Valve is shaking up Counter-Strike 2 Majors, altering the dates for those in 2025 and 2026. On the identical time, they underlined they’re open to proposals from match organizers to host these occasions.
In each of the talked about years, Majors will happen in several durations, earlier than summer time and winter breaks, according to HLTV. The occasions might be held on June 9-22 and Dec. 1-14 in 2024, whereas 2026 will see Majors on June 8-21 and Nov. 30 – Dec. 13
This can be a very important change for the CS2 esports ecosystem since it is going to permit gamers to relaxation after arguably essentially the most demanding and necessary competitors of the season. On high of that, organizations that take part in CS are identified for making roster modifications after the Majors primarily based on the outcomes, so from their standpoint, there couldn’t be a greater time for Valve-sponsored occasions.
Valve additionally introduced it’s open to proposals for internet hosting the tournaments. Potential organizers should meet a variety of standards, although. It contains creating the occasion in areas the place that they had beforehand met success with different tournaments and internet hosting the Majors in time zones handy for the big a part of the CS group (4 pm and 9 pm CEST).
Extra particulars about these Majors needs to be launched subsequent yr when CS2 might be formally launched and the primary Main within the sport may have already taken place. It’s scheduled for next March, with PGL answerable for internet hosting it in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Because it stands, the group continues to be ready for the official CS2 release. It was initially introduced for summer time this yr, although, with no official updates for the reason that preliminary announcement, the players fear it might be delayed.
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