CS2 is progressing at a rapid pace, and we’re witnessing this firsthand as giant tournament organizers like BLAST and PGL unveil their circuits early, while simultaneously ramping up investments. We will also have StarLadder return with StarSeries 19 and 20 lined up for the upcoming year.

All CS2 Events – 2025 Calendar

With a stacked year full of action, it also means that teams will be increasingly selective about which events they choose to participate in. To kick off the year, with a lot of teams coming in with their new and untested lineups, BLAST Bounty will be crucial start for teams looking to gain Valve points early into the season. The fireworks will then truly begin in February with IEM Katowice 2025.

Crowd PGL Major
Image via PGL

With BLAST’s new circuit, the first half of the year will also feature BLAST Rivals Season 1 and BLAST Open Lisbon. PGL will fill in the remaining space, with tournaments in Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, and Astana. Along with ESL Pro League Season 21, and several Skyesports events, Tier-2 teams will get plenty of opportunity to collect Valve Points before we set up for the BLAST.tv Austin Major in June. 

The latter part of the year will usher in a fresh season, starting with IEM Cologne at the end of July. August will then be headlined by the Esports World Cup 2025, while BLAST Open London will follow in its wake. September will be packed with action, for both tier one and two teams, with a FISSURE Event September 2025 Finals, StarLadder StarSeries Season 20, Skyesports Championship, and ESL Pro League Season 22.

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Image credit: Thunderpick World Championship

October will serve for CS Asia Championship 2025, Thunderpick World Championship 2025, and finally PGL Belgrade 2025. In November, a lot of teams will be eyeing out IEM Chengdu 2025, which will be followed closely by BLAST Rivals S2, so teams may opt to skip one of these events to avoid scheduling conflicts.

The season will then conclude with the second Major of the year in December. Let us now put into perspective how the CS2 Calendar for 2025 will look like:

January

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals 23rd-26th Copenhagen $500k 8
IEM Katowice 2025 Play-in 29th-31st Katowice Main Event Slots 16

February

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
IEM Katowice 1st-9th Katowice $1m 16
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 14th-23rd Cluj-Napoca $1.25m 16
Skyesports Souvenir 17th-23rd TBD $250k 8

March

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
ESL Pro League Season 21 1st-16th Stockholm $400k 24
BLAST Open Lisbon 19th-23rd Copenhagen Finals slot 16
BLAST Open Lisbon Finals 28th-30th Lisbon $400k 6

April

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
PGL Bucharest 2025 5th-13th Bucharest $1.25m 16
YaLLa Compass Spring 2025 Finals 15th-20th Qatar $600k 16
IEM Spring 21st-27th TBD $300k 16
BLAST Rivals S1 28th-4th TBD $350k 8

May

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
PGL Astana 2025 10th-18th Astana $1.25m 16
IEM Dallas 2025 19th-25th Dallas $300k 16
ESL Impact League Season 7 Finals 23rd-25th Dallas $150k 8
Skyesports Masters 2025 26th-1st TBD $500k 8
StarLadder StarSeries Season 19 26th-1st TBD TBD 16

June

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 9th-22nd Austin $1.25 TBD

July

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
FISSURE Event July 2025 Finals 15th-20th Belgrade $1m TBD
IEM Cologne Play-In 23rd-25th Cologne Main Event Slots 16
IEM Cologne 26th-3rd Cologne $1m 16

August

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
BLAST Bounty Season 2 Finals 14th-17th Copenhagen $500k 8
Esports World Cup 2025 20th-24th Riyadh $1.25 mil 16
BLAST Open London 2025 27th-31st Copenhagen Main Event Slot 16

September 

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
BLAST Open London 2025 Finals 5th-7th London $400k 6
FISSURE Event September 2025 Finals 9th-21st Belgrade $1.25 mil TBA
StarLadder StarSeries Season 20 13th-21st Budapest $500k 16
Skyesports Championship 15th-21st TBD $500k 8
ESL Pro League Season 22 27th-12th TBA $400k 24

October

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
CS Asia Championship 2025 1st-13th TBD TBD TBD
Thunderpick World Championship 2025 Finals 15th-19th TBD $850k 8
PGL Belgrade 2025 25th-2nd Belgrade $1.25 mil 16

November

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
IEM Chengdu 2025 3rd-9th Chengdu $300k 16
BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2 10th-16th TBD $350k 8
Skyesports World Tour 2025 10th-16th TBD $500k 8
YaLLa Compass Fall 2025 Finals 18th-23rd UAE $600k 16
ESL Impact League Season  28th-30th Stockholm $150k 8

December

Name Date Location Prize Pool Number of Teams
Major 2025 1st-14th TBD TBD TBD

Another year in Counter-Strike

The upcoming year looks promising to deliver some exhilarating Counter-Strike. With so many tournaments on the horizon, the excitement is palpable. While the Katowice, the Colognes, and the Majors will be the most anticipated, personally, I’ll be keeping a close eye on the BLAST tournaments. The new format looks really exciting from the eye test. The inclusion of the female teams to these BLAST tournaments is only going to add to the excitement.