Infographic: 10 things to know about PGL Major Copenhagen

11-3-2024 21:01

The first CS2 Major is just six days away, and we're starting the countdown with some fun facts about the 24 teams in attendance — and some who missed out.

Update March 16, 12:35 :

9 Pandas encountered travel issues and have been replaced at the PGL Major Copenhagen by GamerLegion. As a result, sections #1, #2, #8, #9, #10 of the infographic have been adjusted.

Official: GamerLegion replace 9 Pandas at Copenhagen Major

interesting

2024-03-11 21:01

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So many playoffs for Fallen :O

2024-03-12 00:38

3 replies

too bad he sucks lmao

2024-03-12 06:59

1 reply

no one with a brain thinks that.

2024-03-12 17:02

Lg/sk times

2024-03-12 09:05

RUSSIA GOATED

2024-03-11 21:01

20 replies

far from it

2024-03-11 21:06

How?

2024-03-11 21:19

Stockholm 2.0

2024-03-11 22:16

1 reply

2024-03-11 22:16

If only they made every major playoff

2024-03-11 22:26

14 replies

vp and spirit definitely will

2024-03-11 22:26

13 replies

faze, vitality, spirit and vp are definietly the favourites

2024-03-11 23:01

12 replies

+111

2024-03-11 23:02

honestly, throw G2 in there too, NiKo seemed so much better lately in CS2, m0nesy was the young fcking goat way before donk, throw in a nexa and hunter clutch and they can be dangerous

2024-03-11 23:12

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If their stars perfom like in kato 2023 they will probably, but they have problem with that usually it's just one or two and the others are sleeping That is why they have poor results considering the players they have

2024-03-11 23:18

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thing is, if NiKo and m0nesy perform at their high level, you don't need hunter to be at MVP level, they just need to get theirs and niko and m0nesy will carry them, ofc against teams like faze and spirit and vitality they'll need the full firepower

2024-03-11 23:19

5 replies

hunter gotta step since he fell off a bit ever since cs2

2024-03-12 04:41

1. Hooxi, Nexa 2. Full firepower Choose 1

2024-03-13 18:14

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bro, niko m0nesy and hunter, if they all play good, tell me that them alone don't have the firepower to beat 90% of the teams

2024-03-13 18:37

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Hunter is average player at this major, Niko and monesy can't carry these bots hooxi and nexa.

2024-03-13 21:31

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how do you know hunter is average player at this major? you're from the future?

2024-03-13 21:40

NIKO OVERRATED

2024-03-12 08:09

vp is literally crumbling rn versus apeks

2024-03-11 23:15

1 reply

just had economical problems on one CT side in an online BO3 lol

2024-03-12 00:18

2024-03-12 05:13

Crucial information: FaZe are winning

2024-03-11 21:01

2 replies

LMAOOOO getting donked again

2024-03-12 00:59

1 reply

language of facts

2024-03-12 12:14

ez4saw

2024-03-11 21:01

No Mauisnake, i will not be watching

2024-03-11 21:02

3 replies

Thanks for letting us know Mauisnake

2024-03-11 21:14

No mauisnake, i will be watching

2024-03-11 21:36

1 reply

2024-03-12 08:33

Cool infographic

2024-03-11 21:02

3 replies

+1, great job hltv

2024-03-11 23:32

+ I’m designer and it’s look awesome

2024-03-12 04:59

2024-03-12 12:21

holy, long time since immortals gambit final

2024-03-11 21:03

gla1ve 1v9 machine ez one tap

2024-03-11 21:05

maj3r goat

2024-03-11 21:07

nice!

2024-03-11 21:09

s1mple is still the substitute for NaVi so how does that count as a broken streak, especially since we don't even know yet, if he will be needed in the games or not?

2024-03-11 21:14

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Yea but does he have a sticker? No, so it kinda ends here and there. No sticker, no major.

2024-03-11 21:27

1 reply

But what if he plays?

2024-03-11 21:33

Where is he listed exactly?

2024-03-11 21:30

3 replies

wherever they list every team's 6th player

2024-03-11 21:32

2 replies

And where is that because i'm curious about other teams too. 🙂

2024-03-11 22:52

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I don't know, I'm pretty sure I read a bunch of them sometime before the RMRs or open&closed qualifiers, but can't remember where. But I do know for a fact that s1mple is NaVi's 6th.

2024-03-11 23:02

He isn't attending or qualified for it, though. Even if he plays as the substitute potentially, that doesn't change the fact he didn't qualify for it on the main roster.

2024-03-11 21:58

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Still how can you say his major streak is broken if he ends up playing there anyway and in the most extreme case even win the whole event? Is it qualified on the main roster streak or playing in major streak?

2024-03-11 22:01

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Because that would be a technicality, not an actuality. The record is for Major contention on an active roster or qualifications, not merely cheating the system by turning up to potentially play, otherwise that wouldn't really be a record.

2024-03-11 22:04

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No. If he plays in the major, maybe even every game for all we know, it would be a technicality, not an actuality, to say that he didn't attend the major. You can then put an asterisk on his record and tell everyone that "uhhm acchually he didnt qualify on main roster so achually it was only a technicality attending the games and not him". If you care so much about it, that is.

2024-03-11 22:10

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Ask yourself is that fair, though? Dupreeh's record was broken because Preazy failed to qualify for the Major, they also don't have any names on any Major stickers because they have not officially qualified for the Major; why would it be different for s1mple just because he is attending as a potential substitute? You're also banking on the likelihood that s1mple potentially plays, so if s1mple doesn't play, does that mean that the record is broken or not? If Dupreeh attends the Major as a spectator, does that also mean that his record also stands? IF s1mple 'plays' at the Major, it would likely stand as a technicality because he would be playing as a substitute, not as a player on the active roster. I can't see there being an asterisk over the record when the record already stands as is.

2024-03-11 22:14

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"is that fair" Who tf cares? It's a trivia question at best, not something you go to the bank to cash in for a million dollars. I can guarantee you that if s1mple plays, basically no one will care about this technicality that he was a substitute. He played and that's that. The same works the other way around if he doesn't wind up playing. Everyone will remember that he didn't attend, even though he technically was listed as a substitute.

2024-03-11 22:17

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"Who tf cares? It's a trivia question at best, not something you go to the bank to cash in for a million dollars." Well, that depends on you, friend. It's an interesting point to bring up and that is why I wanted to respond to you. Fairly certain people will care about that sort of thing if s1mple plays, but we probably have different opinions on that. Unless Major attendances count substitutes, which I don't think that it does, I guess it remains to be food for thought, for what it's worth. IF it does happen, I'm pretty certain that it would be the first for a Major to officially use a substitute that I can think of, if you don't count RMR's.

2024-03-11 22:21

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It's rare and interesting, that's why I raise the question. There's a certain grey area if he plays a game or two and let's say NaVi lose both. Does that count for anything and should it? Probably not in all fairness. But there's also the unlikely scenario, that he plays most of the games and they win the whole event with him, maybe even because of him if all the stars align. Of course, usually having to use a substitute is a certain death sentence, but having s1mple in the sidelines is a special circumstance, that might very well lead to some very weird outcomes. So in my opinion it's pretty dumb to outright decide that his attendance as an official substitute categorically doesn't constitute to absolutely anything.

2024-03-11 22:35

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Yeah, if those specific circumstances were to occur, that could potentially rewrite Major history.

2024-03-11 22:43

Imagine spending time arguing this. Jeez.

2024-03-12 08:23

That's like saying Olof won Antwerp because he was on Faze's bench. It makes no sense. He is not a starter on Navi and it's not expected for anyone on that team to be subbed out for him. IF he does sub in, then yes his streak would stay intact. That's speculation so HLTV is just going to make the safe bet and say he isn't attending because it's most likely true.

2024-03-12 01:30

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Unexpected things sometimes happen. HLTV is not making a safe bet by speculating that he won't attend. The safe bet is to see what happens in the major.

2024-03-12 01:47

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He is not going to the major. Navi is indicating so. Nobody on the team is alluding to it. We know that everyone seems relatively healthy. There is zero reason to believe it. HLTV is not posting speculation. They don't talk about "unexpected things." They talk about the expected. That's how the news works. They inform us about what is expected to happen. S1mple not making the major is expected by all parties involved from HLTV to Navi to the dude himself. That doesn't mean it can't be wrong, but it's more than enough to make it a factual statement.

2024-03-12 04:21

The only speculation here is your made up scenario and considering your made up scenario you should not be using either “speculation” or “safe bet” in your posts regarding this.

2024-03-12 06:39

If you think like that, HLTV should also put people like Obama on the rookie list, because i mean it could eventually happen. Maybe multiple people on Complexity get sick so he gets to play. Ofc s1mple playing is much more likely because he is listed as a sub but i think even if someone from navi falls out B1ad3 might play. S1mple could potentially play but 99.99% it won't happen. You need to think about what actually happened and whats most likely instead of thinking about every possible scenario that can happen. He might get to play and continue his streak but most likely he won't and its broken

2024-03-12 18:28

If s0mple was on falcon list as main roster, he cant be substitute for other team-conflict if interrests Also he cant be substitute in falcons and in navi same time Via valve major tos

2024-03-12 09:10

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His loan period ends in time for the Elimination stage. Basically he was in Falcons only while NaVi wasn't playing.

2024-03-12 09:23

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Ok but he MUST BE at substitute list to be allow to play. Following that, he cant be on different list. Imagine situation when flacons goes 3-x, then 3-x to legens and play vs navi, which have s0mple at their substitute list. Its not like they told pgl 'oh dont worry hes on loan only for opener', the rules are a player cant be on two teams substitue/main list

2024-03-12 11:42

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The loan happened only after Falcons were eliminated and NaVi was qualified.

2024-03-12 13:14

It is a broken streak until proven otherwise. But even then it propably doesnt count

2024-03-12 10:00

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IF he plays it 100% does count. What's "playing in a major" to you? Playing in a major? LOL :D This discussion was funny as fuck The touch grass factor is extremely high here

2024-03-13 03:20

Cool

2024-03-11 21:15

Really cool to see

2024-03-11 21:18

2 swedes, 2 french, how the mighty have fallen...

2024-03-11 21:18

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0 ger-mens :(

2024-03-11 21:27

But both Frenchies are Major winners and have a good chance of getting another one.

2024-03-12 01:53

Nice one Striker

2024-03-11 21:21

Is it me, or is the resolution of the images very poor?

2024-03-11 21:22

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nah its really bad idk why they just uploaded one long picture instead of actually splitting it up

2024-03-12 01:32

yes it is because it's just one big image

2024-03-12 05:03

Very nice

2024-03-11 21:24

Crazy that the last time hen1 made a major was when he was in the final

2024-03-11 21:28

3-0 in groups 2-0 in quarters 2-0 in semis 2-0 final Team Spirit major champions 2024 Sorry for spoilers

2024-03-11 21:29

5 replies

vita vs spirit

2024-03-11 21:33

4 replies

It doesn't matter who, I think this is most predicted major ever

2024-03-11 21:34

3 replies

lets see. i dont think 2-0 semis and quarters is predicted

2024-03-11 21:35

2 replies

You might be right if vertigo would be in map pool but in other way it's 2-0

2024-03-11 21:39

1 reply

every bot now think vertigo they can win against spirit

2024-03-11 21:40

nice

2024-03-11 21:30

How do they define "rookies"?

2024-03-11 21:31

4 replies

First time at a major?

2024-03-11 21:35

1 reply

I guess you're right.

2024-03-11 21:38

First time Major attendees.

2024-03-11 21:56

1 reply

Nvm

2024-03-12 09:11

Sick article lmao

2024-03-11 21:32

I am so happy for Hen1, seized and Maj3r they had to wait so long and work so hard to attend a major again

2024-03-11 21:38

super cool graphic! for some reason I found #9 the most interesting

2024-03-11 21:39

portugal top 4 most players, what a time to be alive

2024-03-11 21:40

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its insane ngl

2024-03-12 20:11

Saying Roman, Mutiris, Stadodo and Just are "rookies" is laughable. Idisbalance doesn't deserve to be called a rookie either. Not having achievements doesn't make you a rookie if you've been grinding for years to make it to a major

2024-03-11 21:49

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#49

2024-03-11 21:58

average frenchie doesn't understand what they mean by rookie

2024-03-11 22:41

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"what they mean" isn't what the word means :D language doesn't care about your ignorance. They could have simply said #64

2024-03-11 23:22

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It basically means Major Rookies, whats so hard to understand? You read an arcticle which is about 10 things to know about the MAJOR and the section ROOKIE is displaying ROOKIES of a MAJOR. Every normal thinking person should get that its talking about Major rookies and not rookie players in general.

2024-03-12 18:47

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again, language doesn't care that you're ignorant. Words have meaning. Rookie means new player. the title should have been "first major attendees". I understood what they meant, but pointed out the mistake anyway.

2024-03-12 20:33

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You've just proven my point lol Rookie = new player so... Major Rookie = the player is new to a major If you only read point two and after 10 seconds already forgot that the news is about the major its not their problem. They could've phrased it like "The Major is full of rookies" but since the news contains facts about the major its obvious what they meant.

2024-03-12 21:34

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No I have not. You saying that doesn't make it true. Add "proven" to the list of words you don't know the meaning of. Again, I perfectly understood what they meant. But the meaning of rookie doesn't change. Being new to a setting doesn't make you a rookie. Again, language does not care about your ignorance of it. You don't twist words to your liking, you don't invent a new language. It does not matter what you think, words have meaning.

2024-03-13 00:58

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You are always talking about the word "rookie" when you fail to set it in the context its used..."major rookie"

2024-03-13 23:29

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Let me give you an example because apparently you struggle with logic : in the NBA, players are called rookies when they play their first year, even though most of them have a least some experience playing basketball at the pro level. That's because the NBA literally has its own rules. The International Federation of Basketball and the NBA rules differ in MANY ways : foul and throw rules, duration of the games, 3 pts line distance and even the size of the fkn court. The major is just a tournament, they play the same game, on the same maps, with the EXACT same rules as in other tournaments. I'm putting some words in caps to make sure your simple mind doesn't miss the nuance. Being a rookie implies absence of experience. The players who have been playing the game for almost a decade have experience and they shouldn't be called rookies. The good thing about language is that you don't make up new rules whenever you feel like it.

2024-03-14 02:26

Cool infographic

2024-03-11 21:50

27 yrold rookie omegalul

2024-03-11 21:51

Didn't realize seized has been to so many playoffs

2024-03-11 21:54

i like infographics

2024-03-11 21:54

Bump. Awesome infographic, Striker. :)

2024-03-11 21:55

very nice

2024-03-11 21:58

how about the other rookies like xantares, chopper, magixx, hades, kylar, goofy, brollan i know they played over 7 years each. but cs has a different meaning for the word "rookie" nertz won rookie of the year in his 9th season of playing cs. 4 years ago he was 1 win away from attending a major, he has been to tier1 events but he is still a rookie for some reason

2024-03-11 22:10

will major still be b03? residentsleeper

2024-03-11 22:10

Depressing the way NIP lost their major streak the way they did.

2024-03-11 22:11

7 portugueses, so proud!

2024-03-11 22:12

Awesome infographic Would be sick if added one more about countries that haven't missed a major playoff which are Ukraine and Denmark, followed by Russia (missing Paris only)

2024-03-11 22:21

If brollan troll jimphat i will be tilt

2024-03-11 22:22

Maj3r goat

2024-03-11 22:35

Brazil on top

2024-03-11 22:44

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Due to qualifying from NA qual.

2024-03-11 23:23

2 replies

It's Americas qualifier, Brazil is located in America, in case you didn't know. Do you want Brazil to compete at Asia qualifier?

2024-03-11 23:45

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He means because brazil basically got their own rmr (because NA is shit lul) so its almost a 100% guarantee for brazilians to qualify. The number is inflated but not brazils fault that NA is shit.

2024-03-12 18:34

Niko 0 major lul

2024-03-11 22:48

FALLEN and COLDZERA… good times :’)

2024-03-11 22:50

Nice list of things to know. Playoff appereance is quite huge amount biased towards those players who were playing in ancient times. It was so much easier to get to playoffs compared to now.

2024-03-11 22:54

EZ 4 MAJ3R

2024-03-11 22:55

this infographic is really cool

2024-03-11 22:59

Imagine maj3r winning the major lol

2024-03-11 23:02

NAVI the greatest org in CS history, without a doubt

2024-03-11 23:02

Hen1 never played a major after that disaster at Kraków. Wow! Him leaving Furia was already on my book of worst decisions ever made but that sheds another light to it.

2024-03-11 23:08

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I believe kyarbye's decision to leave Astralis was even worse.

2024-03-12 01:57

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yup, it's always a hard battle between these two cases. what if.....

2024-03-12 02:32

Not really, Astralis only got really dominant after they added Magisk and let's face it Magisk is and even back then was a much better individual player. HEN1 on the other hand was a key piece of Furia's success and the team went to shit without him while he himself faded into irrelevancy.

2024-03-12 09:45

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I meant it was a bad decision from Kyaerbye's point of view, not from that of the team.

2024-03-12 11:47

russia running cs at the moment

2024-03-11 23:12

n1 content, lets go

2024-03-11 23:32

Sometimes I wish I was there, playing on a major... Damn...

2024-03-11 23:54

Amazing content guys, very good job! Give us more of these

2024-03-12 00:26

Good post

2024-03-12 00:49

Great post

2024-03-12 01:13

France have 2 players, sweden to. Where is the gold old times...

2024-03-12 01:14

fantastic piece love it !!!!! keep up the excellent work

2024-03-12 01:26

awesome graphic. disagree with some of the rookies - a few of them have been in or around tier1 for many years. I'm sad for dupreeh and twistzz. happy for many others.

2024-03-12 01:52

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Why are you constantly bringing this up? Rookies in this case means it's their first time attending a Major. It doesn't matter if they are 50 year old grandpas with 30 year experience in the game.

2024-03-12 02:00

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constantly bringing this up lmao? are you cooked? you clearly don't understand the definition of the word rookie. just go look how they use the word in other sports, or even just look at the definition

2024-03-12 21:03

In this case it's used correctly since it's only about Majors. It's not like when "Rookie of the year" means "Tier 1 rookie of the year"

2024-03-12 03:59

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Rookie has a specific definition, it's not simply "first time at a specific type of event". if you play football or baseball for 10 years and finally make it to your first playoff - you are NOT a rookie. the word is not used in that context. just compare to any other sport.

2024-03-12 21:08

Time for frozen to win his first major!!

2024-03-12 01:55

bro what made you think white background would be cool idea. my eyes hurt so much looking at this

2024-03-12 03:14

Awesome infographic :)

2024-03-12 03:21

nice info

2024-03-12 03:40

roman and mutiris rookie ???

2024-03-12 03:42

3 replies

first time in major :)

2024-03-12 04:21

2 replies

s1mple 1 major sdy 0

2024-03-12 06:30

1 reply

s1mple on loan sdy not on loan

2024-03-12 17:46

Great article. Do you use PowerBI or what software? Also may I have your dataset please?

2024-03-12 04:27

What about b4rtiN at the rookies session

2024-03-12 04:41

2 replies

Wasnt he at Stockholm

2024-03-12 04:50

1 reply

yeah I forgor

2024-03-12 05:27

this is really cool

2024-03-12 04:53

Interesring

2024-03-12 05:45

coldzera my friend go win

2024-03-12 06:00

zero from canada Aware

2024-03-12 07:21

0 australian players sad

2024-03-12 08:17

2 replies

Lynn Vision fluked with Grayhound :(

2024-03-12 08:21

1 reply

gh should of had it but LV just the better team on the day.

2024-03-12 10:58

Fallen gonna teach donk some CS

2024-03-12 08:58

1 reply

donk gonna teach fallen some cs

2024-03-12 14:53

2024-03-12 09:10

Nice

2024-03-12 09:14

Navi 20 majors. HOW?

2024-03-12 09:58

11th “thing” : Game is still in Beta

2024-03-12 09:58

nice info, 10x

2024-03-12 10:10

IMO pic 2 is the most significant, while EU has the "most experienced" players, the rookies are coming from SA and CIS, mark my words but it will be the downfall of the EU. Perhaps not this major but in cs2 for sure

2024-03-12 11:46