Romanian esports production company PGL has announced that Singapore will host the second Counter-Strike 2 Major of 2026.

According to the official announcement, the tournament will run from November 25 to December 13 and will bring together 32 of the best CS2 teams competing for a prize pool of $1.25 million. This will also be the first CS Major ever held in Southeast Asia.

As usual with CS2 Majors, Valve will provide the prize money and also help pay for travel and accommodation for teams and players. Valve will decide the invited teams and how they are seeded by using the Valve Regional Standings system. This means there will be no separate RMR qualifying events for this Major.

PGL will handle the rest of the event costs. This includes broadcast production, venue rental, tickets, security, staging, and extra hospitality for players. The playoffs are planned to take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, which is one of Asia’s best known indoor arenas. The last four days of the tournament will be played in front of a live crowd there.

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Silviu Stroie, CEO of PGL, said, “Singapore has been home to some of our most memorable esports events, and we’ve always felt the energy and passion of the fans here. Returning now with a Counter-Strike Major feels like the natural next step. Our goal is to honor the legacy of Counter-Strike by delivering an event worthy of the community’s dedication and love for the game.”

Ms Jean Ng, Assistant Chief Executive (Experience Development Group), from the Singapore Tourism Board mentioned, “Singapore has been host to exciting esports events such as The International, the largest DOTA 2 esports event in the world, and we look forward with much anticipation to hosting our first Counter Strike Major in 2026, which will reinforce Singapore as a world-class events destination.”

The upcoming event will be PGL’s fifth CS Major and the fourth Major the company has run in the last five years. PGL has also been running several non-major CS2 events and previously promised to hold at least 13 DOTA 2 tournaments worth $1 million each between 2025 and 2028.

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