With more and more news about Counter-Strike 2 released lately, PGL decided to chime in and revealed the schedule of the first CS2 Major.
The tournament organizers are hosting the first Valve-sponsored CS2 event in Copenhagen, Denmark next year. The company announced the dates of RMR tournaments for each region while also outlining the exact dates of each stage of the Major on June 12.
When it comes to the qualifying tournaments—RMRs—the first one will take place from February 14 to 24, 2024, with European teams battling it out for a chance to attend the Major. It remains unknown whether PGL will split the European RMR into two qualifiers, like BLAST did for the Paris CS:GO Major though. Asian and American RMRs will take place on February 26-29 and March 1-4, respectively.
As of now it remains unknown whether the RMRs will be hosted in the capital of Denmark as well, or if the participants will visit other cities, which once again, was the case with the Parisian Major.
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The first CS2 Major in Copenhagen will kick off on March 17 with the Challengers Stage, which will last four days. Then, the Legends Stage will begin on March 21. The best teams in the tournament will advance to the Champions Stage (playoffs), which are scheduled to kick off on March 28, with the grand final taking place on March 31. The exact schedule is as follows:
- RMR Europe – February 14-24, 2024
- RMR Asia – February 26-29, 2024
- RMR Americas – March 1-4, 2024
- Challengers Stage – March 17-20, 2024
- Legends Stage – March 21-24, 2024
- Champions Stage – March 28-31, 2024
The PGL Copenhagen CS2 Major will feature a prize pool of $1,250,000. The playoffs of the tournament will take place in the renowned Royal Arena, which has already hosted many CS:GO events like BLAST Finals.
