Cache to feature for first time in CS2 at XSE Pro League

If you are the kind of person who isn't burnt out after the Major and doesn't want a player break, welcome to the club of sick, sick individuals with us.

Fortunately, some fellow sickos at XSE have set up a relatively important event in Guangzhou that has repercussions for Major qualification down the line. This doesn't have the absolute best teams in the world - sorry to all the TYLOO, FaZe and BetBoom fans out there - but there is plenty to get excited about.

Not least, our first taste of competitive Cache in what feels like 25 years.

This event kicks off tomorrow, so it will absolutely be worth tuning in just to say Cache when it's being played. We suspect this will be a good opportunity for any Cache-curious teams to test the waters out before playing it against a top team, and getting some reps in while they rest.

We've seen before that early adopters of a map can soar up the rankings by having it as a main map while other teams figure it out (9INE with Vertigo was one such example), and this is a great chance for teams to do that.

For that reason, make sure to aggressively BOOOOOO when someone bans it, Chinese fans.

We will be watching with eagle eyes.