One of the major concerns before to the announcement was whether the events would take place in the appropriate places. The French Major qualifying competitions will take place in three different cities. Copenhagen, Denmark will host the European RMR, while Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia will host the RMRs for the Americas and Asia, respectively. The CS:GO Major-related events will be held in these nations for the first time.
Fans have been eager to find out whether the RMRs will be held in the local countries, which hasn’t always been the case in the past editions of Valve-sponsored tournaments. The Americas RMRs for IEM Rio Major and PGL Antwerp Major were held in Stockholm and Bucharest, respectively.
As of now, the exact dates for the RMRs remain unknown. Although with the Major itself beginning on May 8, the qualifiers should take place sometime in April.
Another aspect that was cleared out during today’s press conference was the commentary inside the Accor Arena (where the playoffs BLAST.tv Paris CS:GO Major 2023 will take place) will be in English. The locations of the Challengers and Legends Stage, though, haven’t been confirmed yet.
This time, the qualifying process for the CS:GO Major will look slightly different, as Valve introduced a few changes on Dec. 22. A new closed qualifier for the RMRs was introduced, and the teams invited to them will be decided through the Regional Standings.