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.
Super Smash Bros. in esports
Professional "Super Smash Bros." competition involves professional gamers competing in the "Super Smash Bros." series of crossover fighting games published by Nintendo. Competition began in 2002 with multiple tournaments held for "Super Smash Bros. Melee", released for the GameCube in 2001. Later tournaments also featured the original "Super Smash Bros." (1999), "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" (2008), "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" and for "Wii U" (2014), and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018). Major "Smash" tournaments include Community Effort Orlando, DreamHack, Evolution Championship Series, Genesis, Super Smash Con and The Big House. From 2004 to 2006, Major League Gaming (MLG) included "Melee" in its Pro Circuit, and then supported the MLG Smash Series in 2007. In 2010, MLG had "Brawl" in its Pro Circuit. The MLG Anaheim 2014 and MLG World Finals 2015 championship also featured "Melee" and "Wii U" events. "Super Smash Bros." games also have a large, widespread grassroots scene that supports tournaments at the amateur and local level. Several top players have been recruited by eSports organizations.