Majors
Every CS Major: winners, rosters, prize pools and sticker capsules.
MajorsDreamHack Winter 2014 Major: Team LDLC.com, the Olofboost and a forfeit
Team LDLC.com beat NiP 2-1 in Jönköping after Fnatic forfeited their quarter-final over the Overpass boost. Titan's exclusion, the bracket and how the event's stickers were sold.
MajorsESL One Cologne 2014 Major: NiP, a first title and the first Cobblestone souvenirs
NiP beat Fnatic 2-1 at Gamescom in Cologne for their first Major title. The event brought map-specific souvenir packages, including Cobblestone, and the first sticker Pick'Em.
MajorsEMS One Katowice 2014 Major: Virtus.pro, from the qualifier to a home title
Virtus.pro came through the qualifier and beat NiP 2-0 in the Spodek to win EMS One Katowice 2014. Groups, bracket, roster, final maps and the event's souvenir package.
MajorsDreamHack Winter 2013 Major: Fnatic, the first Major and the first souvenirs
Fnatic beat NiP 2-1 in Jönköping to win the first CS:GO Major in November 2013. There were no team stickers yet, but the event introduced Souvenir packages for viewers.
MajorsKatowice 2014 stickers: history and why collectors chase them
The story of the first Major team stickers, from one-dollar capsules at EMS One Katowice 2014 to the scarce iBUYPOWER and Titan holos, and what to check before buying one.
MajorsMajor sticker capsules, autographs and how teams and players get paid
How Counter-Strike Major stickers work, from Legends and Challengers capsules and player autographs to the 2026 token shop, and how the money from sales reaches teams and players.
MajorsSouvenir packages explained: how Major souvenirs work in CS2
What Souvenir skins are, how Souvenir packages went from viewer drops to tokens and highlight packages, and how the Cologne 2026 Souvenir-O-Matic replaced them.
MajorsHow a CS2 Major works: invites, Swiss stages, Buchholz and the playoffs
How Counter-Strike Majors are run in 2026: VRS invitations, three 16-team Swiss stages, Buchholz seeding, the map veto and the playoffs, plus how the format changed from 2024 to Singapore 2026.
MajorsMajor Viewer Pass and Pick'Em in CS2: coins, Souvenir tokens and rewards
What a CS2 Major Viewer Pass includes, how Pick'Em upgrades your coin, what Souvenir tokens and Cologne 2026's shop tokens could be redeemed for, and how the pass changed from 2019 to 2026.
MajorsValve Regional Standings (VRS) explained: how CS2's official ranking works
What Valve's Regional Standings rank, how points are built from prize money, wins, LAN results and head-to-head matches, how the model changed in 2025, and how the VRS decides Major invites.
Majors