Valve has🍌 introduced a regional ranking-based qualification system for the upcoming ESL One Rio Major, the CS:GO developer team announced today. ESL One Rio𒅌 was originally scheduled to take place in May, but was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been combined with 2020’s second CS:GO Major, and will go on inꦯ November with a $2🍨,000,000 prize pool.
Previously, teams who placed top eight at a CS:GO Major received a direct invite to the following Major. As the Rio Major will take place over a year after StarLadder Berlin, all teams will have to prove their worth by earning Regional Major Ranking points through various tournaments. As most teams will be separated by region in the coming mon🍌ths, the ranking will only compare teams against those in theℱir region. Teams with the most points in e𝐆ach region will then earn an invite to the Rio Major in November, either as Co♎ntenders, Challengers, or Legends.
The first eᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚvent of the revamped qualification circuit will be , a 56-team online tournament spread out across the six major regions. Road to Rio will run from April 22nd to May 17th with a $225,000 prize pool on offer, filling the scheduling void left by the Rio Major’s cancellation.
Valve also the Rio Major will not have regional🐭 Minors preceding the main event. Regional Major Ranking points will be available at additional future events, though none have been nameಌd yet.