StarLadder has partnered up with LORGAR to bring a new VRS LAN event for Counter-Strike 2 in April 2026.
The upcoming LORGAR RANKINGS CS2 tournament is set to take place from April 25-26, and will feature a prize pool of a whopping $50,000 USD. The qualifiers for the event are scheduled to begin in March.
StarLadder has already unveiled all the details regarding the event’s open and closed qualifiers, along with the LAN finals. Here’s everything you need to know about the LORGAR Rankings CS2 tournament.
StarLadder LORGAR RANKINGS CS2 Tournament Qualifiers
The open qualifier for LORGAR RANKINGS will run from March 12-15, and will see elite CS2 teams across Eastern Europe competing online on FACEIT in hopes of securing a spot at the closed qualifier. The open qualifiers will adopt a BO1 single elimination format, with the deciding games being BO3.
The top sixteen teams from the open qualifiers will then proceed to the closed qualifier for the tournament. Set to take place from March 20-April 10, this stage will feature a GSL-style group stage followed by a double-elimination play-in. All matches in the closed qualifier will be played as BO3s.
Once the dust settles, the top four teams from the closed qualifier will be joined by four EU VRS invitees to compete in the LAN studio finals, set to take place on April 25–26 in Schengen.
StarLadder LORGAR RANKINGS CS2 Tournament Prize Pool
As mentioned earlier, the LORGAR RANKINGS CS2 event will have a total prize pool of $50,000 USD. Fans can find the full prize distribution breakdown below:
- 1st place: $15k
- 2nd place: $9k
- 3rd–4th place: $6k each
- 5th–6th place: $3.5k each
- 7th–8th place: $3.5k each