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 next stages, PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Elimination Stage and PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Playoff Stage by clicking the links below.
The Opening Stage of the PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 is scheduled to take place from 17th to 20th March 2024, taking place across a total of four days with the top eight teams qualifying ahead to the Elimination Stage.
Here is everything you need to know about the PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Opening Stage covering details of teams, results, schedule, standings, format, prize pool, and more.
Out of the 24 teams qualifying for the Major, 16 will start from the Opening Stage, but only eight will move ahead while others will be eliminated.
European RMR A
Eternal Fire
SAW
AMKAL ESPORTS
KOI
European RMR B
Cloud9
ENCE
Apeks
HEROIC
ECSTATIC
European RMR Decider
9Pandas
American RMR
FURIA Esports
Imperial Esports
paiN Gaming
Legacy
Asia-Pacific RMR
The MongolZ
Lynn Vision Gaming
The Opening Stage will take place from 17th to 20th 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 | HEROIC | 3-0 | 58-40 | 18 | 1 |
2 | Cloud9 | 3-0 | 58-46 | 12 | 0 |
3 | Eternal Fire | 3-1 | 77-63 | 14 | 5 |
4 | ECSTATIC | 3-1 | 72-57 | 15 | 3 |
5 | paiN Gaming | 3-1 | 54-41 | 13 | -3 |
6 | Imperial Esports | 3-2 | 113-105 | 8 | 0 |
7 | The MongolZ | 3-2 | 102-80 | 22 | -2 |
8 | FURIA Esports | 3-2 | 100-75 | 25 | -9 |
9 | SAW | 2-3 | 83-97 | -14 | 2 |
10 | Legacy | 2-3 | 71-79 | -8 | 2 |
11 | GamerLegion | 2-3 | 88-93 | -5 | -2 |
12 | Lynn Vision | 1-3 | 40-61 | -21 | 7 |
13 | ENCE | 1-3 | 55-73 | -18 | 1 |
14 | Apeks | 1-3 | 45-65 | -20 | -1 |
15 | AMKAL | 0-3 | 46-63 | -17 | -2 |
16 | KOI | 0-3 | 31-55 | -24 | -2 |
Round 1 | 17th March 2024, Sunday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | C9 vs ECS | Ancient | 13-10 | Cloud9 | 1-0 |
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | EF vs MongolZ | Nuke | 13-6 | Eternal Fire | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | ENCE vs Imp | Anubis | 19-22 | Imperial | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | Apeks vs paiN | Vertigo | 8-13 | Apeks | 1-0 |
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | HEROIC vs LVG | Nuke | 13-5 | HEROIC | 1-0 |
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | GL vs AMKAL | Overpass | 13-8 | GamerLegion | 1-0 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | SAW vs KOI | Nuke | 13-4 | SAW | 1-0 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | FURIA vs Legacy | Ancient | 13-16 | Legacy | 1-0 |
Round 2 [High Matches] | 17th March 2024, Sunday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
10:00/13:00/18:00/22:30 | EF vs paiN | Anubis | 13-2 | Eternal Fire | 1-0 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | HEROIC vs Imp | Mirage | 16-14 | HEROIC | 1-0 |
12:00/15:00/20:00/00:30(18) | C9 vs Legacy | Overpass | 13-10 | C9 | 1-0 |
13:00/16:00/21:00/1:30(18) | GL vs SAW | Vertigo | 9-13 | SAW | 1-0 |
Round 2 [Low Matches] | 17th March 2024, Sunday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
10:00/13:00/18:00/22:30 | ECS vs MongolZ | Nuke | 13-10 | ECSTATIC | 1-0 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | Apeks vs AMKAL | Overpass | 16-13 | Apeks | 1-0 |
12:00/15:00/20:00/00:30(18) | ENCE vs KOI | Nuke | 16-12 | ENCE | 1-0 |
13:00/16:00/21:00/1:30(18) | FURIA vs LVG | Nuke | 9-13 | LVG | 1-0 |
Round 3 [High Matches] | 18th March 2024, Monday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | HEROIC vs EF | Vertigo | 16-14 | Mirage | 13-7 | Overpass | - | HEROIC | 2-0 |
10:00/13:00/18:00/22:30 | C9 vs SAW | Nuke | 19-17 | Anubis | 13-9 | Ancient | - | Cloud9 | 2-0 |
Round 3 [Mid Matches] | 18th March 2024, Monday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | Imp vs Apeks | Overpass | 13-7 | Imperial | 1-0 |
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | paiN vs ENCE | Nuke | 13-3 | paiN | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | GL vs Legacy | Vertigo | 13-4 | GamerLegion | 1-0 |
6:00/9:00/14:00/18:30 | ECS vs LVG | Overpass | 13-8 | ECSTATIC | 1-0 |
Round 3 [Low Matches] | 18th March 2024, Monday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7:00/10:00/15:00/19:30 | MongolZ vs AMKAL | Nuke | 13-2 | Mirage | 8-13 | Inferno | 13-10 | MongolZ | 2-1 |
10:00/13:00/18:00/22:30 | KOI vs FURIA | Overpass | 6-13 | Vertigo | 9-13 | Nuke | - | FURIA | 2-0 |
Round 4 [High Matches] | 19th 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 GL | Overpass | 4-13 | Inferno | 13-3 | Vertigo | 13-11 | EF | 2-1 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | SAW vs paiN | Vertigo | 10-13 | Nuke | 7-13 | Overpass | - | paiN | 2-0 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | ECS vs Imp | Anubis | 13-4 | Inferno | 10-13 | Vertigo | 13-9 | ECS | 2-1 |
Round 4 [Low Matches] | 19th March 2024, Tuesday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | LVG vs MongolZ | Ancient | 8-13 | Anubis | 6-13 | Nuke | - | MongolZ | 2-0 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | Legacy vs Apeks | Ancient | 13-7 | Inferno | 13-7 | Anubis | - | Legacy | 2-0 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | ENCE vs FURIA | Mirage | 8-13 | Ancient | 9-13 | Vertigo | - | FURIA | 2-0 |
Round 5 | 20th March 2024, Wednesday
Time (PT/ET/CET/IST) | Match | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5:00/8:00/13:00/17:30 | Legacy vs MongolZ | Ancient | 9-13 | Anubis | 6-13 | Inferno | - | MongolZ | 2-0 |
8:00/11:00/16:00/20:30 | Imp vs GL | Overpass | 12-16 | Mirage | 13-6 | Nuke | 13-5 | Imperial | 2-1 |
11:00/14:00/19:00/23:30 | SAW vs FURIA | Vertigo | 7-13 | Ancient | 7-13 | Overpass | - | FURIA | 2-0 |
The 8 Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams that have qualified for the Elimination Stage are:
Cloud9
HEROIC
Eternal Fire
ECSTATIC
paiN Gaming
Imperial Esports
The MongolZ
FURIA Esports
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 the Elimination Stage.
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.