BC.Sport to host $50,000 CS2 occasion

Esports organisation BC.Sport has introduced the BC.Sport Masters Championship, hosted by event organiser Vanta.

The Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) occasion might be held as an LAN competitors in Bucharest, Romania, the place groups will compete for a lion’s share of its $50,000 (~£36,555) prize pool.

The championship will happen from March twenty fourth to twenty sixth, 2026, with registrations open on February tenth at 5:00 PM GMT. There might be a $2,000 (~£1,460) sign-up price per group, though the occasion is open to all gamers and international area groups.

The highest eight VRS groups might be seeded to the principle occasion, which might be held on the Nexus Players Pub. Setup particulars have additionally been offered, that includes BenQ ZOWIE 400Hz screens, Acezone headsets, and PCs with NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti GPUs.

Ultimately, the successful group within the event will obtain $30,000 (~£21,950) for its efforts, with the runner-up incomes $10,000 (~£7,310) and the third-place group taking dwelling $5,000 (~£3,660).

The format might be break up into two phases: the Group Stage and the Playoffs. The Group Stage will first characteristic Bo1 opening matches, earlier than transferring on to Bo3 elimination and deciders. The occasion will conclude with a Bo3 Playoffs Stage. The BC.Sport Masters Championship might be livestreamed on the organisation’s Twitch channel.

The event might be hosted by Vanta, an esports platform identified for internet hosting the JB Professional League European on-line CS2 occasion.

In keeping with the official webpage, the BC.Sport Masters Championship is VRS eligible, and can seed groups based mostly on the VRS rankings for March 2026.

The event can be Valve Ranked Tier 2 compliant, which means groups can compete to earn essential factors in an effort to qualify for upcoming Counter-Strike 2 occasions. On this case, the occasion serves as a key step on the street in direction of the Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2026 Main.