The tier one Counter-Strike 2 season kicked back off on July 17 with the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where one team began the run to the Shanghai Major $400,000 USD richer.
All eyes were on the Saudi event as this was the first major tournament since the mid-year break which saw many top rosters change up their squad for the run home. Last year it was Team Vitality who closed out the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive era with a win over ENCE. Who took home the trophy in Riyadh this year?
Here’s everything you need to know about Esports World Cup 2024 CS2: Full schedule, scores, results, and more.
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Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 format and teams
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 was a 15-team tournament with three stages. 14 teams were drawn into the opening stage, where they played a single head-to-head best-of-three to determine which stage they’d enter. Winners headed straight to the playoff quarterfinals, while the losers joined JiJieHao in the Play-In stage.
The Play-In stage was a single-elimination bracket where every match was a best-of-one, meaning there could be no mistakes. The single team that survives the Play-In stage joined the seven winners from the opening stage for the playoffs.
In the playoffs, teams played out a single-elimination bracket (this time with best-of-threes) until one team remained—they were crowned EWC champions for 2024.
Here are the teams that attended Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 and their qualification methods:
| Qualification | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Top event champions | IEM Katowice 2024 Team Spirit PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 NAVI |
| ESL World Ranking Top teams by region | EU: FaZe Clan NA: Complexity SA: FURIA |
| ESL World Ranking Next-best teams | G2 Esports Vitality MOUZ Virtus.pro |
| Regional Qualifiers | EU: Sashi NA: M80 SA: FURIA OCE: FlyQuest Asia: The MongolZ Middle East: JiJieHao |
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 schedule and results
Opening Stage (July 17)
Winners proceed directly to the playoffs, and losers move to the Play-In Bracket. All match times are in Central Time (CT).
- 6:30am: MOUZ 2-1 Sashi | FaZe 2-0 FlyQuest | G2 2-0 MongolZ
- 9:30am: NAVI 2-0 FURIA | Vitality 2-0 M80
- 1pm: VP 2-0 Complexity | Spirit 2-0 MIBR
Play-In Bracket (July 18)
- 5:30am: Sashi 13-8 JiJieHao | FlyQuest 5-13 FURIA
- Quarterfinals. Losers are eliminated.
- 6:55am: MongolZ 13-2 MIBR | M80 16-14 Complexity
- Quarterfinals. Losers are eliminated.
- 8:20am: Sashi 15-19 FURIA
- Semifinal. Loser is eliminated.
- 9:45am: MongolZ 13-8 M80
- Semifinal. Loser is eliminated.
- 11:10am: FURIA 13-9 MongolZ
- Play-in final. Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
Playoffs (July 18 to 21)
Thursday, July 18
- 1pm: Spirit 1-2 G2
- G2 win 13-8 on Mirage.
- Spirit win 16-14 on Nuke.
- G2 win 13-5 on Ancient.
- Quarterfinal. G2 proceeds to semifinals, Spirit is eliminated in 5th-8th.
Friday, July 19
- 6:30am: Vitality 1-2 VP
- Vitality win 22-20 on Mirage.
- VP win 13-7 on Inferno.
- VP win 13-5 on Dust 2.
- Quarterfinal. VP proceeds to semifinals, Vitality is eliminated in 5th-8th.
- 9:45am: MOUZ 2-1 FURIA
- MOUZ win 13-7 on Nuke.
- FURIA win 13-11 on Mirage.
- MOUZ win 13-7 on Inferno.
- Quarterfinal. MOUZ proceeds to semifinals, FURIA is eliminated in 5th-8th.
- 1pm: NAVI 2-0 FaZe
- NAVI win 13-10 on Mirage.
- NAVI win 16-12 on Nuke.
- Quarterfinal. NAVI proceeds to semifinals, FaZe is eliminated in 5th-8th.
Saturday, July 20
- 9:45am: VP 0-2 G2
- G2 win 13-4 on Dust 2.
- G2 win 13-7 on Ancient.
- Semifinal. G2 proceeds to the grand final, VP is eliminated in 3rd-4th.
- 1pm: NAVI 2-1 MOUZ
- MOUZ win 13-1 on Dust 2.
- NAVI win 13-8 on Nuke.
- NAVI win 13-5 on Mirage.
- Semifinal. NAVI proceeds to the grand final, MOUZ is eliminated in 3rd-4th.
Sunday, July 21
- 1pm: G2 1-2 NAVI
- G2 win 16-14 on Ancient.
- NAVI win 13-6 on Nuke.
- NAVI win 13-6 on Inferno.
- Grand final (best-of-three).
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 streams: How to watch
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 is streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. If you missed a match, check each channel following the conclusion of each matchday for full spoiler-free VODs. Community broadcasters may also be permitted to stream the matches: Check each official match page for more information about other streamers.
