Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships
The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships, commonly known as Majors, are (CS:GO) esports tournaments sponsored by Valve Corporation, the game's developer. The Majors were first introduced in 2013 and took place in Jönköping, Sweden and was hosted by DreamHack with a total prize pool of 250,000. Six teams were directly invited, six teams were invited based on previous tournament results, and another four teams came from direct qualifiers.
DreamHack Austin 2017
Dubbed "DreamHack Astro Open 2017", the "Counter Strike: Global Offensive" tournament held at DreamHack Austin featured eight teams and spanned the entire weekend. Six "Group Stage" matches were held on Friday, four playoffs on Saturday, and the semifinals and grand final were held on Sunday. Teams such as Cloud9, Immortals and Team Liquid played on their home turf during this event. G2 Esports had just overhauled their roster with former Team EnVyUs members earlier earlier in the year, and sports news website "FanSided" noted that Gambit Esports had performed well during cs_summit this same month.