![]() Being won by Na`Vi, it also held a large significance due to it being the last tournament held in 2021 as well as setting a new record for most MVPs (8) in one year for Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev. This event, hosted in Denmark with a total of 8 top-tier teams and a prize pool of $1,000,000. The final tournament of 2021, and one of the biggest. Kicking off with none other than the BLAST Premier: World Final 2021. The most important CS: GO tournaments are the most important not only because of the monetary awards but also because of the strength of the teams and the number of people who compete in them.ĭuring the year 2020, some of the largest S-Tier tournaments with more than fantastic cash prizes were held: BLAST Premier The greatest CS:GO players from all around the world compete in S-Tier competitions, which are held all over the world - from Europe to North America to Asia, as well as Australia. These tournaments were previously known as Premier tournaments before being renamed S-Tier events. ![]() This tournament was the first win in North American history in terms of Major championships S-Tier Events: The tournament had a $1,000,000 prize fund, as well as Valve's freshly rebranded structure and expanded the field to 24 teams. The ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 is the first of two 2018 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships sponsored by Valve. You can't make an article about CS:GO tournaments without mentioning The ELEAGUE Major: 2018, hosted in Boston. This tournament concluded Astralis' 3 Major win streak. The Berlin Major marks StarLadder's first time hosting a Valve competition in the Counter-Strike sector, even though they previously held many events in the 2018-19 Dota 2 Pro Circuit. As with past Majors, the tournament has a $1,000,000 prize fund and 24 teams. The 2019 StarLadder Berlin Major is the 15th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the second Major of the year. This event marked the start of the new Intel Grand Slam Season. It was also notably held by ESL, whose last Major was in 2016. The tournament featured a $1,000,000 prize pool and 24 teams as with previous Majors. The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII - Katowice Major 2019 is the 14th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the first Major of 2019. This is the first time FACEIT has hosted a Major, this tournament marked Astralis' era, with them going on to win 2 more consecutive Majors. The FACEIT Major: London 2018 is the second Major of 2018, and the 13th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. The champions, Natus Vincere (Na`Vi) took home one million dollars in earnings and thus establishing the beginning of their era. ![]() The PGL Stockholm Major is undoubtedly the biggest tournament in CS: GO to date, accompanied by a prize pool of 2,000,000 US dollars it also had the most views of any CS tournament, being the first major championship in over two years, it didn't come as much of a surprise but still impressive nonetheless. Navi is the current champion, and Astralis being the previous having won four events and having the most success in the history of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This event is regarded as one of the greatest and most important competitions in the world of eSports. The competition features twenty-four teams from around the world. Major championships are the most popular events with the highest prize pools since their initiation in 2013 in Jönköping, Sweden, recently hitting a peak of roughly 2.7 million views with the PGL Stockholm Major 2021. Starting with a tournament type that requires no introduction, The Major Championships. ![]() Similarly, the Esport scene has a huge following but, what defines how big a tournament is? Is it the prize pool, or is it the viewership? That's up to you to decide, I'll be ranking the biggest CS:GO tournaments by prize pool, and when available, viewership. Worldwide, sports are incredibly popular. I'm here to talk about the tournaments responsible for the immense growth. Due to the generosity of many sponsors, large prize pools, and a massive amount of fans and spectators, the CS: GO Esport scene is rapidly growing, and with it, the fans and prize pools.
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