Meanwhile, in a tournament without Na’Vi or Gambit, Ninjas in Pyjamas won IEM XVI Fall: Europe earlier this month, beating Vitality along the way. Team Vitality finished second to Na’Vi in ESL Pro League Season 14, and G2 finished second to Na’Vi in Cologne. Together with Na’Vi they represent the CIS region, which has proven to be better than EU this year.Ĭontenders: Team Vitality, Ninjas in Pyjamas and G2Įuropean teams Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team Vitality and G2 Esports have all picked up good results throughout the year. They also finished second to Na’Vi at Dreamhack and during ESL Pro League Season 13. Like Na’Vi, Gambit Esports have also won some big tournaments this year: the IEM XV - World Championship, IEM XVI - Summer and the Blast Premier: Spring Finals.
They have one of the best CS:GO players of all-time in Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev, and they have experience winning on LAN at Cologne. Na’Vi have been one of the best CS:GO teams for most of the year, winning the Blast Premier: Global Final 2020, Dreamhack Masters Spring 2021, IEM XVI - Cologne and the ESL Pro League Season 14. Photo credit: StarLadder Teamsįavorites: Natus Vincere and Gambit Esports Essentially, if you win, you face off against another team that won, and same with the losers.Īstralis walk on stage at the last major in 2019. It’s like a round robin, except not all teams play each other. The first two stages will utilize the Swiss System format. The tournament is divided into three stages: the New Challengers Stage, the New Legends Stage and the New Champions Stage. Before Stockholm gets underway, here’s what you need to know. Plus, fans will be in the stands for the final weekend of the tournament to drum up the excitement even more. It’s also only the second S-tier CS:GO tournament to be on LAN this year. It’s the first major since the summer of 2019 when Astralis won the StarLadder Berlin Major.Īs if the two year wait wasn’t enough to hype up this event, the prize pool for Stockholm is $2 million, which doubles Berlin’s prize pool and is the biggest in CS:GO history. The first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major in over two years is set to take place in Stockholm starting this week.
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