The new year has begun, and several 2018 CS GO tournaments have already gone by. Two minor competition and one major have already taken place, with Liquid, Pride and LastM taking top honors in the United States and Canada. Prize money ranged from $7,500 to $150,000.

These three Counter Strike Global Offensive tournaments (cs_summit, Legends and Lan ETS) happened in February, but there are many more coming up throughout 2018 to pay attention to. Here is a list of the most important CSGO tournaments coming up in 2018, followed by a list of the most important online tournaments, both lists beginning in March. Furthermore, you’ll get a list of the best CSGO team and teams that will be participating.

While most of these event listings feature the CS:GO prizes that will be available, many do not note the way that these prizes will be broken up among the different levels of winners. This information will be updated once these tournaments draw closer.

Now, without further ado, the most important Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments yet to come in 2018.

WESG 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved World Electronic Sports Games 2018 March 12-18 Premier Haikou, China $1,500,000 32 teams

WESG 2018 Female Major

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize World Electronic Sports Games 2018 (For females, the next CSGO major) March 12-18 Major (Female) Haikou, China $170,000 Team involved Those Damn Canadians, Keyd Stars Female, LLG Gaming, Russian Forces, RES Gaming, LEGO, Etab, Asterisk

V4 Future Sports Festival

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize V4 Future Sports Festival — Budapest 2018 March 23-25 Premier Budapest, Hungary €500,000 Team involved eXtatus, Dark Tigers, Ventatores, GameAgents

Copenhagen Games 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved Copenhagen Games 2018 March 28-April 1 Premier Copenhagen, Denmark $100,000 North + North +

DreamHack Masters Marseilles 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved DreamHack Masters Marseilles 2018 April 18-22 Premier Marseilles, France $250,000 16 teams



Intel Extreme Masters XIII — Sydney

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved Intel Extreme Masters XIII — Sydney May 1-6, 2018 Premier Sydney, Australia $250,000 16 teams



ESL CSGO Pro League Season 7 — Finals

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved ESL CSGO Pro League Season 7 — Finals May 14-20, 2018 Premier Dallas, United States $750,000 6 teams



DreamHack Open Tours 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved DreamHack Open Tours 2018 May 19-21 Premier Marseilles, France $100,000 8 teams



Dreamhack Open Austin 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved Dreamhack Open Austin 2018 June 1-3 Major Austin, United States $100,000 8 teams



Esports Championship Series Season 5 — Finals

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved Esports Championship Series Season 5 — Finals June 8-10 Premier London, England $750,000 16 teams

DreamHack Open Summer 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved Dreamhack Open Austin 2018 June 12-14 Major Jönköping, Sweden $100,000 8 teams



ESL One: Cologne 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved ESL One: Cologne 2018 July 3-8 Premier Cologne, Germany $300,000 16 teams



DreamHack Open Valencia 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved DreamHack Open Valencia 2018 July 12-14 Major Valencia, Spain $100,000 8 teams



ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 July 21-29 Premier Atlanta, United States - 8 teams



DreamHack Masters Stockholm

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved DreamHack Masters Stockholm August 29-September 2 Premier Stockholm, Sweden $250,000 16 teams



DreamHack Open Montreal 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved DreamHack Open Montreal 2018 September 7-9 Major Montreal, Canada $100,000 8 teams



FACEIT London Major 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved FACEIT London Major 2018 September 20-23 Major London, GB $1,000,000 24 teams



cs_summit 3

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved cs_summit 3 October 11-14 Major Los Angeles, United States $100,000 8 teams



DreamHack Open Atlanta 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved DreamHack Open Atlanta 2018 November 16-18 Major Atlanta, United States $100,000 8 teams



DreamHack Open Winter 2018

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved DreamHack Open Winter 2018 November 30-December 2 Major Jönköping, Sweden $100,000 8 teams



ESL Pro League Season 8 — Finals (CS:GO World Championship)

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize Team involved ESL Pro League Season 8 — Finals (CS GO World Championship) December 10-16 Premier Austin, United States $750,000 8 teams



Those are the in-person tournaments happening throughout the rest of 2018. Now, let’s take a look at the most prominent major and premier online tournaments yet to come in 2018, starting in March.

ESL Pro League Season 7 - Europe

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize ESL Pro League Season 7 - Europe February 13-April 26 Premier Online $125,000 Team involved Astralis, EnVyUs, FaZe, Fnatic, HellRaisers, Heroic, Team LDLC, mousesports, NiP, AGO Esport, North, Natus Vincere, Space Soldiers

ESL Pro League Season 7 - North America

Tournament Date Kind Location Prize ESL Pro League Season 7 - North America February 13-April 26 Premier Online $125,000 Team involved Cloud9, Liquid, SK, Renegades, NRG eSports compLexity Gaming, Luminosity Gaming, OpTic, Splyce Team Dignitas, Ghost Gaming

Remember, there are many more CS:GO tournaments 2018 that don’t necessarily fall into these categories. Those are the minor competitions; this list only includes premier and major ones. If you’re looking for a CS:GO tournament closer to home where you might be able to watch some CSGO live matches, consider looking elsewhere than a CSGO major, as these big events often take place in more prominent cities. You’re probably more likely to find a CS GO tournament 2018 closer to home if you look for minors.

So, there you have it, a handy list of CS:GO events 2018. Much of this information will be updated once the events draw a little closer, as qualifiers haven’t happened yet for most of them. Some have invited teams to their next CS GO tournament while others are solely qualifier-based. Either way, it will take some time before you can know if your favorite CS:GO team will appear at a given tournament.

This article will be updated as more tournament information is revealed for 2018. Be sure to check back for updates on who will attend and compete, and what the prize money will be.