CS:GO Majors in 2022

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List of CS:GO Major Winners

Tournament	Date	Location	Prize	Winner	Runner-up
PGL Major Antwerp 2022	May 9 - 22, 2022	Antwerp	$1,000,000	TBD	TBD
PGL Major Stockholm 2021	Oct 26 - Nov 7, 2021	Stockholm	$2,000,000	Natus Vincere	G2 Esports
ESL One: Rio 2020	Nov 9 - 22, 2020	Rio de Janeiro	$2,000,000	Cancelled	Cancelled
StarLadder Berlin Major 2019	Aug 23 - Sep 8, 2019	Berlin	$1,000,000	Astralis	AVANGAR
Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019	Feb 13 - Mar 3, 2019	Katowice	$1,000,000	Astralis	Ence Esports
FACEIT Major: London 2018	Sep 5 - 23, 2018	London	$1,000,000	Astralis	Natus Vincere
ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018	Jan 12 - 28, 2018	Atlanta Boston	$1,000,000	Cloud 9	FaZe
PGL Major Kraków 2017	Jul 16 - 23, 2017	Kraków	$1,000,000	Gambit Esports	Immortals
ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017	Jan 22 - 29, 2017	Atlanta	$1,000,000	Astralis	Virtus Pro
ESL One: Cologne 2016	Jul 5 - 10, 2016	Cologne	$1,000,000	SK Gaming	Team Liquid
MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016	Mar 29 - Apr 3, 2016	Columbus	$1,000,000	Luminosity Gaming	Natus Vincere
DreamHack Open Cluj⁠-⁠Napoca 2015	Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2015	Cluj-Napoca	$250,000	Team EnVyUs	Natus Vincere
ESL One: Cologne 2015	Aug 20 - 23, 2015	Cologne	$250,000	Fnatic	Team EnVyUs
ESL One: Katowice 2015	Mar 12 - 15, 2015	Katowice	$250,000	Fnatic	Ninjas in Pyjamas
DreamHack Winter 2014	Nov 27 - 29, 2014	Jönköping	$250,000	Team LDLC	Ninjas in Pyjamas
ESL One: Cologne 2014	Aug 14 - 17, 2014	Cologne	$250,000	Ninjas in Pyjamas	Fnatic
ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014	Mar 13 - 16, 2014	Katowice	$250,000	Virtus Pro	Ninjas in Pyjamas
DreamHack Winter 2013	Nov 28 - 30, 2013	Jönköping	$250,000	Fnatic	Ninjas in Pyjamas

CS:GO Majors have been one of the most favorite events in eSports. The atmosphere majors bring to the community is just phenomenal. Majors and LAN events have been getting canceled and delayed since the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. ESL One Rio 2020 or Rio 2020, was scheduled to be the sixteenth CS:GO Major Championship but it was also delayed because of the pandemic, it was stated to be a million-dollar major to be held in Rio de Janeiro with twenty-four professional teams from all around the world.

CS:GO Majors in 2022

After the situation with the pandemic finally settled a little bit, Valve has decided to conduct two CS:GO Major Championships in 2022.

The first CS:GO major in 2022 will be held in Antwerp, Belgium by PGL. It will also take place between the ninth of May till the twenty-two of May. As PGL Major Stockholm 2021 was the most successful event in CS:GO history. PGL will be hosting the first major of 2022. The first CS:GO major in 2022 will be held in Antwerp, Belgium by PGL. It will also take place between the ninth of May till the twenty-two of May.

As PGL Major Stockholm 2021 was the most successful event in CS:GO history. PGL will be hosting the first major of 2022. The chief executive officer, Silviu Stroie has stated "We are glad to have the opportunity to bring back the fans and players together for another CS:GO Major. Belgium has an impressive Counter-Strike fanbase, and many legendary players were born in this country. We are ready to offer an incredible experience for the fans inside the arena and the passionate viewers at home." Due to the fact that CS:GO has a lot of fans from Europe, PGL has decided to host the major in Belgium as it is situated in the heart of Europe. Bart De Wever, mayor of Antwerp has mentioned that "We are very excited to see this top-tier esports championship happening in Antwerp. The CS:GO Majors have millions of viewers, and tens of thousands of fans will visit our city to attend the matches. It is also the first time this tournament will take place in Belgium or the Netherlands. It puts Antwerp on the map internationally as a hot spot for esports, an immensely interesting and fast-developing sector."

We believe that the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 will be just as successful as the previous major that was also held by PGL. It will be the first time for a major to happen in Belgium. The prize pool for PGL Major Antwerp is $1,000,000.

Cheer up because there are rumors of a second major championship in 2022, which might be held in Rio de Janeiro. This major was supposed to take place back in 2020, but as we mentioned, it was delayed because of the pandemic. IEM Rio Valve Major would be the second major of 2022 and it would run from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13 only if confirmed.

Who won the last CS:GO Major

Natus Vincere was the winner of the last CS:GO Major championship (PGL Major Stockholm 2021) with a whopping prize of $2,000,000. It was also the first time for s1mple to ever win a major which was a very touching moment for him and for the whole community.

CS:GO Tournaments in 2022

There are plenty of CS:GO tournaments that will take place through 2022. Let's dig in.

IEM Dallas 2022

ESL is back at it again with another tournament. A few days ago, ESL had announced that qualifiers registration is currently open for IEM Dallas 2022. The event will take place in Dallas, Texas, USA. Sixteen teams will be fighting for a $250,000 prize pool between May, 31st - Jun 5th, 2022.

Blast Premier Spring Showdown Europe 2022

BLAST Premier Spring showdown European version will be played online and it will include such teams as Astralis, Heroic, and more. Finishing at first place in this tournament will secure the winning team a place at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022. It will be held from April 27th to May 1st, 2022.

Blast Premier Spring Showdown North America 2022

This tournament is the same as the previous one but it is an American version, and it will be held at the same time the European version will be. Some famous North American teams will be participating such as Team Liquid, Furia, and more.

Blast Premier Spring Final 2022

BLAST has decided to finish up the spring with another tournament which is BLAST Premier Spring Finals. The location of the event is still undetermined. It will take place between June, 15th - June 19th, 2022. Teams like Na'Vi, FaZe, Vitality, and more will be fighting over a prize pool of a whopping $425,000.

IEM Cologne 2022

Another ESL event that will be held in Germany, Cologne, which will be played between July 5th - July 17th, 2022. IEM Cologne 2022 details are of which teams are playing or how much the prize pool is - is not yet determined.

BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022

It seems like BLAST is quite active with tournaments this year. With a prize pool of $177,500 between August 19th - August 28th, 2022, 12 BLAST Partner teams will be competing in a still undetermined location. However, the tournament is going to be super intense as teams such as Astralis, Natus Vincere, FaZe, G2 Esports, and more will be participating in this occurrence.

ESL Pro League Season 16

The famous ESL Pro League returns again with it's 16th version. The tournament will be played online. The prize pool is not determined yet and the event will take place between August 31st - October 2nd 2022. The tournament will include the most famous teams in the world such as Fnatic.

BLAST Premier Fall Showdown - Fall Finals 2022

A year full of BLAST Events, what could be better than that? After BLAST Fall Groups is done, Showdown comes next with a prize pool of $135,000. The event will take a place between October 19th - October 23rd 2022. After the completion of this event, Fall Finals slam in with a whopping prize pool of $425,000. Fall Finals 2022 will be played between November 22nd - November 27th 2022.

IEM China 2022

Another Intel Extreme Masters tournament held by ESL. The tournament will take place between December 6th - December 11th 2022 and will be played in China. No other information is available at the very moment of writing this post.

BLAST Premier World Finals 2022

BLAST is ending this amazing full-of-tournaments year with an enormous prize pool of $1,000,000. 8 teams will be competing for the BLAST Premier Finalss between December 14th - December 18th 2022. Previous tournaments and Major will decide who is going to play in this tournament, as well as BLAST Rankings.