Last checked: October 19, 2026
The next major international CS2 tournament is PGL Masters Bucharest 2026, running from October 24 to 31 in Bucharest, Romania. The studio LAN features 16 teams and $1.25 million in total winnings, divided equally between player prize money and club rewards.
Smaller tournaments and qualifiers also run throughout October. This guide focuses on the biggest upcoming international events.
Upcoming CS2 Tournaments in 2026
The second half of 2026 is packed with major Counter Strike events. Here are the tournaments worth having on your calendar.
| Tournament | Dates | Location | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esports World Cup 2026 | August 12 to 23 | Paris, France | $2,000,000 |
| BLAST Premier Open Porto 2026 | August 26 to September 6 | Porto, Portugal | $1,100,000 |
| FISSURE Playground 3 | September 8 to 13 | Suzhou, China | $1,000,000 |
| StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 | September 17 to 20 | TBA | $500,000 |
| ESL Pro League Season 24 | October 3 to 11 | Katowice, Poland | $1,000,000 |
| Thunderpick World Championship 2026 | October 14 to 18 | Malta | $1,000,000 |
| PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 | October 24 to 31 | Bucharest, Romania | $1,250,000 |
| IEM Beijing 2026 | November 2 to 8 | Beijing, China | $1,250,000 |
| BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong 2026 | November 11 to 15 | Hong Kong | $1,000,000 |
| Esports Nations Cup 2026 | November 10 to 15 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | $1,320,000 |
| PGL Major Singapore 2026 | November 24 to December 13 | Singapore | $1,250,000 |
The calendar can still change as organizers finalize teams, venues and tournament details, but these are the main upcoming events currently scheduled.
When Is the Next CS2 Major?
The next CS2 Major is PGL Major Singapore 2026.
Competition begins on November 24, with Stage 1 followed by Stage 2 and then the final stage running from December 3 to December 13 in Singapore. The listed prize pool is $1.25 million.
It will be the second Major of 2026 after the IEM Cologne Major.
You can see both events in our complete CS2 Majors 2026 guide and our CS2 Major Schedule 2026.
Cologne gave us one of the biggest tournaments of the year, and you can still look back at our IEM Cologne Major predictions and IEM Cologne Stage 3 Pick’Ems to see how the field looked earlier in the season.
How to Watch the Next CS2 Tournament
BLAST Premier Open Porto will be available through BLAST’s official streams on Twitch, YouTube, TikTok and Kick.
Match times and brackets will become more important as we get closer to August 26, especially once teams finish their runs at EWC.
For more tournament results, team stories and Counter Strike updates, keep an eye on the DaddySkins CS2 teams section and the DaddySkins blog.
What Is the Next CS2 Tournament?
As of August 17, 2026, the Esports World Cup is still underway in Paris. After EWC ends on August 23, the next major international CS2 event is BLAST Premier Open Porto 2026, beginning on August 26.
That means there are only three days between the end of EWC and the start of the next major event.
After Porto, the 2026 calendar moves through FISSURE, ESL Pro League, PGL, IEM, BLAST Rivals and the Esports Nations Cup before finishing with the PGL Major Singapore 2026 in December.
We will keep this page updated as tournament dates, locations and team lists change throughout the rest of 2026.
CS2 tournament schedules always feel a bit fluid this far out, especially since Valve tends to confirm Major dates later while organizers like ESL or BLAST drop tentative calendars first. Keeping an eye on early qualifier announcements and RMR timelines is usually the best clue for what 2026 is going to look like.