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CS:GO Minor Championships

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CS:GO Minor Championships (known colloquially as Minors) were tournaments with a prize pool of $50,000 sponsored by Valve. They were qualifiers for the CS:GO Major Championships and were separated into 4 different regions: Americas, Asia, CIS, and Europe.

Following the outbreak of the COVID-19, the Minor Championships for ESL One: Rio 2020 were cancelled, with the Minor Championship system replaced with the Regional Major Rankings system.

Events[edit]

Americas[edit]

G & S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Global Offensive
Apr 26 - May 02, 2020
$50,000
8 teams
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Cancelled
Global Offensive
Jul 17 - 21, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Germany Berlin
Global Offensive
Jan 22 - 26, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Poland Katowice
Global Offensive
Jul 07 - 11, 2018
$50,000
8 teams
United Kingdom London
Global Offensive
Nov 02 - 05, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
Canada Toronto
Global Offensive
Jun 08 - 11, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
United States Santa Ana
Global Offensive
Dec 03 - 04, 2016
 
4 teams
United States Atlanta
Global Offensive
May 19 - 22, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
United States Columbus
Global Offensive
Jan 15 - 17, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
United States Columbus

Asia[edit]

G & S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Global Offensive
Apr 26 - May 02, 2020
$50,000
8 teams
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Cancelled
Global Offensive
Jul 24 - 28, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Germany Berlin
Global Offensive
Jan 22 - 26, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Poland Katowice
Global Offensive
Jul 16 - 20, 2018
$50,000
8 teams
United Kingdom London
Global Offensive
Oct 26 - 29, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
South Korea Seoul
Global Offensive
Jun 01 - 04, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
China Beijing
Global Offensive
Oct 28 - 30, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
Malaysia Johor Bahru
Global Offensive
May 05 - 08, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
South Korea Seoul
Global Offensive
Jan 29 - Feb 02, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei

CIS[edit]

G & S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Global Offensive
Apr 26 - May 02, 2020
$50,000
8 teams
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Cancelled
Global Offensive
Jul 24 - 28, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Germany Berlin
Global Offensive
Jan 16 - 20, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Poland Katowice
Global Offensive
Jul 10 - 13, 2018
$50,000
7 teams
United Kingdom London
Global Offensive
Oct 26 - 29, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
Romania Bucharest
Global Offensive
Jun 08 - 11, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
Russia Moscow
Global Offensive
Nov 11 - 13, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
Russia Saint Petersburg
Global Offensive
Apr 28 - May 01, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
Russia Moscow
Global Offensive
Jan 22 - 24, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
Belarus Minsk

Europe[edit]

G & S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Global Offensive
Apr 26 - May 02, 2020
$50,000
8 teams
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Cancelled
Global Offensive
Jul 17 - 21, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Germany Berlin
Global Offensive
Jan 16 - 20, 2019
$50,000
8 teams
Poland Katowice
Global Offensive
Jul 19 - 22, 2018
$50,000
8 teams
United Kingdom London
Global Offensive
Nov 02 - 05, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
Romania Bucharest
Global Offensive
Jun 15 - 18, 2017
$50,000
8 teams
Romania Bucharest
Global Offensive
Nov 04 - 06, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
Romania Bucharest
Global Offensive
May 14 - 16, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
France Tours
Global Offensive
Jan 29 - 31, 2016
$50,000
8 teams
Romania Bucharest

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