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.
Electronic Sports World Cup
Leaving France for the first time, the 2008 Electronic Sports World Cup took place in San Jose, California, USA, from August 25 to August 27 during the bigger "NVISION 08" event. The disciplines announced were: "Counter-Strike" (open and female), "Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne", "Trackmania Nations Forever", "Defense of the Ancients" and, "Quake 3". "Pro Evolution Soccer" was not included because the global Konami authority had not given its support to the competition. The prize purse was approximately $200,000 US.