City

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a major Russian urban market with a large public sports and cultural venue network, including Yubileyny Sports Palace.

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Updated October 24, 2026

Market snapshot

Population

5.65 million[1]

Saint Petersburg government figure for Jan 1, 2025.[](cite:1)

Esports venue

Yubileyny Sports Palace[2][3]

The venue hosted EPICENTER 2017, a Counter-Strike S-Tier tournament.[](cite:2)[](cite:3)

EventDateVenue

Event

Date

Oct 24, 2017 – Oct 29, 2017

Venue

References6

[1]Saint Petersburg population and development figures — Government of Saint Petersburg
[2]Yubileyny sports complex — Yubileyny Sports Palace
[3]EPICENTER 2017 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
[4]Saint Petersburg city image rights audit — Government of Saint Petersburg, Wikimedia Commons and Unsplash
[5]EPICENTER 2017 overview — HLTV
[6]Yubileyny arena platforms — Yubileyny Sports Palace

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