PGL Major Singapore 2026: schedule, format, tickets and how to watch
Southeast Asia's first Counter-Strike Major starts on 24 November, with 32 teams chasing US$1,250,000 across three Swiss stages. Here is the schedule, format, ticket prices and how to watch from the UK.
The PGL Major Singapore 2026, the second Counter-Strike 2 Major of the year, runs from 24 November to 13 December. Thirty-two teams are competing for a US$1,250,000 prize pool, and the last four days are staged at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
It is the first Counter-Strike Major held in Southeast Asia. Valve's rankings have already settled the field, so the questions now are practical ones: how the three Swiss stages work, when the arena days are, what tickets cost and when UK fans can tune in.
The schedule, stage by stage
PGL has split the Major into four blocks, with a short gap between the last Swiss stage and the playoffs:
- Stage 1: 24-27 November, 16 teams
- Stage 2: 28 November - 1 December, 16 teams
- Stage 3: 2-6 December, 16 teams
- Playoffs: 10-13 December, eight teams, Singapore Indoor Stadium
There are no matches from 7 to 9 December, and the Grand Final is on Sunday 13 December. Daily match times for the Swiss stages have not been published yet. The organiser says the full broadcast schedule will appear on its official channels.
How the Swiss format works
Each Swiss stage has 16 teams, and each round pairs teams that have the same win-loss record. Three wins take a team through and three losses knock it out, so eight teams advance from every stage and eight go home. Stage 2 puts the eight survivors of Stage 1 together with eight directly invited teams. Stage 3 does the same with eight more invited teams.
In Stages 1 and 2, most matches are best-of-one. Only the matches that decide whether a team advances or is eliminated are best-of-three. In Stage 3, every series is best-of-three. Seeding follows the global Valve Regional Standings: directly invited teams take seeds one to eight, and teams coming up from the previous stage take seeds nine to 16.
The eight playoff teams play a single-elimination bracket. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are best-of-three, and the title is decided in a best-of-five Grand Final. The map pool is Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage and Nuke.
How the places were shared out
All 32 places came from the Valve Regional Standings update of 2 November. Europe received 18 spots, the Americas nine and Asia five. Europe's places are split evenly, with six teams starting in each stage. The Americas have two places in Stage 3, one in Stage 2 and six in Stage 1, and Asia has one place in Stage 2 and four in Stage 1.
Prize money
The champion takes US$500,000 and the runner-up US$170,000. Every team that gets through Stage 1 earns at least US$10,000, but teams knocked out in the opening stage leave with no prize money. The full breakdown is in the table below.
Tickets and the arena days
Tickets are on sale only for the four playoff days at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, which holds more than 12,000 people and stands in the Kallang sports precinct. The Swiss stages are not played at the arena. Tickets are sold by the day through Ticketmaster Singapore, up to ten per transaction:
- 10 December: S$144
| Placing | Prize per team |
|---|---|
| 1st | US$500,000 |
| 2nd | US$170,000 |
| 3rd | US$100,000 |
| 4th | US$60,000 |
| 5th-8th | US$45,000 |
| 9th-16th | US$20,000 |
| 17th-24th | US$10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | - |
Frequently asked questions
When does the PGL Major Singapore 2026 start?
Stage 1 starts on 24 November and runs until 27 November. Stage 2 and Stage 3 follow, and the playoffs run from 10 to 13 December, ending with the Grand Final on 13 December.
Can I buy tickets for the Swiss stages?
No. Tickets are only sold for the four playoff days at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, from 10 to 13 December. Each day is sold separately through Ticketmaster Singapore, with prices from S$144 to S$369 plus a S$6 booking fee.
What time is the Grand Final in the UK?
On Grand Final day, play starts at 2pm Singapore time, which is 6am in the UK on Sunday 13 December. The three earlier playoff days start at 9am UK time.
How much does the winner receive?
The champion takes US$500,000 from the US$1,250,000 prize pool, and the runner-up gets US$170,000. Teams eliminated in Stage 1 receive no prize money.