The tier one Counter-Strike 2 season kicks again off on July 17 with the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the place one group will start the run to the Shanghai Main $400,000 USD richer.
All eyes can be on the Saudi occasion as that is the primary main event because the mid-year break which has seen many high rosters change up their squad for the run dwelling. Final 12 months it was Workforce Vitality who closed out the Counter-Strike: International Offensive period with a win over ENCE. Who will take dwelling the trophy in Riyadh this 12 months?
Right here’s all the pieces that you must find out about Esports World Cup 2024 CS2: Full schedule, scores, outcomes, and extra.
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Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 format and groups
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 is a 15-team event with three phases. 14 groups have been drawn into the opening stage, the place they’ll play a single head-to-head best-of-three to find out which stage they’ll enter. Winners will head straight to the playoff quarterfinals, whereas the losers will be part of JiJieHao within the Play-In stage.
The Play-In stage is a single-elimination bracket the place each match is a best-of-one, which means there could be no errors. The only group that survives the Play-In stage will be part of the seven winners from the opening stage for the playoffs.
Within the playoffs, groups will play out a single-elimination bracket (this time with best-of-threes) till one group stays—they’ll be topped EWC champions for 2024. Listed below are the groups attending Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 and their qualification strategies:
PGL Copenhagen Main 2024NAVI
ESL World RankingTop groups by regionEU: FaZe ClanNA: ComplexitySA: FURIAESL World RankingNext-best teamsG2 EsportsVitalityMOUZVirtus.proRegional QualifiersEU: SashiNA: M80SA: FURIAOCE: FlyQuestAsia: The MongolZMiddle East: JiJieHao
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 schedule and outcomes
Opening Stage (July 17)
Winners proceed on to the playoffs, and losers transfer to the Play-In Bracket. All match occasions 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 eradicated. 6:55am: MongolZ 13-2 MIBR | M80 16-14 Complexity Quarterfinals. Losers are eradicated. 8:20am: Sashi 15-19 FURIA Semifinal. Loser is eradicated. 9:45am: MongolZ 13-8 M80 Semifinal. Loser is eradicated. 11:10am: FURIA 13-9 MongolZ Play-in ultimate. Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eradicated.
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 Historic. Quarterfinal. G2 proceeds to semifinals, Spirit is eradicated in Fifth-Eighth.
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 Mud 2. Quarterfinal. VP proceeds to semifinals, Vitality is eradicated in Fifth-Eighth. 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 eradicated in Fifth-Eighth. 1pm: NAVI 2-0 FaZe NAVI win 13-10 on Mirage. NAVI win 16-12 on Nuke. Quarterfinal. NAVI proceeds to semifinals, FaZe is eradicated in Fifth-Eighth.
Saturday, July 20
9:45am: VP 0-2 G2 G2 win 13-4 on Dust2. G2 win 13-7 on Historic. Semifinal. G2 proceeds to semifinals, VP is eradicated in Third-4th. 1pm: NAVI 1-1 MOUZ MOUZ win 13-1 on Mud 2. NAVI win 13-8 on Nuke. Mirage is LIVE Semifinal. Winner proceeds to semifinals, loser is eradicated in Third-4th.
Sunday, July 21
1pm: TBD vs. TBD Grand ultimate (best-of-three).
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 streams: Easy methods to watch
Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 is streamed dwell on Twitch and YouTube. For those who missed a match, verify every channel following the conclusion of every matchday for full spoiler-free VODs. Neighborhood broadcasters can also be permitted to stream the matches: Verify every official match web page for extra details about different streamers.
