Last week, the Russian government organized an e-sports tournament in Moscow, between teams from the Russian Ministry of Defense and other law enforcement agencies in a tactical parallel format.
This is the second time the event has been held, organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense's Information systems Department in coordination with the Cyber patriot Club, Computer Sports Association and CSKA.
The tournament took place continuously for 3 days, from October 8 to October 10, including 2 parts: E-sports and military training.
In the first round, players participated in live ammunition with AK-74M guns and PM handballs at SSK CSKA shooting club.
Round 2 took place at the "cyber School" building of School No. 2200, where 8 teams competed on the big screen in the Counter-Strike 2 game (CS2).
The winning team was revolt from the Pyotr Emperor Strategic Rocket Force Academy, representing the Russian Ministry of Defense, receiving a gold medal.
Meanwhile, the G6 team from the Kaliningrad Branch of the Russian Ministry of Home Affairs won a silver medal, and Secret from the Krasnodar Military School, named after Governor-General Shtemenko, won a bronze medal. Secret is also another representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The organizing committee expects that the tactical parallel tournament will become an official sport in 2026. The approval dossier has also been submitted.
According to Colonel Alexander Borovkov, Head of the Department of Information Technology of the Strategic Rocket Force Academy and Captain of the revolt team, shooting skills in games can be effectively applied in real-life training.
Before carrying out the mission, we conducted reconnaissance using UAVs and prepared a tactical map. The gamers understand the hiding position and how to apply their skills in real combat, said Mr. Borovkov.
"Youth are very interested in CS2. This game trains in quick reflexes and the ability to make decisions in emergency situations. What every security worker needs, said Alexey Anpin, a supervisor for another team called Nevsky Lions under the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
The organizing committee said that the main goal is to "train healthy people, comprehensively physically, mentally and ethically through e-sports".
