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Esports World Cup 2024 CS2: Live schedule, results, and more

CS2 returns after a scheduled break.

The tier one Counter-Strike 2 season kicked back off on July 17 with the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where one team began the run to the Shanghai Major $400,000 USD richer.

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All eyes were on the Saudi event as this was the first major tournament since the mid-year break which saw many top rosters change up their squad for the run home. Last year it was Team Vitality who closed out the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive era with a win over ENCE. Who took home the trophy in Riyadh this year?

Here’s everything you need to know about Esports World Cup 2024 CS2: Full schedule, scores, results, and more.

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Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 format and teams

A giant stage with fireworks going off in the background.
The last time CS was in Riyadh, Vitality walked away champions to round out the CS:GO era. Image via Gamers8

Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 was a 15-team tournament with three stages. 14 teams were drawn into the opening stage, where they played a single head-to-head best-of-three to determine which stage they’d enter. Winners headed straight to the playoff quarterfinals, while the losers joined JiJieHao in the Play-In stage.

The Play-In stage was a single-elimination bracket where every match was a best-of-one, meaning there could be no mistakes. The single team that survives the Play-In stage joined the seven winners from the opening stage for the playoffs.

In the playoffs, teams played out a single-elimination bracket (this time with best-of-threes) until one team remained—they were crowned EWC champions for 2024.

Here are the teams that attended Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 and their qualification methods:

QualificationTeam(s)
Top event championsIEM Katowice 2024
Team Spirit

PGL Copenhagen Major 2024
NAVI
ESL World Ranking
Top teams by region
EU: FaZe Clan
NA: Complexity
SA: FURIA
ESL World Ranking
Next-best teams
G2 Esports
Vitality
MOUZ
Virtus.pro
Regional QualifiersEU: Sashi
NA: M80
SA: FURIA
OCE: FlyQuest
Asia: The MongolZ
Middle East: JiJieHao

Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 schedule and results

Opening Stage (July 17)

Winners proceed directly to the playoffs, and losers move to the Play-In Bracket. All match times are in Central Time (CT).

  • 6:30am: MOUZ 2-1 Sashi | FaZe 2-0 FlyQuest | G2 2-0 MongolZ
  • 9:30am: NAVI 2-0 FURIA | Vitality 2-0 M80
  • 1pm: VP 2-0 Complexity | Spirit 2-0 MIBR

Play-In Bracket (July 18)

A screenshot of the EWC 2024 CS2 tournament Play-In bracket.
JiJieHao got a free pass to the Play-In. Screenshot via Liquipedia
  • 5:30am: Sashi 13-8 JiJieHao | FlyQuest 5-13 FURIA
    • Quarterfinals. Losers are eliminated.
  • 6:55am: MongolZ 13-2 MIBR | M80 16-14 Complexity
    • Quarterfinals. Losers are eliminated.
  • 8:20am: Sashi 15-19 FURIA
    • Semifinal. Loser is eliminated.
  • 9:45am: MongolZ 13-8 M80
    • Semifinal. Loser is eliminated.
  • 11:10am: FURIA 13-9 MongolZ
    • Play-in final. Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.

Playoffs (July 18 to 21)

A screenshot of the EWC 2024 CS2 tournament playoff bracket.
Who will walk away as EWC champions? Screenshot via Liquipedia

Thursday, July 18

  • 1pm: Spirit 1-2 G2
    • G2 win 13-8 on Mirage.
    • Spirit win 16-14 on Nuke.
    • G2 win 13-5 on Ancient.
    • Quarterfinal. G2 proceeds to semifinals, Spirit is eliminated in 5th-8th.

Friday, July 19

  • 6:30am: Vitality 1-2 VP
    • Vitality win 22-20 on Mirage.
    • VP win 13-7 on Inferno.
    • VP win 13-5 on Dust 2.
    • Quarterfinal. VP proceeds to semifinals, Vitality is eliminated in 5th-8th.
  • 9:45am: MOUZ 2-1 FURIA
    • MOUZ win 13-7 on Nuke.
    • FURIA win 13-11 on Mirage.
    • MOUZ win 13-7 on Inferno.
    • Quarterfinal. MOUZ proceeds to semifinals, FURIA is eliminated in 5th-8th.
  • 1pm: NAVI 2-0 FaZe
    • NAVI win 13-10 on Mirage.
    • NAVI win 16-12 on Nuke.
    • Quarterfinal. NAVI proceeds to semifinals, FaZe is eliminated in 5th-8th.

Saturday, July 20

  • 9:45am: VP 0-2 G2
    • G2 win 13-4 on Dust 2.
    • G2 win 13-7 on Ancient.
    • Semifinal. G2 proceeds to the grand final, VP is eliminated in 3rd-4th.
  • 1pm: NAVI 2-1 MOUZ
    • MOUZ win 13-1 on Dust 2.
    • NAVI win 13-8 on Nuke.
    • NAVI win 13-5 on Mirage.
    • Semifinal. NAVI proceeds to the grand final, MOUZ is eliminated in 3rd-4th.

Sunday, July 21

  • 1pm: G2 1-2 NAVI
    • G2 win 16-14 on Ancient.
    • NAVI win 13-6 on Nuke.
    • NAVI win 13-6 on Inferno.
    • Grand final (best-of-three).

Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 streams: How to watch

Esports World Cup 2024 CS2 is streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. If you missed a match, check each channel following the conclusion of each matchday for full spoiler-free VODs. Community broadcasters may also be permitted to stream the matches: Check each official match page for more information about other streamers.

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Weekend editor for Dot Esports. Nick, better known as Taffy, began his esports career in commentary, switching to journalism with a focus on Oceanic esports, particularly Counter-Strike and Dota. Email: nicholas@dotesports.com
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