Counter-Strike 2 2026–2028 Event Calendar: Every Announced S-tier Tournament

24 Oct

Foo Zen-Wen

The Counter-Strike 2 circuit is a living, breathing collection of tournaments all-year round, spanning multiple continents and countries. Even as we continue to ramp up for the remainder of 2025’s events, a bevy of tournaments already await us in the coming years. Let’s check out what 2026, 2027 and 2028 has in store for the Counter-Strike scene and event calendar.

The following includes all major announced tournaments. We have done our best to match the information pertaining to those tournaments to the best of our abilities and will update accordingly if necessary.

January 2026

Mythical LAN Las Vegas 2026 (fl0m)

Date: January 9th - 11th
Prize Pool: $30,000 USD
No. of Teams: 8

Blast Bounty 2026 Season 1

Date: January 13th - 25th
Prize Pool: $500,000 USD
No. of Teams: 32

IEM Kraków 2026

Date: January 28th - February 8th
Prize Pool: $1,250,000 USD
No. of Teams: 24

February 2026

PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026

Date: February 9th - 23rd
Prize Pool: $1,250,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

ESL Pro League Season 23

Date: February 27th – March 15th
Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD
No. of Teams: 24

March 2026

Blast Open Rotterdam 2026

Date: March 16th – 29th
Prize Pool: $1,100,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

April 2026

PGL Bucharest 2026

Date: April 3rd – 12th
Prize Pool: $1,250,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

IEM Brazil 2026

Date: April 13th – 19th
Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

Blast Rivals 2026 Season 1

Date: April 27th – May 3rd
Prize Pool: $350,000 USD
No. of Teams: 8

FISSURE Playground 3

Date: April 20th – 26th
Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

May 2026

PGL Astana 2026

Date: May 7th – 18th
Prize Pool: $1,600,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

IEM USA 2026

Date: May 11th-17th
Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026

Date: May 11th – 17th
Prize Pool: $150,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

CS Asia Championships 2026

Date: May 18th – 24th
Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

StarLadder StarSeries May 2026

Date: May 25th – 31st
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: 16

June 2026

IEM Cologne Major 2026

Date: June 2nd – 21st
Prize Pool: $1,250,000 USD
No. of Teams: 32

July 2026

Blast Bounty 2026 Season 2

Date: July 20th – August 2nd
Prize Pool: $1,150,000 USD
No. of Teams: 32

FISSURE Playground 4

Date: July 13th – 19th
Prize Pool: $1,400,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

August 2026

Esports World Cup 2026

Date: August 12th – 23rd
Prize Pool: $2,000,000
No. of Teams: 32

BLAST Open 2026 Season 2

Date: August 24th – September 6th
Prize Pool: $1,100,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

September 2026

ESL Pro League Season 24

Date: September 21st – October 11th
Prize Pool: $1,100,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

FISSURE Playground 5

Date: September 7th - 13th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

StarLadder StarSeries September 2026

Date: September 11th – 20th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: 16

October 2026

PGL (TBA) October 2026

Date: October 1st - 11th
Prize Pool: $1,250,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

PGL Belgrade 2026

Date: October 22nd – November 1st
Prize Pool: $1,250,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

Eden Esports Forge of Legends 2026

Date: October 13th – 18th
Prize Pool: $500,000 USD
No. of Teams: TBA

November 2026

IEM China 2026

Date: November 2nd – 8th
Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD
No. of Teams: 16

BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2

Date: November 9th – 15th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

Major #2 2026

Date: November 25th – December 13th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

January 2027

BLAST Bounty 2027 Season 1

Date: January 12th - 24th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Kraków 2027

Date: January 17th - 25th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

ESL Event #1 2027

Date: January 25th - Februry 7th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

February 2027

PGL Event #2 2027

Date: February 13th - 22nd
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

ESL Event #2 2027

Date: February 25th - March 14th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

March 2027

PGL Event #3 2027

Date: March 19th - 28th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

BLAST Open 2027 Season 1

Date: March 17th - 28th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

April 2027

ESL Event #3 2027

Date: April 3rd - 11th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

Fissure Event #1 2027

Date: April 15th - 26th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #4 2027

Date: April 16th - 25th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

May 2027

ESL Event #4 2027

Date: May 1st - 9th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

BLAST Open 2027 Season 2

Date: May 12th - 23rd
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

Major #1 2027

Date: May 31st - June 20th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

July 2027

Esports World Cup 2027

Date: July 16th - August 1st (TBC)
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

FISSURE Event #2 2027

Date: July 12th - 19th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

August 2027

ESL Event #5 2027

Date: August 2nd - 15th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

BLAST Bounty 2027 Season 2

Date: August 31st - September 12th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

CS Asia Championships 2027

Date: August 17th - 29th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

FISSURE Event #3 2027

Date: August 18th - 30th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

September 2027

PGL Event #5

Date: September 3rd - 13th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

ESL Event #6 2027

Date: September 16th - October 3rd
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

October 2027

BLAST Open 2027 Season 3

Date: October 6th - 17th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #6 2027

Date: October 8th - 17th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

ESL Event #7 2027

Date: October 30th - November 7th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

FISSURE Event #4 2027

Date: October 21st - 30th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

November 2027

BLAST Rivals 2027 Season 2

Date: November 10th - 14th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

Major #2 2027

Date: November 22nd - December 12th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

January 2028

PGL Event #1 2028

Date: January 14th - 24th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

ESL Event #1 2028

Date: January 26th - February 6th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

February 2028

FISSURE Event #1 2028

Date: February 9th - 21st
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #2 2028

Date: February 9th - 21st
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

March 2028

ESL Event #2 2028

Date: March 3rd - 19th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #3 2028

Date: March 22nd - April 3rd
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

April 2028

ESL Event #3 2028

Date: April 10th -16th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #4 2028

Date: April 19th - May 1st
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

FISSURE Event #2 2028

Date: April 25th - May 8th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

May 2028

Major #1 2028

Date: May 29th - June 18th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

July 2028

FISSURE Event #3 2028

Date: July 18th - 30th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

August 2028

ESL Event #4 2028

Date: August 2nd - August 13th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #5 2028

Date: August 16th - 28th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #6 2028

Date: August 31st - September 11th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

September 2028

ESL Event #5 2028

Date: September 16th - October 1st
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

October 2028

ESL Event #6 2028

Date: October 23rd - 29th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

FISSURE Event #4 2028

Date: October 3rd - 15th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

PGL Event #7 2028

Date: October 4th - 16th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

November 2028

PGL Event #8 2028

Date: November 1st - 13th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

Major #2 2028

Date: November 20th - December 10th
Prize Pool: TBA
No. of Teams: TBA

With an incredible lineup of tournaments to look forward to for the coming few years, the Counter-Strike scene only continues to prove the passion of the community. Witness your favorite teams, the rise and fall of potential new dynasties, and all the storylines to come in 2026 and beyond.

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