China finally gets its own domestic matchmaking servers thanks to Perfect World

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Valve released the rights to operate CS:GO to China-based Perfect World, bolstering the country’s rapidly growing community.

China’s CS:GO has grown at an astounding pace this past year, clocking a 527% increase in local viewership from ESL Cologne 2015 to Cologne 2016, however domestic players have been limited to private clients similar to ESEA or FaceIt, such as 5E.

Zhang Yunfan, the president of Perfect World who was only appointed in January of 2015, had this to say about the agreement:

Perfect World will spare no effort to promote CS:GO in China and further optimize the player's gaming experience. We will continue to strengthen the competitive nature of the game. Together with Valve's research and development capabilities, we are certain that we will make CS:GO a great success in the country. ”

All eyes will be on the Chinese CS:GO scene when Nanjing will host the LAN finals of the SL i-League StarSeries Season 2 on September 7-11. This will be the first premier level tournament hosted in China and it will feature 16 competitors from around the world who advanced from local qualifiers competing for a $300,000 prize pool.

Stay tuned to GosuGamers for further developments on new CS:GO teams sprouting out of mainland China and all other CS:GO news.