Majors to expand to 32 teams from 2025

Counter-Strike 2 Majors are set to expand from 24 teams to 32 beginning from 2025.

Furthermore, the qualifying process for the Major will also undergo a significant change. After serving as the final qualifying stage in the Major cycle for the past four years, Regional Major Ranking events will be removed.

Although it isn't clear if this will be the only avenue, invitations to the Majors are instead expected to be largely based on Valve's team ranking, Valve Regional Standings, moving forward.

As a result of the expansion to 32 teams, the plan is for an extra Swiss stage to be added to the Majors in addition to the existing Opening and Elimination stages.

The first Major to be affected by these changes will be the BLAST Austin Major 2025. The resulting expansion should not create a clash with any events currently announced, but it will put the starting day closer to StarLadder StarSeries S19 and Skyesports Masters 2025.