CSGO community raises money for player who passed away Twitter: @cs_codexAfter an Irish Counter-Strike player passed away during a trip to Holland, the Ireland and United Kingdom CS:GO communities came together to raise money for a small tournament in his honor. At the end of the day, despite any amount of toxicity or drama, an esports community is still a community. And recently, a small section of the Counter-Strike community that is rarely talked about demonstrated exactly what it means to be a community. Earlier this month, an Irish CSGO player and member of the Irish Challenger League hub on FACEIT, Pat \u2018PDOGG\u2019 Kelly passed away, at only 23 years old. Kelly was traveling near the town of Tilburg in the Netherlands when he was struck by an automobile. Players who had the opportunity to play with him regarded him as one of the most fun people to play Counter-Strike with. In memorial of Pat ‘PDOGG’ Kelly, we will be holding a remembrance tournament in conjunction with the UK Circuit. This will take place on Saturday 21\/9 6pm. We ask that everyone donates at least \u20ac2 to the justgiving to play. https:\/\/t.co\/7a6QKn56HK \u2014 Irish Challenger League :flag-ie: (@hub_icl) September 19, 2019 The UK Circuit and the ICL asked each player who planned to compete to donate \u20ac2, with a goal of reaching \u00a3300 before the tournament begins to give to Pat Kelly\u2019s family. The UK Circuit are providing the resources and playerbase for the tournament. Still two days away from the tournament, the JustGiving crowdfunding page has already doubled their goal. \u00a3600 isn\u2019t a large amount of money, but it\u2019s not the financial value that means something to these players and this community. Irish CS is very rarely talked about up at the highest level, and the biggest LAN event seemingly held in Ireland was held at a small university. .@ucddublin vs Better than you \u2013 lower bracket final now live at https:\/\/t.co\/6MCoeXYUIh! #OTLV pic.twitter.com\/GDJ1s4ZUvG \u2014 One Tap LAN V (@onetaplan) February 10, 2019 But two relatively small FACEIT hubs in a part of the world where esports is nowhere as big as it is in places like the U.S. and China and Korea, came together to honor a fallen friend in a way that would surely make him proud. The Pat Kelly remembrance tournament takes place on Saturday, September 21st, and you can still donate to the crowdfunding page before then. A number of streamers, such as Zerpherr, Ferexx, and kas will be streaming the event and donating their proceeds to Pat\u2019s family. RIP Pat. May the road rise up to meet you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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