The XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026, a major Counter-Strike 2 tournament with a $1 million prize pool, is running without a single cryptocurrency sponsorship or blockchain integration.

The tournament made headlines this week when Parivision, a CIS-region squad, defeated FaZe Clan 2-1 in a semifinal series that went to overtime on both maps they won. The event is organized by Xinsai Esports with traditional funding.

The match itself was a spectacle

Parivision’s path to the grand finals on July 11 was anything but clean. The best-of-3 series against FaZe Clan required back-to-back overtime rounds.

The grand final is set as a best-of-5, with Parivision awaiting either 9z or the winner of a TYLOO/FaZe rematch. The…