, PPL series, etc. CS soft-voiced royalty comes to CAC, and the viewers in the live stream are blessed.
Takahashi Kita
Takahashi North became a CS commentator in 2017, and was the official commentator at CAC 2019, PAL Series, PPL Series, 2021 Stockholm Major, 2022 Antwerp Major, Perfect Collegiate, and Perfect City. He is good at analyzing the psychology of players on the field, and has professional game reading analysis and comprehension.
ED101
ED101 is a former CS:GO pro and CS commentator, who won the ESWC China Championship with Eggplant, Kid, and DD in 2014, and was the 1st CS:GO team representing China to go overseas. After retirement, he started to comment on CS major tournaments, served as CAC 2018 tournament analyst, 2022 Antwerp Major, PPL series official commentator, his analysis of clear thinking, professional perspective, it is well worth a look.
Seven
Xiao Qi, a CS commentator with magnetic voice and infectious power, has been commenting on CS tournaments for 7 years since 2016, and has served as the official commentator for PAL Series, PWL, PPL Series, Perfect City Tournament, Perfect College Tournament, and this time, please continue to enjoy Xiao Qi’s unique analysis at CAC.
666
666 has been commentating on CS tournaments for 6 years since 2017, he has served as the official commentator for PPL series and Antwerp Major 2021, look forward to the wonderful analysis brought by 666 at CAC 2023.
Yang Zai
Yangzai is a new force in CS commentating. He has commentated on Rio Major 2022, PPL Series, Perfect Collegiate, and PNL tournaments. He said he will try to combine professional analysis with humor, so look forward to it.
Jiang Bei
Jiang Bei has been involved in the commentary field for 5 years, and has commentated on many CS events such as the PPL series, PNL tournaments, and Perfect Collegiate Tournaments. This time at CAC, we can listen to Jiangbei’s in-depth understanding of the game.
Xiaotian
Xiaotian FreeZing, the official Perfect World Guild commentator and tournament analyst, has commentated on PPL series events and Perfect Host Invitational Tournament. This CAC, listen to Xiao Tian analyze his understanding of the team for us.
Vante
Vante is a rookie in the Perfect World Official Guild Commentators, who has commentated on Rio 2022 Major, PPL Series, Perfect Collegiate Tournament, PWSI and other tournaments. This time, at the analyzing table, let’s see what Vante’s understanding of the tactical system will be. Hosting Lineup
BanKs
BanKs is a well-known CS event host and journalist from the UK. He has hosted 2021 Stockholm, 2022 Antwerp and 2023 Paris Major, and has also hosted many overseas tournaments such as Katowice, Cologne, EPL series, Rio, Dallas and many others. In addition, he is also involved in operating battle teams, and has a wide range of contacts and a good reputation in the professional circle. This time at CAC, facing the Chinese audience who have long been absent from the offline tournaments, I believe that BanKs will be able to ignite the enthusiasm of the audience on the spot.
Mito
Mito is an excellent commentator for domestic CS tournaments, and has been the official commentator for CAC 2019, PAL series, PWL, and PPL series for many times. His witty humor when interviewing overseas players has left a deep impression on players. What kind of sparks will he create with Banks this time when he transforms into a host? We’ll see.
With 5 days to go before the start of CAC 2023, let’s look forward to the flames of the Eastern Battlegrounds!
We would also like to thank Jingdong Gaming, NVIDIA, ALIENWARE, and Thunderbird for their support of CAC 2023.
CAC 2023 tournament page is now online, schedule progress, field pictures, news data, etc. can be viewed by clicking on >>>
https://cac.pwesports.cn/2023/
Update log on November 3, 2023
-Enabled CS map uploads in the workshop tool.
-Community server can now store Workshop Tools maps.
-New Paint Metallicity and Roughness color features in the Project Editor for solid, hydrologic and painted finishes.
-New “Auto PBR Color Correction” toggle for all print types in the Project Editor.
-Various Project Editor help system updates, including “mat_fullbright 10” to test PBR.
-Various updates to the Workshop Tools toolbox. Gameplay.
-Fixed user commands being ignored in poor network conditions.
-Fixed a situation where weapons were firing faster than expected.
-Fixed a situation where one actual shot was shown as multiple shots in the client.
-Fixed a situation where players could not keep their weapons between overtime rounds.
-Fixed some cases where dropping a weapon would fall out of the game space.
-In first-person view, dead players will now see their ragdolls in server-authorized lag compensation locations.
-Cloud body interactions for decoy bombs and smoke grenades are more aesthetically pleasing.
-Smoke grenades now have a minimum fuse duration to prevent premature detonation when smoke grenades are stuck in cracks.
-Single damage events with a damage value of less than 1 point to the player are now ignored.
-Dagger attacks will now prioritize enemies and will only hit teammates if there are no enemies in range.
-Dagger attacks no longer predict damage effects or sounds in the client.
-Dagger attacks will deal full damage immediately after cutting.
-Eye height is now the same for a given map location, regardless of how the player arrived.
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-Fixed collision modeling in various areas.
-Fixed various minor gaps.
-Fixed disappearing meshes in skyboxes.
-Removed birds that were mistaken for throwers.
Server.
-Added sv_maxuptimelimit setting to request server shutdown after a certain number of hours of uptime.
-Supports the -sv_maxuptimelimit command line parameter, which randomly selects a per-instance uptime limit within a range. The “-sv_maxuptimelimit 48-72” command line parameter will request the game server instance to shut itself down between 48 and 72 hours by issuing the “sv_shutdown” command on the game server.
-Added game server startup time logging.
-The game server will print a global chat message when a player connects to the game server to confirm a newly acquired item.
-Fixed a bug that showed 100% packet loss immediately after connecting.
-Fixed the bug where the scoreboard ping value would get stuck at a value lower than the actual ping value.
Miscellaneous
-Improved print rendering.
-Added a new Victory Won and Victory Still Needed to be Won to the Competitive Match Maps menu.
-Fixed various minor HUD bugs.
-Fixed various skin and print bugs.
-Fixed various bugs in the item view UI.
-Fixed the issue with the leg skins of Agent Guerrilla.
-Improved player animation performance on client and server.
-Replaced the barrels of smoke grenades with chrome.
– “Enhanced Player Contrast” no longer applies to dead players.
-Adjusted microphone sound thresholds.
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