PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 - Information and Predictions

From March 17th to March 31st 2024, the PGL Major is set to make history as the first CS2 Major Championship. This time, the Major will take place in Royal Arena in the capital city of Denmark, Copenhagen.

24 teams will compete to win the first CS2 Major and earn the lion’s share of the pot, taking home $500,000 for their title-winning effort. The runners-up will be awarded $170,000, with those finishing in 3-4th place earning just $70,000 of the winnings. The Copenhagen Major will once again boast a $1,250,000 prize pool, continuing the trend that was first introduced at the IEM Rio Major in November 2022.

General Information

The PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 is set to make history as the first CS2 Major Cchampionship to be held. In December, hundreds of teams from around the world began their long journey to the first Counter-Strike 2 Major. Fighting through open, closed, and regional qualifiers, now only 24 remain.

The Major will once again boast a $1,250,000 prize pool, continuing the trend that was first introduced at the IEM Rio Major in November 2022. The winning team will earn the lion’s share of the pot, taking home $500,000 for their title-winning effort. The runners-up will be awarded $170,000, with those finishing in 3-4th place earning just $70,000 of the winnings.

To supplement this, the Major is expected to once again feature in-game sticker sales, which will go live just before the start of the tournament and provide financial compensation to both players and organisations that qualify for the event.

When?
The PGL Major Copenhagen will take place between March 17th - March 31st, 2024.

Where?
The PGL Major Copenhagen playoffs will be held in the Royal Arena, one of the world's most modern and prestigious indoor arenas, which is situated in the capital city of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Who is the organizer?
PGL, a romanian based organisation, is the organizer, holding a track record of hosting successful esports events. The PGL Major Stockholm in 2021 was the most-watched CS:GO tournament of all time, while the recent PGL CS:GO Major Antwerp 2022 was the largest indoor esports event ever, attracting more than 20,000 fans to Antwerp's Sportpaleis.

"One of the greatest games of all time is marching to another chapter, and we couldn't be happier to host probably the most important Major of the franchise in recent years. Denmark has a rich esports heritage, and we are excited to bring the world's best Counter-Strike teams to Copenhagen to compete for the game's most prestigious title. Our ambition for PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 is to break the game's all-time viewership records." - Silviu Stroie, PGL CEO

Format

For the first time, the format of the Major is slightly changed.

1. Opening Stage: March 17th - 20th, 2024
► 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
- All other matches are Bo1
► Top 8 Teams proceed to the Elimination Stage
► Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated

2. Elimination Stage: March 21st - 24th, 2024
► 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
- All other matches are Bo1
► Top 8 Teams proceed to the Playoff Stage
► Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated

3. Playoff Stage: March 28th - 31st, 2024
► Single-Elimination bracket
► All matches are Bo3

Viewer Pass

The PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 viewer pass is available to purchase in-game from March 14th, 2024 for a price of 9.49 € (Europe) or 16.99 € (Europe) for the Pass + 3 Tokens.


Viewer pass holders can earn up to three Souvenir Tokens and each token can be redeemed for a souvenir from the match of your choice.
If you want more, you can purchase the Viewer Pass +3 to start off with three Souvenir Tokens, or purchase as many Souvenir Tokens as you'd like once you've activated your Pass. Additional Souvenir Tokens are available for purchase throughout the event.

Event Coin

This Major is no exception and you get a new (but old) bronze coin for activating the Major Pass, that you can upgrade it to diamond by playing the Copenhagen Pick'Em Challenge. The coin is sadly just the same as the last couple of majors, with a few minor differences.


Every time you upgrade your coin you will earn a Souvenir Token that can be redeemed for a Souvenir Package from the match of your choice. Your coin will upgrade when you've completed three (Silver), six (Gold), or all nine (Diamond) challenges.

Stickers & Sticker Capsules

Due to a problem with players signatures, the release of the stickers and sticker capsules has been delayed by Valve. More information soon.

Finally, after the Opening Stage is finished, we recieved the stickers. We have 3 capsules: Legends, Challengers and Contenders, even if the stages have different names. The prices is the same: 0.95€ in Europe.


As usual, we have 4 finishes available: paper, glitter, holo and gold. But this time it seems like the stickers are designed to be stacked on each other. You can combine the glitter and holo effect. Check it out!

Here is a preview of the stickers:

1. Paper


2. Glitter


3. Holo


4. Gold

Qualified Teams

Opening Stage
- Cloud9
- Eternal Fire
- ENCE
- Apeks
- HEROIC
- 9Pandas GamerLegion (replaced because Visa issues)
- SAW
- FURIA Esports
- ECSTATIC
- The MongolZ
- Imperial Esports
- paiN Gaming
- Lynn Vision
- AMKAL ESPORTS
- KOI
- Legacy

Elimination Stage
- FaZe Clan
- Team Spirit
- Team Vitality
- MOUZ
- Complexity
- Virtus.pro
- Natus Vincere
- G2 Esports

Opening Stage

Here is all the info about the Opening Stage. This stage consists in 5 BO1 (Best Of 1) rounds.

Qualified Teams:
3-0: Cloud9, HEROIC
3-1: Eternal Fire, ECSTATIC, paiN
3-2: Imperial, MongolZ, FURIA

Round 1:

Cloud9 - ECSTATIC: 13-10
Eternal Fire - MongolZ: 13-6
ENCE - Imperial: 19-22
Apeks - paiN: 8-13
HEROIC - Lynn Vision Gaming: 13-5
GamerLegion - AMKAL: 13-8
SAW - KOI: 13-4
Furia - Legacy: 13-16

Round 2:

High Matches:
Eternal Fire - paiN: 13-2
Heroic - Imperial: 16-14
C9 - Legacy: 13-10
GamerLegion - SAW: 9-13

Low Matches:
ECSTATIC - MongolZ: 13-10
Apeks - AMKAL: 16-13
ENCE - KOI: 16-12
FURIA - Lynn Vision Gaming: 9-13

Round 3:

High Matches:
Heroic - Eternal Fire: 2-0
C9 - SAW: 2-0

Mid Matches:
Imperial - Apeks: 13-7
paiN - ENCE: 13-3
GamerLegion - Legacy: 13-4
ECSTATIC - Lynn Vision Gaming: 13-8

Low Matches:
MongolZ - AMKAL: 2-1
KOI - FURIA: 0-2

Round 4:

High Matches:
Eternal Fire - Gamer Legion: 2-1
SAW - paiN: 0-2
ECSTATIC - Imperial: 2-1

Low Matches:
Lynn Vision Gaming - MongolZ: 0-2
Legacy - Apeks: 2-0
ENCE- Furia: 0-2

Round 5:
Legacy - MongolZ: 0-2
Imperial - GamerLegion: 2-1
SAW - FURIA: 0-2

Elimination Stage

Here is all the info about the Elimination Stage. I will be updating this after we get more information and the Major starts.

Elimination Stage: March 21st - 24th, 2024
► 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Rounds 2 to 5 are seeded using the Buchholz system & teams' initial seeds
- Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
- All other matches are Bo1
► Top 8 Teams proceed to the Playoff Stage
► Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated

Playing Teams: FaZe, Spirit, Vitality, MOUZ, Complexity, Virtus.pro, NaVi. G2, Cloud9, HEROIC, Eternal Fire, ECSTATIC, paiN Gaming, TBD, TBD, TBD

Qualified Teams:
3-0: Spirit, MOUZ
3-1: Eternal Fire, Cloud9, Vitality
3-2: NaVi, G2, FaZe

Round 1:
MOUZ - ECSTATIC: 13-11
Spirit - Cloud9: 13-7
Vitality - Eternal Fire: 10-13
FaZe - HEROIC: 10-13
Complexity - paiN: 13-9
Virtus.pro - Imperial: 6-13
NaVi - MongolZ: 13-10
G2 - FURIA: 13-3

Round 2:

High Matches:
MOUZ - Eternal Fire: 13-11
Complexity - HEROIC: 19-17
NaVi - G2: 13-11
Spirit - Imperial: 13-2

Low Matches:
Vitality - MongolZ: 13-9
Virtus.pro - paiN: 13-9
Cloud9 - ECSTATIC: 13-3
FaZe - FURIA: 13-7

Round 3:

High Matches:
MOUZ - Complexity: 2-0
Spirit - NaVi: 2-1

Mid Matches:
G2 - Cloud9: 9-13
HEROIC - Virtus.pro: 6-13
Eternal Fire - FaZe: 13-1
Imperial - Vitality: 9-13

Low Matches:
paiN - MongolZ: 2-1
ECSTATIC - FURIA: 2-1

Round 4:

High Matches:
Eternal Fire- Virtus.pro: 2-1
Complexity - Vitality: 1-2
Cloud9 - NaVi: 2-1

Low Matches:
Imperial - FaZe: 1-2
ECSTATIC - G2: 1-2
HEROIC - paiN: 0-2

Round 5:
Complexity - FaZe: 0-2
Virtus.pro - G2: 1-2
NaVi - paiN: 2-0

Playoff Stage

The Playoff Stage is a Single-Elimination bracket, seeded using final Elimination Stage ranking. All matches are BO3.

Quarterfinals: 🏆

1. Spirit - FaZe: 1-2
2. Vitality - Cloud9: 2-0
3. Eternal Fire - NaVi: 0-2
4. G2 - MOUZ: 2-0

Semifinals:

1. FaZe - Vitality: 2-1
2. NaVi - G2: 2-1

Finals:
FaZe - NaVi: 1-2

After a lot of work, NaVi, the 1st time as an international team without S1mple, WON THE MAJOR!

PickEm' Predictions

For the first time, every CS2 player with a Prime account will get access to the Copenhagen 2024 Pick'Em Challenge. Complete challenges and earn Souvenir Tokens that you can redeem for Copenhagen 2024 Souvenirs! Guess the winning teams in each stage and get points that you can redeem for souvenir packages.


1. Pick'em Opening Stage Predictions

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3184323941

3-0 Picks: C9 and Eternal Fire (going back and forward between EF and ENCE)
0-3 Picks: KOI and Legacy (might as well put Lynn Vision or Pain)
3-1 and 3-2 Picks: Furia, Heroic, ENCE (or EF), Apeks, SAW and MongolZ (or Imperial might be good as well)

Note that you need to choose the teams that you REALLY think will go 3-0 because the "safe option" from the last majors is not available anymore.

I chose these 6 teams that will go into the next stage based on HLTV ranking and the recent performance, having in mind a SAFE choice that will give me the best chances to get 5 points in order to upgrade the coin.

2. Pick'em Elimination Stage Predictions

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3193715428

This is a hard stage. Even harder than the opening stage.

3-0 Picks: FaZe & Spirit
0-3 Picks: Pain & MongolZ
3-1 and 3-2 Picks: Vitality, G2, Heroic, Virtus.pro, NaVi, Cloud9

3. Pick'em Playoff Stage Predictions

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3200734904

Quarterfinals: Cloud9, Spirit, Eternal Fire, MOUZ
Semifinals: Spirit, MOUZ
Finals: Spirit

Final words

If you liked the guide, don't forget to LIKE it and add it to Favorites to get the updates for every step of the Major!

See ya in Shanghai!


Also, any Reward is much appreciated and it keeps the content comming! Thanks!

Photos from the Major

As it was the 1st time I've attended a Major (THE 1st CS2 Major!), I can leave you with some photos from the Royal Arena!

[bot.døc]

For now we don't have that information:(

[Aceofspades_42_]

Hi! How long can I buy souvenir packages from the final match? I don't find that information and Steam just freezed my balance :c

[bot.døc]

LAST UPDATE OF THIS GUIDE!
1. Updated the results with the WINNER of this Major being NAVI!
2. Added a couple of photos from the major Royal Arena from myself.
3. 75% sticker sales will be a thing, but I think in like a month or so.

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT OF THIS GUIDE AND SEE YA IN SHANGHAI IN DECEMBER!

[Alex]

Hello, do you guys know will we have 75% off the sticker capsules? I can’t find any information. Thanks

[J@sp]

Hello, can somebody tell me why i don't have the stickers capsules on my pass?
THX

[V]

It is known until when we have time to clam souvenir packages?

[dak1ne]

I hope Vita will raise up its game and Zywoo won't be sick anymore <3 I see Mouz winning the major, hard between Mouz and Spirit; this major is really nice and a bit surprising. I'm so glad that EF went through Elimination stage.

[lethL (Lidl)]

MOUZZZZZ

[bot.døc]

I don't think there is an official to see it. I think Pimp did a survey on his followers and less than 8% had Gold Medals and a chance for Diamond.

[Not so Jui$y Storm]

is there a way to see the percentage compared to the community members for coins cause I have 12 friends who bought the pass and i am the only gold after stage 2