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:
🇩🇰 BLAST Bounty Spring
Date: January 24 – January 26th
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Prize pool: TBA
🇵🇱 IEM Katowice
Date: January 29th – February 9th
Location: Katowice, Poland
Prize pool: TBA
February 2025:
🇦🇷 PGL on FiRe Buenos Aires
Date: February 15th – February 23rd
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Prize pool: $1.250.000
ESL Pro League Season 21
Date: February 25th – March 16th
Location: TBA
Prize pool: TBA
March 2025:
🇵🇹 BLAST Open Spring
Date: March 18th – March 30th
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Prize pool: TBA
April 2025:
🇷🇴 PGL Bucharest
Date: April 3rd – April 13th
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Prize pool: $1.250.000
🇶🇦 YaLLa Compass Qatar
Date: April 15th – April 20th
Location: Qatar
Prize pool: $600.000
IEM Spring
Date: April 21th – April 27th
Location: TBA
Prize pool: TBA
BLAST Rivals Spring
Date: April 29th – May 4th
Location: TBA
Prize pool: TBA
May 2025:
🇰🇿 PGL Astana
Date: May 8th – May 18th
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Prize pool: $1.250.000
🇺🇸 IEM Dallas
Date: May 19th – May 25th
Location: Dallas, United States of America
Prize pool: TBA
🇮🇳 Skyesports Masters
Date: May 26th – June 1st
Location: India
Prize pool: $500.000
June 2025:
🇺🇸 BLAST.tv Austin Major
Date: June 9th – 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 3rdf
Location: Cologne, Germany
Prize pool: TBA
August 2025:
🇩🇰 BLAST Bounty Fall
Date: August 15th – August 17th
Location: Copenhagen
Prize pool: TBA
ESL event
Date: August 20th – August 24th
🇬🇧 BLAST Open Fall
Date: August 25th – September 7th
Location: London, United Kingdom
Prize pool: TBA
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: TBA
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: $850.0000
🇷🇸 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: TBA
🇮🇳 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: TBA
🇦🇪 YaLLa Compass UAE
Date: November 18th – November 23rd
Location: United Arab Emirates
Prize pool: $600.000
December 2025:
CS2 Major Championship Winter
Date: December 1st – December 14th
Location: TBA
Prize pool: $1.250.000
