LORGAR RANKINGS: New Tier 2 Counter-Strike Event Revealed With $50,000 Prize Pool

Next month, LORGAR RANKINGS, an event from esports tournament organizer StarLadder and manufacturer LORGAR, is launching. 

This is a Tier 2 Countrer-Strike 2 event that'll begin on March 12 and carry into April 26. 

The prize pool is set at $50,000. 

Tournament Format

On February 26, the tournament was revealed, and it'll feature countries from Eastern Europe, with a format that includes an open national qualifier, a closed qualifier, and a LAN finals. 

Here's how it's laid out: 

• Open National Qualifiers: March 12 to 15 on FACEIT. The top 2 teams per country advance to the Closed Qualifier. It's single elimination. 
• Closed Qualifiers: March 20 to April 10 on FACEIT. Double elimination. The top 4 teams advance to the LAN Finals. 
• LAN Finals: April 25 to 26. Offline studio format, EU Schengen Area. Single Elimination. 8 teams compete (4 from Closed and 4 invited via European VRS). 

Now, here are the countries eligible to compete: 

• Albania

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bulgaria

• Croatia

• Czech Republic

• Estonia

• Hungary

• Kosovo

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Montenegro

• North Macedonia

• Poland

• Romania

• Serbia

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Ukraine

StarLadder and Tier 2 Events

StarLadder, a Ukrainian esports tournament organizer founded in 2011 and acquired by NODWIN Gaming last year for $5.5 million, has hosted its fair share of Tier 1 events, but now it's getting more into Counter-Strike Tier 2. 

In January, StarLadder and Stake teamed up for Stake Ranked, which had a $100,000 prize pool. 

Speaking of Tier 2, some other notable events include the BC.Game Masters with 24 teams vying for $50,000. 

Fan Prizes

For fans, you can submit an email for a chance to win a spot in various giveaways. You can also earn better odds by sharing with friends to earn extra entries.

Here are the prizes that'll be up for grabs: 

• 1x LORGAR Gaming PC used on the Main Stage during the Grand Final

• 1x Sim Racing Cockpit (LRG-RAF1)

• 1x Gaming Chair ACE 422

• 3x Gaming Mouse Elite MSE90W

• 3x Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Pro KBP70TKLW

• 5x Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Advanced Azar 514TKL

• 3x Wireless Gaming Headset Noah 702

• 5x Wireless Gaming Mouse Advanced MSA10W

• 3x Streaming Microphone Pro SMP40

• 5x Rapax 701 Webcam