The open qualifiers for the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major kicked off in Europe and the Americas on Jan. 8, with the Asia-Pacific region joining the fray a few days later. Participating teams are fighting for a spot in the closed qualifiers for the RMRs.
The PGL Copenhagen Major is the first Valve-sponsored tournament in Counter-Strike 2. The last Major we got to witness was the BLAST.tv Paris CS:GO Major, which took place in the capital of France in May 2023.
To qualify for the Copenhagen Major, teams have a few steps to complete. If their journey begins with the open qualifiers, they need to advance to closed qualifiers and then to local RMRs, where they will fight for a spot in the event.
All CS2 teams in the PGL Copenhagen Major closed qualifiers
Due to Valve Regional Standings, some teams were directly invited to the closed qualifiers in all three regions—Europe, Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Each region is divided differently. Below you’ll find all information regarding the qualified teams and the regions they’re competing in.
European CS2 teams in closed qualifiers for Copenhagen Major
16 squads were directly invited to two closed qualifiers in Europe, while the remaining 16 will be decided in the four open qualifier tournaments, which take place from Jan. 8 to 15. Teams in bold were given direct invites to each qualifier, while all others fought their way through open brackets.
Qualifier A:
- Virtus Pro
- Natus Vincere
- Cloud9
- BIG
- BetBoom Team
- 3DMAX
- 9Pandas
- SAW
Qualifier B:
- MOUZ
- Team Spirit
- Eternal Fire
- Amkal Esports
- Astralis
- Preasy Esport
- Aurora Gaming
- FORZE Esports
Qualifiers for the Closed Qualifier (to be reseeded following open qualifier conclusion:
- ex-Thunderflash
- KOI
- Fnatic
- Entropiq
- Heroic
- SINNERS
- IKLA
- Pera Esports
- ECSTATIC
- OG
- Permitta Esports
- sYnck
- EYEBALLERS
- JANO Esports
- Nexus Gaming
- Zero Tenacity
A total of 32 teams will participate in two closed qualifiers. This list will be updated as new teams make their way through the open qualifiers.
American CS2 teams in closed qualifiers for Copenhagen Major
The Americas closed qualifiers were divided into North American and South American regions, which is more than understandable since these are online tournaments and possible internet issues must be taken into consideration.
Eight squads will make their way to each of the qualifiers in the Americas region, while eight are already invited. The current team list for the closed qualifiers for the Americas RMR is below—teams in bold were given direct invites, while all others qualified.
North America Closed Qualifier:
- Complexity
- M80
- Nouns
- Badass Gaming
- BOSS
- Party Astronauts
- Carpe Diem
- Wildcard Gaming
- Team Liquid
- NRG
- my life be like
- vagrants
- Rocket
- Cloud 10
- LOS
- FLUFFY AIMERS
South America Closed Qualifier:
- MIBR
- 9z Team
- paiN Gaming
- RED Canids
- BESTIA
- Imperial
- Sharks
- Fluxo
- Flamengo Esports
- Legacy
- ODDIK
- w7m Esports
- adalYamigos
- Filhos de D10S
- Case Esports
- TIMACETA
Naturally, this list will be updated once new teams advance to closed qualifiers.
Asian-Pacific CS2 teams in closed qualifiers for Copenhagen Major
Due to being geographically the biggest region in the CS2 ecosystem, Asia-Pacific has five different subregions where teams compete for a spot in the RMR, which will take place in Shanghai in February.
Four teams were invited in Oceanic and Chinese subregions, three in East Asia, while in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, all eight teams were decided via open qualifiers.
The current team list for the closed qualifiers for the APAC RMR is below—teams in bold were given direct invites, while all others qualified.
Oceanic Closed Qualifier:
- Rooster
- Grayhound Gaming
- Bad News Kangaroos
- Vantage
- Mindfreak
- RKON
- DXA Esports
- Immunity Apartments
Chinese Closed Qualifier:
- Lynn Vision
- TYLOO
- NewHappy
- Wings Up
- Steel Helmet
- Rare Atom
- SHPL
- 秽土转生
East Asian Closed Qualifier:
- The MongolZ
- ATOX
- Eruption
- MungYu Esports
- The Huns Esports
- GR Gaming
- Fort Arena
- Team NKT
Southeast Asian Closed Qualifier:
- Gods Reign
- Myth Avenue Gaming
- DEWA United
- SR Nacague
- 2ez Gaming
- Troublemakers
- Drippy Lab
- RESILIENCE
Middle Eastern Closed Qualifier
- JiJieHao
- Bravado Gaming
- Team Shush
- DEATHROW
- Nixuh
- OnyxRavens
- POGGERZ
- Goliath Gaming
Asian open qualifiers also commence in January, so this list will be updated once more teams make their way onto closed qualifiers for the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major’s RMRs.
CS2 teams directly invited to the PGL Copenhagen Major RMRs
12 teams were directly invited to the RMRs based on their Paris CS:GO Major results. Once the closed qualifiers are over, they will be drawn to either European RMR A or B, except for FURIA, who compete in the Americas. The list is as follows:
- FURIA (Americas)
- Vitality (Europe)
- GamerLegion (Europe)
- Apeks (Europe)
- FaZe Clan (Europe)
- Monte (Europe)
- into The Breach (Europe)
- NiP (Europe)
- Falcons (Europe)
- Bad News Eagles (Europe)
- G2 (Europe)
- ENCE (Europe)
