PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Opening Stage: Teams, Results, Schedule, Format, More

PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 is all set to take place from 17^th to 31^st 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.}

PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Opening Stage: Complete Details

The Opening Stage of the PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 is scheduled to take place from 17^th to 20^th 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.

PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Opening Stage: Teams

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

1. Eternal Fire

2. SAW

3. AMKAL ESPORTS

4. KOI

European RMR B

1. Cloud9

2. ENCE

3. Apeks

4. HEROIC

5. ECSTATIC

European RMR Decider

1. 9Pandas

American RMR

1. FURIA Esports

2. Imperial Esports

3. paiN Gaming

4. Legacy

Asia-Pacific RMR

1. The MongolZ

2. Lynn Vision Gaming

PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Opening Stage: Results and Schedule

The Opening Stage will take place from 17^th to 20^th March 2024, following a swiss format with eight teams advancing and eight teams facing elimination.

Overall Standings

Round 1 | 17^th March 2024, Sunday

Round 2 [High Matches] | 17^th March 2024, Sunday

Round 2 [Low Matches] | 17^th March 2024, Sunday

Round 3 [High Matches] | 18^th March 2024, Monday

Round 3 [Mid Matches] | 18^th March 2024, Monday

Round 3 [Low Matches] | 18^th March 2024, Monday

Round 4 [High Matches] | 19^th March 2024, Tuesday

Round 4 [Low Matches] | 19^th March 2024, Tuesday

Round 5 | 20^th March 2024, Wednesday

The 8 Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams that have qualified for the Elimination Stage are:

1. Cloud9

2. HEROIC

3. Eternal Fire

4. ECSTATIC

5. paiN Gaming

6. Imperial Esports

7. The MongolZ

8. FURIA Esports

PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 Opening Stage: Format

• 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 Opening Stage: How to Watch

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.

• English [Primary]: Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook

• English [Secondary]: Twitch, YouTube, Kick

• Russian: Twitch [Primary] | Twitch [Seconday]

• Portuguese: Twitch [Primary] | Twitch [Seconday]

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.