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Streaming platform DingIt.TV has announced that the successful CS:GO tournament Operation Kinguin will return for a third season.
Starting on April 27th the third season of Operation Kinguin will feature a $20,000 prize pool, which 32 teams will be competing for. The season will feature 75 games across 40 different broadcasts on the Kinguin DingIt channel.
We’re really pleased with how Operation Kinguin has performed,” said Adam Simmons, Director of Content for DingIt, We’ve had some great teams competing in fantastic matches, and we’re very happy about renewing the league and working with Kinguin for another season.”
When we first started working with DingIt on Operation Kinguin 2, we were excited to see how a longer-term league would work on the DingIt platform,” added Faheem Bakshi, Kinguin’s Vice President for Global Expansion. We have been thrilled with the results and have decided to expand even further with today’s announcement of Season 3."
Season 2 of Operation Kinguin is set to conclude tonight over on DingIt, where ENCE and ESCAPE will compete in the final at 21:00 CET. The season thus far has been a massive success, pulling in over 4.5 million viewers.
