2021 RMR Update
The 5 Biggest CS GO Tournaments in 2015 Counter-Strike Global Offensive or CS:GO for short is one of the most popular Steam & Valve games ever released and has remained popular since its release in 2012. The e-sports community of the game is alive and well too -as is proven by the. PGL Major Stockholm 2021 is an offline Swedish tournament organized by PGL. This S-Tier tournament serves as a Valve Major Championship which will take place from Oct 23 to Nov 07 2021 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $2,000,000 USD. Since Cloud9’s original debut in the competitive CS:GO scene in 2014, they have seen great victories and endured the ebb and flow of the ever-changing and adapting competitive nature. Since becoming the first North American team to win a major championship in 2018, Cloud9 has been dedicated to bolstering their presence in this renowned space.
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2020 RMR Sticker Capsules
Over the past year, the top CS:GO teams in the world competed in regional ranking events for invitations to a Major Championship. Ultimately there would be no Major in 2020, but it is important that fans have an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the hard work of the best teams of 2020. So we’re excited to announce 2020 CS:GO RMR Capsules.
These capsules represent the teams that would have received invitations to the 2020 Fall Major, broken down by their invitation status (Legend, Challenger, Contender). You can find the final RMR scores and standings here.
For these stickers, 50% of the proceeds directly support the teams.
2021 RMR Events
We will continue to hold regional RMR events to identify the 24 teams to invite to the 2021 PGL Stockholm Major. In the link below you can find all the details and updates to the 2021 RMR event system, but here are some highlights:
Cs Go Major Tournaments 2015
The full details of the 2021 RMR system can be found here.
Coaching Integrity
In September of 2020 we were alerted to the fact that many professional coaches were exploiting a coaching-feature bug to gain an unfair advantage during matches. You can read about our initial response here.
Since then, ESIC has published the findings of their investigation and the resulting sanctions. You can read about them here.
As our follow up, we have decided that coaches that exploited the camera bug will be ineligible to participate in some number of future Valve-sponsored events–that number to be determined by the extent of the abuse.
The following table translates ESIC demerits into Major ineligibility:
Csgo Major Tournament Winner Prize
| ESIC Demerits | Number of Majors to Miss |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6+ | All |
In addition to consequences for individuals, we have also thought about how commonly coaches exploited the bug, for how long it went unreported, as well as how common coach stream-sniping accusations have been.
To avoid the diminished integrity of coaching from casting a shadow on the integrity of Valve-sponsored events, we’ll be changing the restrictions on support staff in the following way:
During online matches only players are allowed in the room and on the server. Neither coaches nor any other team staff will be allowed in the room, on the server, or to otherwise communicate with the team during an online match.
Cloud9’s Counter-strike: Global Offensive team holds a legacy which displays their dedication to always growing and adapting. Cloud9 continues to be a steadfast and long standing participant in the competitive CS:GO scene.
Since Cloud9’s original debut in the competitive CS:GO scene in 2014, they have seen great victories and endured the ebb and flow of the ever-changing and adapting competitive nature. Since becoming the first North American team to win a major championship in 2018, Cloud9 has been dedicated to bolstering their presence in this renowned space.