PGL Major Copenhagen

The first Counter-Strike 2 Major Championship.

The PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 was the first Counter-Strike 2 Major Championship and twentieth Counter-Strike Major overall. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark at the Royal Arena from March 17 to 31, 2024. Twenty-four teams qualified from regional qualifiers for the tournament, which involved a prize pool of US$1,250,000. It is the fourth Counter-Strike Major organized by PGL after PGL Major: Kraków 2017, PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Natus Vincere were the tournament's champions, following a 2–1 victory over FaZe Clan.

Quick Facts

Organiser: PGL
Location: Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates: March 17–31, 2024
Winner: Natus Vincere
Runner-up: FaZe Clan
Game version: Counter-Strike 2
Prize pool: $1,250,000 USD

Lore & Background

The defending Major champions were Team Vitality, who won their first Major championship at Blast Paris Major 2023. They would be eliminated following a quarter-final defeat to FaZe Clan.

Reader's Guide

The tournament used a Swiss-system group stage for the Opening Stage and Elimination Stage, with the top eight teams from the Elimination Stage advancing to a single-elimination Playoffs Stage. All matches in the Playoffs Stage were best-of-three. The map pool included Ancient, Anubis, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo.