This event marked the start of the new Intel Grand Slam Season. It was also notably held by ESL, whose last Major was in 2016. The tournament featured a $1,000,000 prize pool and 24 teams as with previous Majors. The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII - Katowice Major 2019 is the 14th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the first Major of 2019. This is the first time FACEIT has hosted a Major, this tournament marked Astralis' era, with them going on to win 2 more consecutive Majors. The FACEIT Major: London 2018 is the second Major of 2018, and the 13th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. The champions, Natus Vincere (Na`Vi) took home one million dollars in earnings and thus establishing the beginning of their era. The PGL Stockholm Major is undoubtedly the biggest tournament in CS: GO to date, accompanied by a prize pool of 2,000,000 US dollars it also had the most views of any CS tournament, being the first major championship in over two years, it didn't come as much of a surprise but still impressive nonetheless. Navi is the current champion, and Astralis being the previous having won four events and having the most success in the history of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This event is regarded as one of the greatest and most important competitions in the world of eSports. The competition features twenty-four teams from around the world. Major championships are the most popular events with the highest prize pools since their initiation in 2013 in Jönköping, Sweden, recently hitting a peak of roughly 2.7 million views with the PGL Stockholm Major 2021. Starting with a tournament type that requires no introduction, The Major Championships. Similarly, the Esport scene has a huge following but, what defines how big a tournament is? Is it the prize pool, or is it the viewership? That's up to you to decide, I'll be ranking the biggest CS:GO tournaments by prize pool, and when available, viewership. Worldwide, sports are incredibly popular. I'm here to talk about the tournaments responsible for the immense growth. At the previous CS:GO Major Championship at ESL One Cologne 2015, this crowd-funding approach generated more than $4.2 million for players and organizations.Due to the generosity of many sponsors, large prize pools, and a massive amount of fans and spectators, the CS: GO Esport scene is rapidly growing, and with it, the fans and prize pools. The broadcast will present opening day matches from a studio environment, with all remaining matches taking place on-stage at the 10,000 seat Sala Polivalentă arena.ĬS:GO fans will also have an opportunity to directly support their favorite teams by purchasing exclusive DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca stickers. With support provided by Valve, the CS:GO Major Championship at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca will span five days and feature in-game streaming, behind-the-scenes footage of players and Counter-Strike personalities, as well as PGL’s unique media production. The qualifier will run from September 22-26, with the final matches played in the Annexet Stockholm Globe Arenas in front of a live audience. The previous CS:GO Major Championships have all generated record-breaking audiences, with the most recent tournament (ESL One Cologne 2015) reaching over 1.2 million concurrent viewers during the Grand Finals.įor the first time at a CS:GO Major Championship, the eight Challengers will be determined at a studio and stage event – DreamHack Open Stockholm will be restructured to act as an offline qualifier. This event will mark the seventh Major Championship for CS:GO. The five-day event will be streamed live via continuous high-quality coverage provided by DreamHack and PGL, with all matches featured on the official stream. Taking place October 28 – November 1 at the Sala Polivalentă arena, the upcoming CS:GO tournament will follow the progress of the Legends of ESL One Cologne 2015, who will be joined by eight Challengers decided by an offline qualifier. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship at DreamHack Open Cluj-NapocaĬS:GO’s Seventh Consecutive $250k Major Heads to RomaniaĪug– Valve today announced its next CS:GO Major Championship at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca, featuring a $250,000 prize pool.
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