YaLLa Esports to host three CS2 tournaments in 2026

Tournament operator YaLLa Esports, the organizer of the YaLLa Compass series, has announced three new big Counter-Strike 2 LAN events scheduled for 2026.

The first of these will be held in Qatar in Q1 2026; the second event will take place in the United Arab Emirates in Q4 2026; while the third competition is planned for Q2/Q3 2026 (location will be revealed later).

YaLLa Esports also announced new details about two YaLLa Compass tournaments to be held in 2025. Both events will begin with open qualifiers, with the winners advancing to a closed qualifier. The top eight squads from the closed qualifiers will secure berths at the LAN final, where they will be joined by eight invitees (invites will be distributed based on Valve's ranking).

Each of the two tournaments will feature $750,000 in prize money, with $150,000 allocated for qualifiers and the remaining $600,000 for the LAN final. The winners will receive $300,000 each.

Origin: www.hltv.org