Ready your Bitcoins for UK’s first ever $1 Million CS:GO Major

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) has been around since 2013 and the usual prize pool is around $250,000. Now, if you have been around for a while--maybe longer than CS:GO and the entire Counter-Strike series, you have heard of the news. The first ever $1 million CS:GO Major Championship is going to happen in London, United Kingdom (UK) this year.

Valve, the sponsor of the event and the main developer of CS:GO games, announced the exciting news several years from now. Now that Valve is bringing the most-awaited event in London, the capital of the most populous city of England, expect the participation of CS:GO fans around the world. Prepare your hidden CS:GO predictions, betting strategies, and tips now because the world has never seen an esports tournament bigger than this.

THE BASICS

FACEIT is the main host of the event in Wembley Arena, they are expecting that the 12,500 sitting capacity of the indoor area will be filled with esports fans and enthusiasts from around the world. The event will happen on September 20 and 23, so ready your Bitcoin Wallet and budget your digital funds.

“I am very excited that we get to bring a Major to the mandem in LANDAN TAAAAN,” said James Bardolph, creative director at FACEIT and popular CS:GO caster. “London should absolutely be a main destination for Counter-Strike in Europe; I think we have started to make it so with the ECS Finals and the Major is a great opportunity to build on that.”

FACEIT CBO and co-founder Michele Attisani said that they haven’t revealed anything about the format yet but the competition will run from open qualifiers through to the grand finals. It might follow the new format provided by Valve with The New Challengers Stage, The New Legends Stage, and The New Champions Stage. All the winners and top players from the previous major have a chance to participate in the competition if they bagged the following titles: The Legends, The Previous Major’s Fallen, and The Minor’s Champion. It is not certain yet, but it is still best to understand the common formats in order for you to make accurate CS:GO predictions when betting.

The Major is a very important event for the esports community. This big event will not only give attention to esports players and gamblers, but also with the media and other commercialized industries.