For some teams, the Counter-Strike 2 season ended and a small break awaited before teams rip back in ahead of the Shanghai Major in November. For others, however, the show continued: This time, it was the Emirates who hosted an S-tier event with YaLLa Compass kicking off June 5.
Twelve teams headed to Abu Dhabi to contest for the lion’s share of a whopping $400,000 prize pool, and apart from the regulars, a few challengers emerged hoping to add a trophy to the cabinet. From Asia’s finest in The MongolZ to the lofty heights of Astralis and Complexity, squads from far and wide were out in force as they played for a spot in the Space 42 Arena.
Here’s everything you need to know about YaLLa Compass 2024: Schedule, scores, teams, and more.
YaLLa Compass 2024 format and prizes
YaLLa Compass was a 12-team CS2 tournament with 10 invited squads and two qualifiers from Fall and Spring events. The teams converged in Abu Dhabi and played out a best-of-one round-robin group stage across two groups of six.
The top-place team began the playoffs in the semifinals and the next two per group were reseeded into quarterfinals. All other teams were eliminated.
The playoffs consisted of a single-elimination bracket with the six teams above playing out best-of-threes through to the grand final, with a champion decided on Sunday, June 9. Below you’ll find the full prize distribution and final placements.
| Placement | Prize (USD) | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| First | $200,000 | The MongolZ |
| Second | $56,000 | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| Third | $28,000 | Astralis, FURIA |
| Fifth | $20,000 | BetBoom, Fnatic |
| Seventh | $8,000 | HEROIC, Complexity |
| Ninth | $8,000 | Eternal Fire, ENCE |
| 11th | $8,000 | BIG, Sashi |
YaLLa Compass 2024 schedule and results
Group stage
All match times were in Central Time (CT).
Wednesday, June 5
- 3am: Astralis 13-6 HEROIC | Complexity 16-13 Eternal Fire
- 4:30am: Sashi 14-16 MongolZ | FURIA 3-13 BIG
- 6am: NiP 13-6 ENCE | Fnatic 7-13 BetBoom
- 7:30am: Astralis 8-13 Sashi | Complexity 13-5 BIG
- 9am: MongolZ 13-7 ENCE | FURIA 13-1 BetBoom
- 10:30am: NiP 13-10 HEROIC | Fnatic 13-5 Eternal Fire
- 12pm: Sashi 4-13 ENCE | BIG 9-13 BetBoom
Thursday, June 6
- 3am: MongolZ 13-9 HEROIC | FURIA 13-7 Eternal Fire
- 4:30am: NiP 13-11 Astralis | Fnatic 13-3 Complexity
- 6am: Sashi 6-13 HEROIC | BIG 6-13 Eternal Fire
- 7:30am: Astralis 13-3 ENCE | Complexity 16-13 BetBoom
- 9am: NiP 6-13 MongolZ | Fnatic 11-13 FURIA
- 10:30am: HEROIC 13-7 ENCE | Eternal Fire 11-13 BetBoom
- 12pm: Astralis 13-8 MongolZ | Complexity 9-13 FURIA
- 1:30pm: NiP 13-7 Sashi | Fnatic 13-10 BIG
Playoffs
All match times were in Central Time (CT).
Friday, June 7
- 8am: BetBoom 1-2 Astralis
- Astralis win 13-5 on Nuke.
- BetBoom win 13-7 on Mirage.
- Astralis win 16-14 on Ancient.
- Quarterfinal. Astralis proceeds to semifinal, BetBoom is eliminated.
- 11am: NiP 2-0 Fnatic
- NiP win 13-6 on Anubis.
- NiP win 13-11 on Ancient.
- Quarterfinal. NiP proceeds to semifinal, Fnatic is eliminated.
Saturday, June 8
- 8am: MongolZ 2-1 Astralis
- MongolZ win 13-7 on Nuke.
- Astralis win 13-6 on Mirage.
- MongolZ win 22-19 on Ancient.
- Semifinal. MongolZ proceeds to grand final, Astralis is eliminated.
- 11am: FURIA 0-2 NiP
- NiP win 13-7 on Ancient.
- NiP win 13-7 on Nuke.
- Semifinal. NiP proceeds to grand final, FURIA is eliminated.
Sunday, June 9
- 10am: MongolZ 2-1 NiP
- NiP win 16-12 on Ancient.
- MongolZ win 13-7 on Mirage.
- MongolZ win 13-6 on Nuke.
- Grand final (best-of-three).
