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Valve Introduces CS:GO Major Qualifying Changes

Valve expands Major qualifying system 
by Tit Krajnik on December 13, 2022   

As revealed on Monday, December 12, Valve updated the official rulebook for the 2023 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive season. A big part of the changes was an additional step towards introducing new closed qualifiers to the RMR system.

 

By updating the official rulebook, Valve changed the qualification system for the RMRs, by adding new closed qualifiers and a regional ranking system. Moreover, the Asia RMR will double the number of teams attending the event from the previous four to eight.

The changes to the CS:GO Major qualification system were announced after the Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major in November when Valve confirmed its plans to rework the outdated RMR system.

Up to now, the only way for a team to qualify for the RMR was through the open qualifiers. From now on, a closed qualifier will be the main road to the regional events, allowing teams to start their road to the Major and avoid competing in online brackets.

As revealed, the closed qualifiers invitations will be decided by “Regional Standing”, which will be determined based on the teams’ performances in third-party and Valve-sanctioned events. Valve has yet to share any details about the new system. However, we know that at least half of the CS:GO teams attending closed qualifiers must be invited based on their Regional Stadnigs position. The other half will consist of teams who made it through the open qualifiers.

The new closed bracket will follow the RMR format, meaning that the number of teams attending the event must be double the number of available spots. Moreover, each region (Asia, Europe, and America) must hold at least one closed qualifier but can split it to battle the possible ping issues of the teams. If the qualifying event has to get split, the spots have to be divided between the regions equally.

The changes come ahead of the next CS:GO Major, the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, which is slated for May 8-21, 2023. The Paris Major will take place at Accor Arena in Paris, France, and welcome 24 CS:GO teams, vying for the lion’s share of the $1.250,000 prize pool.

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