A player has been an integral part of professional Counter-Strike for a decade, but just when the Major is taking place in his home country, his team misses out on qualifying for the tournament.
Which tournament is it? The Major tournament in Copenhagen is coming up. From March 17 to 31, the best teams from Counter-Strike 2 will meet and compete for $1,250,000.
A Major tournament is one of the most important tournaments in Counter-Strike. Major tournaments occur several times a year, where teams from different regions prove themselves in regional qualifying tournaments before they meet at the big tournaments. Major tournaments are usually held offline and attract a large audience of fans.
This year, two Major-format tournaments have been announced so far. The PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 from March 17 to 31 and the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 from December 1 to 15 in Shanghai.
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Danish legend does not qualify for the Major in Denmark
Which professional is not participating? The Danish Counter-Strike pro Dupreeh has been one of the big stars of Counter-Strike Esports since the beginning. He played his first tournaments in 2012 and remains one of the most successful players of the game to this day.
His winnings are estimated at over $2.2 million on liquipedia. He has won the mentioned Major tournaments five times in the 11 years he has not missed a single one.
Since the turn of the year, the Dane has been playing for the team Preasy Esport, but things have not been going well lately.
Why is the team not participating? The Danish team Preasy Esport is not participating in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 this year. In the qualification round of the Major, the so-called “European RMR B” tournament, the team could only secure one win against Pera Esports. They lost all other games and thus missed the qualification for the Major in their home country.
What about Dupreeh? The Dane is not participating in the tournament for the first time in 11 years due to his team’s poor performance.
On X (formerly Twitter), the pro commented on his team’s elimination saying: “We gave everything, but it wasn’t enough. Starting CS2 without the Major in Copenhagen is extremely sad, but in retrospect, it just wasn’t meant to be. Thank you for the support!”
Shortly thereafter, on X (formerly Twitter), the 5-time champion posted again after the previous post received many responses. “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
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This was my mindset for the RMR. Despite the failure, I am still proud of it.”
The pro will likely have to watch the tournament from the spectator stands or from home. A women’s team in CS 2 is facing completely different problems and is reaching out to the developer Valve with a request.
