Series
Counter-Strike Major Championships are Valve-sanctioned global Counter-Strike 2 championships hosted by selected tournament organizers.
Counter-Strike Major Championships are Valve-sanctioned Counter-Strike 2 championships. Valve defines the Major status and competitive framework, while an appointed organizer delivers each edition. Edition pages therefore carry the verified host, dates, field, prize pool and champion for that specific tournament.
Latest tracked edition
| Edition | Host | Dates | Prize pool | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect World Shanghai Major 2027 | Shanghai, China | Nov 22, 2027 – Dec 12, 2027 | — | — |
| FiRe Major Buenos Aires 2027 | Usina del Arte, Buenos Aires · opening stages; Movistar Arena Buenos Aires · playoffs | May 31, 2027 – Jun 20, 2027 | — | — |
| PGL Major Singapore 2026 | Singapore; public playoffs at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang | Nov 25, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026 | USD 1.25m[](cite:1) | — |
| StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 | MTK Sportpark and MVM Dome, Budapest, Hungary | Nov 24, 2025 – Dec 14, 2025 | — | — |
| BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 | Austin, Texas, United States; Moody Center (playoffs) | Jun 3, 2025 – Jun 22, 2025 | USD 1,250,000[](cite:3) | — |
| Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | Shanghai, China · Nov 30–Dec 15, 2024 | Nov 30, 2024 – Dec 15, 2024 | — | — |
| PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark · Mar 28–31, 2024 (Playoffs) | Mar 17, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 | — | — |
| BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 | Hall de la Pinède, Parc Floral de Paris (Challengers and Legends stages) and Accor Arena (Champions Stage), Paris, France · May 8–21, 2023 | May 8, 2023 – May 21, 2023 | — | — |
| IEM Rio Major 2022 | Riocentro and Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Oct 31–Nov 13, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 – Nov 13, 2022 | — | — |
| PGL Major Antwerp 2022 | Antwerps Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium · May 9–22, 2022 | May 9, 2022 – May 22, 2022 | — | — |
| PGL Stockholm Major 2021 | Annexet (New Challengers and New Legends Stages) and Avicii Arena (New Champions Stage), Stockholm, Sweden · Oct 26–Nov 7, 2021 | Oct 26, 2021 – Nov 7, 2021 | — | — |
| Rio 2020 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Nov 9–22, 2020; Champions Stage planned for Jeunesse Arena Nov 19–22 | Nov 9, 2020 – Nov 22, 2020 | — | — |
| StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 | Verti Music Hall and Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany · Aug 23–Sep 8, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 – Sep 8, 2019 | — | — |
| London 2018 | Twickenham Stadium (New Challengers and New Legends stages); SSE Arena, Wembley (New Champions Stage), London, United Kingdom · Sep 5–23, 2018 | Sep 5, 2018 – Sep 23, 2018 | — | — |
| ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 | ELEAGUE Arena, Atlanta, and Agganis Arena, Boston, United States · Jan 12–28, 2018 | Jan 12, 2018 – Jan 28, 2018 | — | — |
| Kraków 2017 | TAURON Arena Kraków, Kraków, Poland · Jul 16–23, 2017 | Jul 16, 2017 – Jul 23, 2017 | — | — |
| DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 | Polyvalent Hall (now BTarena), Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Oct 28–Nov 1, 2015 | Oct 28, 2015 – Nov 1, 2015 | — | — |
| ESL One Katowice 2015 | Spodek Arena, Katowice, Poland · Mar 12–15, 2015 | Mar 12, 2015 – Mar 15, 2015 | — | — |
| EMS One Katowice 2014 | Spodek Arena, Katowice, Poland · Mar 13–16, 2014 | Mar 13, 2014 – Mar 16, 2014 | — | — |
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Official Global Partner · self-custodial wallet
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Official metal poster partner; sponsor of the main English coverage
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FACEIT partner
Itaú Unibanco partner
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Official headset sponsor; Boston Major Champions Stage activation
Official wireless partner; 2018 competition and coverage activations
Kellogg's Cheez-It 2018 competition and coverage activations
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Event sponsor; on-site activation listed by venue
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Valve-sponsored Major Championship
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PGL identifies the Singapore Indoor Stadium as the venue for the final four days; other stages are not assigned to this venue in the event sources.
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