Copenhagen Games 2018's main CS:GO tournament will feature a minimum prize pool of $100,000, the event's organisers have revealed.

The news represents a significant prize-money boost for the Danish event, which almost doubles the amount that was offered last year through a partnership with television provider Waoo.

Copenhagen Games 2018 will be the biggest in the event's history

Copenhagen Games' organisers hope that the increase in prize money will allow the event to secure top-tier teams as the event has lost some of its sparkle over the years.

"Esports have long been a special focus area for us and so we're very happy to support Copenhagen Games, one of the largest, most well-established events in Denmark," Waoo CEO Jørgen Stensgaard said in a statement. "Our fibre optic broadband product is already a perfect match for esports, but we're also seeing esports move into the entertainment universe with a stronger and wider appeal than ever before. "Esports are evolving into a solid TV product which interests more and more of our customers and when our customers ask for a quality product, we're happy to deliver."

More details about Copenhagen Games 2018, including tournament format, invites and prize money distribution, will be released shortly. The event will run from March 28 through April 1 at Bella Center, an exhibition and conference centre located in the Danish capital.

Singularity won the 2017 edition of Copenhagen Games after defeating dreamchasers in the final, taking home the grand prize of almost $32,000.