{"id":883,"date":"2024-02-28T18:11:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitsler.com\/blog\/?p=883"},"modified":"2024-05-09T16:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:01:52","slug":"cs2-copenhagen-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitsler.com\/blog\/cs2-copenhagen-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you wanted to know about the CS2 Copenhagen Major RMRs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The qualifiers for the biggest Counter-Strike competition in the world are underway, and fans all around the world are watching with bated breath to figure out who will make it to the first CS2 Major in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here is everything you need to know about the RMRs (Regional Major Ranking) events in Counter-Strike esports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the Regional Major Ranking events (RMRs) in Counter-Strike esports?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Regional Major Ranking events, often abbreviated as RMRs, are the tournaments that determine the qualifications for the Valve-sponsored Majors. They offer open qualifiers for any five-stacks looking for a date with esports destiny, with a chance to join those who earned high placings in the previous Major.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally, they were conceived by Valve as just one of the few events that would count towards Major qualification alongside other selected competitions from the third-party circuit, but those plans seem to have been scuttled by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, as we head into the CS2 esports<\/a> era of Counter-Strike, these events are quite similar to the old Minors of the past, with regional qualifiers serving as the way for teams and players to secure their spots in the most prestigious, Valve-supported crown jewel events of the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European and American RMRs feature a five-round Swiss bracket, with all elimination and advancement matches played out in a best-of-three format and the rest being best-of-ones. The Asia-Pacific RMR is a double-elimination format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The format of the first CS2 Major, explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first CS2 Major will take place in Copenhagen, the first time such an event will ever happen in Denmark, under the auspices of PGL, between March 17 and March 31. It will feature the well-known system of recent CS:GO Majors, with two eight-team Swiss stages followed by a single-elimination playoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight teams will be seeded straight into the Elimination Stage (the second Swiss bracket), seven from the European RMRs, and one sole representative of the American RMR. The rest of the teams \u2013 the remaining ten EU RMR teams, four from Americas, and two from Asia-Pacific \u2013 will duke it out in the Opening Stage for a chance to join them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams will be seeded solely based on their spot in Valve\u2019s Regional Standings<\/a> after the conclusion of the RMRs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As is usual, the invitations and the qualification spots are bestowed on the majority of the player cores, meaning if an org jettisons its roster, it will be the roster (or a chunk of it with at least 3 out of the 5 players) who will carry on the invitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European RMRs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Old Continent has long dominated Counter-Strike esports, and as a consequence, it holds the lion\u2019s share of Major spots \u2013 so much so that there are two separate RMRs in place altogether to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to Europe\u2019s best and brightest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teams that managed to win 3 rounds in the Swiss system earned themselves a spot at the Major. The teams with a 2-3 result will proceed to the Decider Brackets, where only one of the six teams across the two European RMRs will get the opportunity to qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The European RMR A ran from February 14 to February 17, and it was seen as the less stacked competition, yet it delivered its fair share of upsets. EU RMR B was more star-studded, and saw some great legends of the game miss out on some Major action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the results and qualifications for the European RMRs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EU RMR A qualified teams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n