Counter-Strike teams kick off 2024 with a stacked calendar and plenty of events to compete in. In this article, we’ll take a look at the upcoming CS2 tournaments in 2024, and reminisce about some of the previous successful events.
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CS2 Tournaments 2024
We’re eight months into 2024, and so far, we’ve witnessed showstopping Counter-Strike action courtesy of Team Spirit and donk. The 17-year-old wreaked havoc on his S-tier event debut, dismantling every opponent on his way to the IEM Katowice 2024 trophy. Natus Vincere also won the inaugural CS2 Major of 2024 in a surprising return to form, which they followed up with a victory at the Esports World Cup 2024.
IEM Katowice also saw FaZe reach their sixth CS2 event Grand Final in a row, winning the first three. Their form has taken a nosedive since, leaving many to wonder what the future holds for FaZe Clan.
Here’s a rundown of all the main finished and upcoming CS2 tournaments for 2024:
TournamentLocation & DatesPrize PoolChampions
BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2024Jan 22nd – Jan 28th
Copenhagen, Denmark$190,000Virtus.pro, FaZe, NAVI, Vitality, G2, Astralis
IEM Katowice 2024Feb 3rd – Feb 11th
Katowice, Poland$1,000,000Team Spirit
PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024Mar 17th – Mar 31st
Copenhagen, Denmark$1,250,000Natus Vincere
IEM Chengdu 2024Apr 8th – Apr 14th
Chengdu, China$250,000FaZe Clan
ESL Pro League Season 19Apr 23rd – May 12th
Malta$750,000MOUZ
IEM Dallas 2024May 27th – Jun 2nd
Dallas, Texas, USA$250,000G2
BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024Jun 12th – Jun 16th
London, UK$425,000Team Spirit
Esports World Cup 2024July 17th – July 21st$1,000,000Natus Vincere
BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2024Jul 26th – Aug 4th
Copenhagen, Denmark$190,000Team Spirit, Vitality, G2, Liquid, NAVI, Astralis
IEM Cologne 2024Aug 10th – Aug 18th
Cologne, Germany$1,000,000Team Vitality
ESL Pro League Season 20Sep 3rd – Sep 22nd
Malta$750,000TBD
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024Sep 25th – Sep 29th
Copenhagen, Denmark$425,000TBD
IEM Rio 2024Oct 7th – Oct 13th
TBA$250,000TBD
Thunderpick World Championship 2024 FinalsOct 23rd – Oct 24th
TBA$1,000,000TBD
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024Dec 1st – Dec 15th
Shanghai, China$1,250,000TBD
A look at the first CS2 Tournaments
A couple of weeks after CS2’s full release, the world had the opportunity to witness the best Counter-Strike players take each other on at the first CS2 tournament – IEM Sydney 2023. Everyone was excited about the reunion down under even before the CS2 news, so it being the first CS2 tournament made it that much more special. Being the first tier-one event on the new game, some upsets were bound to happen, and they did. The number one ranked team at the time, Vitality, bombed out of the tournament in last place, losing two close series to BetBoom and FaZe, who then went on to win the event and claim the first CS2 trophy. The international powerhouse battled Complexity in what turned out to be a banger of a final, going to all three maps and overtime on the decider of Ancient.
We kicked off 2024 in Katowice, as Team Spirit and Donk aboslutely dominated the event and set themselves as the premier team to watch this season. Their ambitions were quickly shattered in Copenhagen as NAVI made a return to form even without S1mple the best CS player ever.
Of course, we had that legendary GStew run at IEM Dallas 2024, in one of the most miraculous moments in CS history. Even in 2024, there’s no denying that Stewie2k remains absolute box office. Vitality finally claimed the IEM Cologne 2024 trophy in CS2, giving apEX his win in the Cathedral of Counter-Strike on his third Grand Final attempt.
Three players are standing out on the individual front throughout the season thus far. ZywOo, m0NESY, and donk are dominating most lobbies. The trio has performed exceptionally well and carried their teams to results they wouldn’t have achieved otherwise throughout the entire year. When the time comes to crown the best CS2 player in 2024, it’s these three we’ll be talking about.
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