It’s been a good week to be an Asian CS enjoyer.

Make the most of it, because this does NOT come around very often.

The MongolZ have been made national athletes of Mongolia, an honour rarely bestowed upon esports players for… honestly, pretty obvious reasons, meaning they are paid by the government to play Counter-Strike.

Try and cut that funding, DOGE.

This is off the back of them having a really successful year or so in Counter-Strike and being clearly the best team to ever come out of the region, and it’s always nice to see a team rewarded for their hard work - especially a team as likeable as The MongolZ.

The picture of the players in their playing shirts and jeans next to government officials in suits is great, too. Really outlines the absurdity.

But honestly? Good for them. Esports will continue to grow in legitimacy thanks to deals like this, and while CS players are probably not going to be funded by the government any time soon in the US or France, it’s a cool step.

Fair play, MongolZ. Just don’t let up now.