The first Major in the new iteration of Counter-Strike is right around the corner. From March 17th, the best teams in the world will fight for the $500,000 first prize in Copenhagen, which will host their first Counter-Strike Major in history.
PGL Copenhagen 2024 – Major
Date: March 17th – March 31st
Venue: Royal Arena (Playoffs), Copenhagen
Prize pool: $1,250,000
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The tournament will be divided into three different stages:
Opening stage:
16 teams will fight for eight tickets to the elimination stage in a Team Swiss System Format.
Final Standings:
Opening Stage
Round Difference
Record
Heroic (Q)
+18
3-0
Cloud9 (Q)
+12
3-0
ECSTATIC (Q)
+15
3-1
Eternal Fire (Q)
+14
3-1
paiN (Q)
+13
3-1
FURIA (Q)
+25
3-2
TheMongolz (Q)
+22
3-2
Imperial (Q)
+8
3-2
-5
2-3
Legacy
-8
2-3
-14
2-3
-18
1-3
Apeks
-20
1-3
Lynn Vision
-21
1-3
AMKAL
-17
0-3
KOI
-24
0-3
*GamerLegion has replaced 9Pandas, who could not field a five-man roster at the deadline due to visa issues.
First round Schedule at PGL Copenhagen Major: (CET)
Sunday 17/3:
13.00: Cloud9 – ECSTATIC 13-10
13.00: Eternal Fire – TheMongolz 13-6
14.00: ENCE – Imperial 19-22
14.00: Apeks – paiN 8-13
15.00: GamerLegion – AMKAL 13-8
15.00: Heroic – Lynn Vision 13-5
16.00: FURIA – Legacy 13-16
16.00: SAW – KOI 13-4
2nd round:
19.00: ECSTATIC – TheMongolz 13-10
19.00: Eternal Fire – paiN Gaming 13-2
20.00: Apeks – AMKAL 16-13
20.00: Heroic – Imperial 16-14
21.00: Cloud9 – Legacy 13-10
21.00: ENCE – KOI 16-12
22.00: FURIA – Lynn Vision 9-13
22.00: GamerLegion – SAW 9-13
Monday
3rd round:
13.00: Imperial – Apeks 13-7
13.00: paiN – ENCE 13-3
14.00: GamerLegion – Legacy 13-4
14.00: ECSTATIC – Lynn Vision 13-8
15.00: Heroic – Eternal Fire 2-0
15.00: TheMongolz – AMKAL 2-1
18.00: Cloud9 – SAW 2-0
18.00: KOI – FURIA 0-2
Tuesday
4th round:
13.00: Eternal Fire – GamerLegion 2-1
13.00: Lynn Vision – TheMongolz 0-2
16.00: SAW – paiN 0-2
16.00: Legacy – Apeks 2-0
19.00: ECSTATIC – Imperial 2-1
19.00: ENCE – FURIA 0-2
Wednesday
5th round:
13.00: Legacy – TheMongolz 0-2
16.00: Imperial – GamerLegion 2-1
19.00: SAW – FURIA 2-0
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Elimination stage:
The eight teams from the opening stage will join eight already qualified teams in the elimination stage. The eight teams already qualified have been seeded based on their placement on Valve’s ranking, which will be updated for the PGL Copenhagen Major after the 4th of March. The format will be the same as in the opening stage.
Standings after Round 3:
Elimination Stage
Round Difference
Record
MOUZ (Q)
+27
3-0
Spirit (Q)
+24
3-0
Cloud9 (Q)
+24
3-1
Eternal Fire (Q)
+19
3-1
Vitality (Q)
+5
3-1
+13
2-2
paiN
+5
2-2
-2
2-2
-4
2-2
-17
2-2
Natus Vincere
-18
2-2
ECSTATIC (E)
-11
1-3
Imperial (E)
-13
1-3
Heroic (E)
-17
1-3
TheMongolz (E)
-9
0-3
FURIA (E)
-26
0-3
Q = Qualified, E = Eliminated
Thursday 21/3-2024: (CET)
13.00: MOUZ – ECSTATIC 13-11
13.00: NAVI – TheMongolz 13-10
14.00: Vitality – Eternal Fire 10-13
14.00: Virtus.pro – Imperial 6-13
15.00: FaZe – Heroic 10-13
15.00: Complexity – paiN 13-9
16.00: Cloud9 – Spirit 7-13
16.00: FURIA – G2 3-13
2nd Round:
18.30: Vitality – TheMongolz 13-9
18.30: MOUZ – Eternal Fire 13-11
19.30: Virtus.pro – paiN 13-9
19.30: Complexity – Heroic 19-17
20.30: Cloud9 – ECSTATIC 13-3
20.30: NAVI – G2 13-11
21.30: FaZe – FURIA 13-7
21.30: Team Spirit – Imperial 13-2
Friday:
3rd Round:
13.00: G2 – Cloud9 9-13
13.00: Heroic – Virtus.pro 6-13
14.00: Eternal Fire – FaZe 13-1
14.00: Imperial – Vitality 9-13
15.00: MOUZ – Complexity 2-0
15.00: paiN – TheMongolz 2-1
18.00: Team Spirit – NAVI 2-1
18.00: ECSTATIC – FURIA 2-1
Saturday:
4rd Round:
13.00: Eternal Fire – Virtus.pro 2-1
13.00: Imperial – FaZe 1-2
16.00: Complexity – Vitality 1-2
16.00: ECSTATIC – G2 1-2
19.00: Cloud9 – Natus Vincere 2-1
19.00: Heroic – paiN 0-2
Sunday
5th Round:
13.00: Complexity – FaZe 0-2
16.00: Virtus.pro – G2 1-2
19.00: Natus Vincere – paiN 2-0
Playoff stage:
The eight best teams from the elimination stage will continue to the Playoff stage, which will take place in the Royal Arena in Copenhagen. All matches will be played as best of three. Here is the playoff bracket and the schedule, starting on Thursday at 17:00 (CET).
Thursday:
17.00: Cloud9 – Vitality 0-2
20.00: Spirit – FaZe 1-2
Friday:
17.00: Eternal Fire – NAVI 0-2
20.00: MOUZ – G2 0-2
Saturday:
17.00: Vitality – FaZe 1-2
20.00: NAVI – G2 2-1
Sunday:
20.00: FaZe – NAVI 1-2
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Final Result:
1st: NAVI – $500,000
2nd: FaZe – $170,000
3-4th: G2, Vitality – $80,000
5-8th: Spirit, Cloud9 – $45,000
9-11th: Complexity, paiN, Virtus.pro – $20,000
12-14th: Heroic, ECSTATIC, Imperial – $20,000
15-16th: FURIA, TheMongolz – $20,000
17-19th: SAW, GamerLegion, Legacy – $10,000
20-22th: ENCE, Apeks, Lynn Vision – $10,000
23-24th: KOI, AMKAL – $10,000
