CSGO insider allegedly leaks next Major host and location
ESLCounter-Strike: Global Offensive insider ‘Polish Leaks’ has apparently revealed information about the upcoming Majors, notably the location and hosts.
Majors are the biggest events on the CSGO calendar, where the best teams in the world battle it out in events akin to other game’s World Championships.
The winner is usually crowned as the best team in the world at the time, and forever keeps the honor of lifting one of the most prestigious trophies in Counter-Strike. As such, the atmosphere is always electric, with players and fans alike looking forward to the events more than any others.
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Fans especially are left in the dark about upcoming Majors, with key information such as location, or the tournament organizer, sometimes being revealed just a few months before the event. However, things may have changed as Polish Leaks claims to have revealed the detail for the next two Majors.
“Perfect World (+PGL) to host autumn Major. Originally they planned China as a location, but due to 2019-nCoV there’s a probability of moving it to a different country and even changing the host to BLAST, which for now is in advanced talks about covering the first Major in 2021,” the leaker claimed in a February 7 Tweet.
Of course, nothing is confirmed quite yet, but the claims do make sense. PGL is a huge CSGO event organizer and haven’t hosted a Major since 2017. Meanwhile, BLAST has been putting up high-quality tournaments since 2017 and have yet to host a Major.
??Perfect World (+PGL) to host autumn Major. Originally they planned China as a location, but due to 2019-nCoV there’s a probability of moving it to a different country and even changing the host to BLAST, which for now is in advanced talks about covering the first Major in 2021.
— polish leaks (@PolishLeaks) February 7, 2020
No location has been revealed for the alleged BLAST Major but many fans assume it will be in Europe as the first Major of 2020 will be held in Brazil and, if the claims are to be believed, the second one would be held in China.
It would make sense for the Major to then return to Europe, with Denmark being a possible location as it is the home of both RFRSH Entertainment, the parent company of BLAST, and current champions Astralis.
Dexerto has reached out to both PGL and RFRESH for comments and will keep you updated with any new information.