PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 is all set to take place from 17th to 31st March 2024 featuring a total prize pool of $1,250,000 USD which will be split between all the 24 competing teams that have qualified for the tournament through their respective regional qualifiers.
All participants were segregated into two groups - Elimination Stage consisting of eight teams and Opening Stage comprising 16 teams.
The entire tournament will be played on LAN with Playoffs set to take place at the Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark in front of a live audience.
Note: Readers can take a look at the results of the earlier stage, PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Opening Stage, and the next stage, PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Playoff Stage, by clicking the links below.
The PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Elimination Stage is scheduled to take place from 21st to 24th March 2024, taking place across a total of four days with the top eight teams qualifying ahead to the Playoffs.
Here is everything you need to know about PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Elimination Stage covering details of teams, results, schedule, standings, format, prize pool, and more.
Out of the 16 remaining teams, eight have been selected directly and eight have qualified from Opening Stage. From here on only the top eight will move ahead to the Playoffs while the remaining will be eliminated.
Teams Qualifying From Opening Stage
Cloud9
HEROIC
Eternal Fire
ECSTATIC
paiN Gaming
Imperial Esports
The MongolZ
FURIA Esports
Teams Directly Selected
FaZe Clan
Team Spirit
Team Vitality
MOUZ
Complexity Gaming
Virtus.pro
Natus Vincere
G2 Esports
The Elimination Stage will take place from 21st to 24th March 2024, following a Swiss format with eight teams advancing and eight teams facing elimination.
Overall Standings
Position | Team | Series (W-L) | Rounds (W-L) | Round Difference | Buchholz Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spirit | 3-0 | 65-41 | 24 | 1 |
2 | MOUZ | 3-0 | 52-25 | 27 | -1 |
3 | Eternal Fire | 3-1 | 69-50 | 19 | 5 |
4 | Cloud9 | 3-1 | 73-49 | 24 | 3 |
5 | Vitality | 3-1 | 75-70 | 5 | -4 |
6 | NAVI | 3-2 | 108-119 | -11 | 2 |
7 | G2 Esports | 3-2 | 110-90 | 20 | -3 |
8 | FaZe | 3-2 | 84-74 | 10 | -6 |
9 | Complexity | 2-3 | 86-117 | -31 | 3 |
10 | Virtus.pro | 2-3 | 91-100 | -9 | -2 |
11 | paiN Gaming | 2-3 | 107-109 | -2 | -6 |
12 | Imperial | 1-3 | 53-66 | -13 | 5 |
13 | ECSTATIC | 1-3 | 82-93 | -11 | 3 |
14 | HEROIC | 1-3 | 51-68 | -17 | -2 |
15 | MongolZ | 0-3 | 61-70 | -9 | 2 |
16 | FURIA | 0-3 | 40-66 | -26 | 0 |
Round 1 | 21st March 2024, Thursday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | MOUZ vs ECS | Overpass | 13-11 | MOUZ | 1-0 |
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | NAVI vs MongolZ | Mirage | 13-10 | NAVI | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | VIT vs EF | Inferno | 10-13 | EF | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | VP vs Imp | Inferno | 6-13 | Imp | 1-0 |
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | FaZe vs HEROIC | Ancient | 10-13 | HEROIC | 1-0 |
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | COL vs paiN | Vertigo | 13-9 | COL | 1-0 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | Spirit vs C9 | Ancient | 13-7 | Spirit | 1-0 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | G2 vs FURIA | Inferno | 13-3 | G2 | 1-0 |
Round 2 [High Matches] | 21st March 2024, Thursday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | MOUZ vs EF | Vertigo | 13-11 | MOUZ | 1-0 |
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | COL vs HEROIC | Vertigo | 19-17 | COL | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | NAVI vs G2 | Nuke | 13-11 | NAVI | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | Spirit vs Imp | Mirage | 13-2 | Spirit | 1-0 |
Round 2 [Low Matches] | 21st March 2024, Thursday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | VIT vs MongolZ | Nuke | 13-9 | VIT | 1-0 |
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | VP vs paiN | Inferno | 13-9 | VP | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | C9 vs ECS | Overpass | 13-3 | C9 | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | FaZe vs FURIA | Ancient | 13-7 | FaZe | 1-0 |
Round 3 [High Matches] | 22nd March 2024, Monday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | MOUZ vs COL | Overpass | 13-1 | Ancient |13-2 | Vertigo | | MOUZ | 2-0 |
10:00/13:00/18:00/22:30 | Spirit vs NAVI | Nuke | 13-16 | Ancient | 13-9 | Mirage | 13-7 | Spirit | 2-1 |
Round 3 [Mid Matches] | 22nd March 2024, Monday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | HEROIC vs VP | Ancient | 6-13 | VP | 1-0 |
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | G2 vs C9 | Anubis | 9-13 | C9 | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | EF vs FaZe | Overpass | 13-1 | EF | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | Imp vs Vit | Overpass | 9-13 | VIT | 1-0 |
Round 3 [Low Matches] | 22nd March 2024, Monday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | paiN vs MongolZ | Mirage | 9-13 | Nuke |13-10 | Inferno | 22-19 | paiN | 2-1 |
10:00/13:00/18:00/22:30 | ECS vs FUR | Overpass | 13-7 | Inferno | 14-16 | Ancient | 13-7 | ECS | 2-1 |
Round 4 [High Matches] | 23rd March 2024, Tuesday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | EF vs VP | Overpass | 6-13 | Vertigo | 13-6 | inferno | 13-7 | EF | 2-1 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | COL vs VIT | Inferno | 16-19 | Vertigo | 13-7 | Anubis | 10-13 | VIT | 2-1 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | C9 vs NAVI | Mirage | 14-16 | Ancient | 13-6 | Overpass | 13-2 | C9 | 2-1 |
Round 4 [Low Matches] | 23rd March 2024, Tuesday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | Imp vs FaZe | Nuke | 8-13 | Anubis | 13-8 | Mirage | 8-13 | FaZe | 2-1 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | ECS vs G2 | Inferno | 7-13 | Vertigo | 13-11 | Anubis | 8-13 | G2 | 2-1 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | HEROIC vs paiN | Nuke | 6-13 | Mirage | 9-13 | Overpass | - | paiN | 2-0 |
Round 5 | 24th March 2024, Wednesday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | COL vs FaZe | Nuke | 6-13 | Overpass | 6-13 | Ancient | - | FaZe | 2-0 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | VP vs G2 | Overpass | 16-14 | Inferno | 11-13 | Anubis | 6-13 | G2 | 2-1 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | NAVI vs paiN | Nuke | 13-10 | Mirage | 13-9 | Inferno | - | NAVI | 2-0 |
The 8 Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams that have qualified for the Playoffs are:
Team Spirit
MOUZ
Eternal Fire
Cloud9
Team Vitality
FaZe Clan
G2 Esports
Natus Vincere
A 16-team Swiss System format will be followed.
Elimination and Qualification matches will feature a best-of-three series.
All other matches will be a single-match series.
The top eight teams will proceed to Playoffs.
The bottom eight teams will be eliminated from the Major.
PGL Copenhagen Major 2024: Talent Lineup
Two live broadcasts of the tournament will run simultaneously for the first two stages, Opening and Elimination, after which only a single stream will run with teams competing in front of a live audience at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Both the primary and secondary stream will run in three languages across Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Kick.
Only the final stage, Playoffs, of PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 will be played in front of a live audience at the Royal Arena, a multi-use indoor arena with a maximum capacity of 13,000 spectators for sporting events.
It will be interesting to see if Team Vitality can defend its crown in Copenhagen, Denmark against some of the best teams from around the world or will a new CS2 champion be crowned this time around.