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

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

Counter-Strike 2

Foo Zen-Wen

24 Oct, 2025, 16:19

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Last updated: 2 Nov, 2025, 00:35

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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