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Counter-Strike Major Championships, commonly known as the Majors, are Counter-Strike (CS) esports tournaments sponsored by Valve, the game's developer. The first Valve-recognized Major took place in 2013 in Jönköping , Sweden and was hosted by DreamHack with a total prize pool of US$250,000 split among 16 teams.
The Counter-Strike series has over 20 years of competitive history beginning with the original Counter-Strike.Tournaments for early versions of the game have been hosted since 2000, but the first prestigious international tournament was hosted in Dallas, Texas at the 2001 Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) Winter Championship, won by the Swedish team Ninjas in Pyjamas.
It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. In professional CS:GO, the Valve-sponsored Majors are the most prestigious tournaments. [3] [4] The defending Major champions were Virtus.pro [a], who won their second Major championship at IEM Rio Major 2022. [6]
It is the fifth game in the Counter-Strike series. In professional Counter-Strike, the Valve-sponsored Majors are considered [by whom?] the most prestigious tournaments. [4] The defending Major champions were Team Vitality, who won their first Major championship at Blast Paris Major 2023. [5]
5–6th - Intel Extreme Masters X - World Championship; 5–8th - MLG Major Championship: Columbus [8] 1st - SL i-League Invitational: Kyiv [9] 3rd–4th - ESL One Cologne 2016 [10] 1st - ELEAGUE Season 1 [11] 1st - Dreamhack Bucharest 2016 [12] 2nd - ESL One New York 2016 [13] 2nd - EPICENTER 2016 [14]
Toribash World Championship Official Toribash one-by-one tournament, run by the game's developer, held irregularly Worldwide 2011–present U Cypher Indian esports competition for Dota 2, CS:GO, Tekken and Real Cricket. The prize pool in the first edition was ₹51,00,000. [citation needed] India: 2017 UGC Events
The PGL Major Stockholm 2021, also known as PGL Major 2021 or Stockholm 2021, was the sixteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major Championship. [1] [2] It was held in Stockholm, Sweden at the Avicii Arena from October 26 to November 7, 2021. Twenty-four teams qualified via regional major rankings.
ESL One Cologne 2016, also known as ESL Cologne Major 2016 or Cologne 2016, was an Electronic Sports League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the ninth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship [1] and was held at the Lanxess Arena In Cologne, Germany from July 8–10. It featured 16 teams from throughout the world ...