Gamebox Masters
Counter-Strike

Prize pool 2026

The tournament will have a prize pool of 50.000 DKK with 40.000 DKK to the winner and 10.000 DKK to the second place.

Information and format

The tournament will be played at LAN during Gamebox Festival 2026. There is no maximum number of teams. Dust2 will use 6 April VRS for seeding purposes.

Format will be double elimination until 32 teams remain with all matches being Bo1 except for the last lower bracket round which will be Bo3. Hereafter we will play 8 GSL groups with 16 moving forward. Groups will also be Bo1 except for the group lower bracket decider, which will be Bo3. These 16 teams will play a Bo3 single elimination playoff. 

Registration

Registration for the CS tournament will happen on Dust2 and opened 15 December 2025 20:00 CET. To participate in the CS tournament, it is required that you have purchased 5 tickets (for your 5 players) to the Gamebox Festival POWER LAN. Tickets can be found on Ticketmaster. 

Disqualification

Dust2 reserves the right to disqualify any team / player from participation should a player be banned by ESL FACEIT Group, ESIC or other major tournaments organizers, via Valve Anti Cheat, or on any anti-cheating platform (including, but not limited to FACEIT and Akros). Players who are banned in Dust2.dk's other tournaments for any reason whatsoever are also prohibited from participating unless a dispensation is given in writing. Dust2 reserves the right to also disqualify any team due to breaches of the Gamebox code of conduct.