It can be difficult to keep track of all the tournaments in Counter-Strike. In 2025 it will not be easier!
Since Valve announced the end of the so-called partner leagues which have dominated the competitive scene in the past many years, ESL and BLAST will now face competitors on the market. Both PGL and StarLadder are new to the 2025 calendar.
We will update the list as soon as the tournaments have been announced. This is the list of dates, that the different tournament operators have already announced:
January 2025:
Date: January 14 – January 26th
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Prize pool: $500,000
Winner: Team Spirit
Date: January 29th – February 9th
Location: Katowice, Poland
Prize pool: $1,000,000
Winner: Team Vitality
February 2025:
Date: February 15th – February 23rd
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prize pool: $1.250.000
Winner: MOUZ
Date: March 1st – March 16th
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Prize pool: $1.000.000
Winner: Vitality
March 2025:
Date: March 19th – March 30th
Location: Lisbon, Portugal (Group Stage: Copenhagen, Denmark)
Prize pool: $400,000
Winner: Vitality
April 2025:
Date: April 3rd – April 13th
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Prize pool: $1.250.000
Winner: Falcons
Date: April 15th – April 20th
Location: Online
Prize pool: $600.000
Winner: NAVI Junior
BLAST.tv Austin Major – EU Major Regional Qualifier
Date: April 14th – April 17th
Location: Online
Prize pool: Qualification to the Major
Date: April 21th – April 27th
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Prize pool: $1.000.000
Winner: Vitality
Date: April 29th – May 4th
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Prize pool: $350,000
Winner: Vitality
May 2025:
Date: May 8th – May 18th
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Prize pool: $1.250.000
Winner: Spirit
Date: May 19th – May 25th
Location: Dallas, United States of America
Prize pool: $1.000.000
Winner: Team Vitality
June 2025:
Date: June 3rd – June 22nd
Location: Austin, United States of America
Prize pool: $1.250.000
July 2025:
FISSURE Summer
Date: July 15th – July 20th
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Prize pool: $1.000.000
IEM Cologne
Date: July 23rd – August 3rd
Location: Cologne, Germany
Prize pool: $1,000,000
August 2025:
BLAST Bounty Fall
Date: August 5th – August 17th
Location: Malta
Prize pool: $500,000
Esports World Cup 2025
Date: August 20th – August 24th
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prize pool: $1,250,000
BLAST Open Fall
Date: August 25th – September 7th
Location: London, United Kingdom
Prize pool: $400,000
September 2025:
FISSURE Autumn
Date: September 9th – September 21st
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Prize pool: $1.250.000
StarLadder StarSeries Season 20
Date: September 13th – September 21st
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Prize pool: $500.000
Skyesports Championship
Date: September 15th – September 21st
Location: India
Prize pool: $500.000
ESL Pro League Season 22
Date: September 23rd – October 12th
Location: TBA
Prize pool: $400,000
October 2025:
CS Asia Championships
Date: October 1st – October 13th
Location: China
Prize pool: TBA
Thunderpick World Championship
Date: October 15th – October 19th
Location: Online
Prize pool: $850.000
PGL Belgrade
Date: October 23rd – November 2nd
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Prize pool: $1.250.000
November 2025:
IEM Chengdu
Date: November 3rd – November 9th
Location: Chengdu, China
Prize pool: $300,000
Skyesports World Tour
Date: November 10th – November 16th
Location: India
Prize pool: $500.000
BLAST Rivals Fall
Date: November 11th – November 16th
Location: TBA
Prize pool: $350,000
YaLLa Compass UAE
Date: November 18th – November 23rd
Location: United Arab Emirates
Prize pool: $600.000
December 2025:
StarLadder Budapest Major
Date: December 1st – December 14th
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Prize pool: $1.250.000
