StarLadder and LORGAR launch $50,000 Tier 2 CS2 event

Esports match organiser StarLadder has joined forces with gaming peripherals producer LORGAR to launch LORGAR RANKINGS, a Tier 2 Counter-Strike 2 occasion.

Happening from March twelfth to April twenty sixth, the match sees groups competing for a $50,000 (~£37,004) prize pool.

Revealed on February 26th, the match is open to Jap European international locations and is break up into open nationwide qualifiers, closed qualifiers, and a LAN finals. Utilizing the FACEIT platform, the open qualifiers happen from March twelfth to fifteenth, with the highest two groups from every eligible nation advancing to the closed qualifiers.

April’s Valve Regional Standings (VRS) will determine the highest 4 groups receiving direct invites to compete within the match.

From March twentieth to April tenth, the remaining groups compete on-line in a GSL Group Stage adopted by a double-elimination Play-In the place eight groups will e book their place on the LAN finals.

A venue within the Schengen Space will host the LAN finals from April twenty fifth to twenty sixth, the place a best-of-three single-elimination bracket decides the eventual champion.

Under is an inventory of all international locations eligible to compete:

Along with internet hosting high-profile Tier 1 tournaments, StarLadder has lately expanded its presence inside Counter-Strike’s quickly rising Tier 2 scene. In January, it joined forces with on-line on line casino and sports activities betting platform Stake to launch Stake Ranked, a $100,000 (~£74,068) occasion circuit going down all year long.

Elsewhere, different match organisers have launched Tier 2 tournaments with sizable prize swimming pools, attracting a number of groups seeking to earn sufficient VRS factors to qualify for the Majors. March will see the inaugural BC.Recreation Masters happen, with 24 groups competing for $50,000 and the purpose of climbing up the worldwide standings.

Partnering with LORGAR is a continuation of StarLadder’s dedication to creating Tier 2 Counter-Strike right into a viable circuit with common alternatives for smaller groups to compete.