These events will take place in various locations, including annual tournaments in Astana, Kazakhstan, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, with additional events planned in Bucharest, Belgrade, S?o Paulo, and Barcelona.

Exciting news for CS2 fans!

Get ready for PGL CS2 2025-2026 Ranked Global Tournaments Across Iconic Landmarks!

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— PGL (@pglesports) August 27, 2024

The organiser has hinted at more events to come, stating that “other surprises” may be in store beyond the initial eleven.

After several years of focusing on Valve Majors and collaborating with Perfect World, PGL is now expanding its tournament offerings.

The company has pledged to host six of these events independently, while four will be in partnership with FiReSPORTS, and one event will continue their collaboration with Perfect World for the CS Asia Championships.

This move aligns with Valve’s shift towards a more open competitive landscape, eliminating direct team-to-tournament organiser partnerships from 2025 onwards.

Each event will feature 16 teams, invited directly based on the global Valve Regional Standings (VRS).

With no open qualifiers due to the “very busy event schedule,” if a team declines their invite or cannot secure visas, the invitation will pass to the next team in the VRS.

The only exception to the global invite system will be for the three South American events, where the top two teams from the home region will receive automatic invites alongside 14 intercontinental teams.

These events will follow a best-of-three Swiss system group stage, leading to an eight-team single elimination playoff bracket with a best-of-five grand final.

Each tournament will offer a Major-level prize pool of US$1.25 million and a US$450,000 budget for hospitality, covering tickets, accommodation for eight people, meals, and six-person practice rooms for each invited team.

The venues for eight of these events have already been announced, including Buenos Aires’ Teatro Gran Rex in 2025 and Estadio Mary Ter��n de Weiss in 2026, Astana’s Barys Arena, and Belgrade’s 20,000-capacity arena.

The Bucharest event will be hosted in PGL��s studios without a live audience.

PGL emphasised that this shift represents a pivotal moment in esports, aiming to democratise event organisation and foster a more vibrant and diverse competitive scene.

As CS2 transitions to a more open format in 2025, other tournament organisers, such as StarLadder, have also announced their return to Counter-Strike, signalling the end of ESL and BLAST’s long-standing dominance.

2025 tournament schedule

• February 13-23: PGL on FiRe Buenos Aires
• April 3-13: PGL Bucharest
• May 8-18: PGL Astana
• October 1-13: Perfect World CS Asia Championship
• October 23-November 2: PGL Belgrade

2026 tournament schedule

• February 12-22: PGL on FiRe Buenos Aires
• April 2-12: PGL Bucharest
• May 7-17: PGL Astana
• August 6-16: PGL Belgrade
• October 1-11: PGL on FiRe Sao Paulo
• October 22-November 1: PGL on FiRe Barcelona 2026

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Their victory over MOUZ in the grand final, featuring triumphs on Mirage (13-7) and Nuke (22-18), showcased FaZe’s resilience and strategic prowess.

CHAMPIONS IN CHINA #CAC2023 | #FaZeUp pic.twitter.com/sPTJcxRxpG

— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) November 12, 2023

The grand final proved to be a challenging test, particularly on Nuke, where MOUZ initially led 12-6.

However, FaZe demonstrated mental fortitude and staged an impressive comeback, with players like H?vard “rain” Nygaard and Helvijs “broky” Saukants stepping up.

Despite MOUZ’s efforts in extra rounds, FaZe eventually secured victory in the third overtime, extending their winning streak to 15 games.

In a post-game interview, in-game leader Finn “karrigan” Andersen addressed questions about the team’s future amid rumours of roster changes.

“It’s hard to say, we have no idea what’s happening, and we just have to keep enjoying,” karrigan said.

“I knew when CS2 came out, we were going to re-find the happiness of playing with each other and grinding the game.”

FaZe’s triumph was not only marked by their collective strength but also individual brilliance, with Estonian star Robin “ropz” Kool earning the MVP title for his outstanding contributions throughout the tournament.

Ropz’s consistent performance and pivotal role in FaZe’s success highlighted his skill in the CS2 era, securing his fifth MVP award.

As FaZe Clan celebrates their victory, uncertainties about the team’s future linger.

Nevertheless, the focus remains on the joy of playing together and the shared happiness that Counter-Strike 2 has brought them.

FaZe’s legacy in the CS2 landscape is evident, leaving an indelible mark for fans and competitors alike.

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Lynn Vision will enter the first quarter-final as massive outsiders when they take on the world number two MOUZ on Saturday afternoon. After losing to Astralis (4-13) in their opening series, they would go on to beat their Chinese counterparts, TYLOO (2-1), in the lower-bracket final to qualify for the quarters.

MOUZ couldn��t have started their tournament in any better fashion, as they destroyed Wings Up 13-2 in their best-of-one match before advancing to the upper-bracket final to take on FaZe Clan. After the recent rank changes in the world rankings, the series between FaZe and MOUZ would mean that the top two teams in the world would face each other early in the event. Although MOUZ took the opening map of the series, they would lose the next two in similar fashion by throwing away a first-half lead and ultimately lose the series 1-2.

It is hard to see Lynn Vision making this series a close one, so it��s easy to see why MOUZ are unbackable favourites. MOUZ should be winning this series, and they should be winning it easily.

ENCE began their CS2 Asia Championships with a strong, but not dominant, win over TYLOO in the opening round before facing Astralis in the upper-bracket final. The international squad, which is ranked fourth in the world, was expected to take out Group A and qualify for the semi-finals; however, Astralis had other ideas. Astralis destroyed ENCE on Overpass (2�C13), but ENCE would come back and take Vertigo (13�C10) to send the series to Ancient. Unfortunately for ENCE fans, the third map would be much like the first, as Astralis would close out the series with a dominant 13-2 score line.

Ninjas in Pyjamas were dealt the toughest clash of the opening round, where they had to play the world number one FaZe Clan, and the matchup did not disappoint. After the two couldn��t be split after 24 rounds, the match went to numerous overtimes before FaZe finally took the series (28-25) after 53 rounds were played. Fortunately, Nip��s lower-bracket final was much more of a straight-forward task, as they dominated their series with Wings Up (2-0), claiming both maps with a 13-6 score line to qualify for the quarter-finals.

ENCE and Ninjas in Pyjamas are yet to face each other in an official CS2 series, but considering the level that both of them are playing at in China, we expect to see all three maps in this quarter-final.

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