“It’s amazing for us, it’s crazy how long we stayed so far from events,” said Jaime Padua, a 34-year-old fan from Brazil. Players and fans alike have long anticipated the return of the so-called Majors, similar to Grand Slams in tennis, where the best teams in the world compete for a prize pool of at least $1 million. After a two-year pause of in-person events, Counter-Strike, one of the world’s most popular competitive video games, is back in front of a live audience in Stockholm.
