When Valve first announced the release of CS2 in March 2023, everyone began to wonder when and where the first CS2 tournaments would take place. The Counter-Strike community didn’t have to wait long for an answer, as a week later PGL, one of the top esports tournament organizers, revealed that they will be hosting the first CS2 Major in Copenhagen.
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Event Details
As previously mentioned, the event will take place in Copenhagen, with the playoffs being held in the Royal Arena, where another popular Counter-Strike tournament organizer, BLAST, annually hosts one of the most important tournaments in their professional circuit, the BLAST Fall Finals.
The Challenger Stage of the first CS2 Major will be carried out from March 17-20, 2024, where 16 teams will battle it out in the Swiss system group stage, with eight squads advancing further in the competition.
Subsequently, the Legends Stage of the tournament will take place from Mar. 21-24 followed by the Playoffs from Mar. 28-31, 2024, when we will find out which team made history and became the inaugural CS2 Major Champions.
- Date: Mar 17-31
- Location: Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Prize Pool: $1,250,000
- Teams: TBA
RMR Schedule
The dates of regional qualification tournaments to the Major, also known as the RMRs, have been revealed:
- Europe RMR: Feb 14-24
- Asia RMR: Feb 26-29
- Americas RMR: Mar 1-4
Closed and open qualifiers to the RMRs will take place online over the course of January 2024.
A myriad of games awaits fans and players on the road to the first CS2 Major, providing more opportunities for Counter-Strike punters to bet on CS2 games.
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