Tier 1
- Tier 1 teams: the teams that regularly play, and win, the biggest tournaments.
- Tier 1 events: Majors and the other top international tournaments run by organizers like ESL, BLAST and PGL.
Below that, tier 2 means strong teams and events just under the top, and tier 3 covers smaller leagues, academies and regional events.
There is no single official list of tier 1, and Valve does not label events by tier. What Valve does publish is the Valve Regional Standings, which most big events use to invite teams.
On R1GG, tournaments carry a tier letter from our data provider:
| Tier | Roughly |
|---|---|
| S | Majors and the biggest international events (tier 1) |
| A | other big international events (tier 1 and strong tier 2) |
| B | tier 2 leagues and events |
| C, D | smaller leagues, qualifiers and regional events |
See the tournaments page and What Is a CS2 Major?
Related guides
What Is a CS2 Major?A CS2 Major is the biggest event in Counter-Strike: 32 teams, $1.25M, sponsored by Valve. How Majors work, how teams qualify and every CS2 Major winner.
LANLAN in CS2 esports means an offline event where both teams play on site, often in an arena.
Stand-inA stand-in in CS2 is a temporary player who replaces a regular team member for a match or event, for example because of visa issues.
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