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GL announced back in January that the first CS:GO Major after a two-year break would take place in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm. The tournament will have 3 Stages; New Challengers Stage, New Legends Stage and New Champions Stage. In New Challengers Stage, 16 teams will play in a Swiss System format where top 8 teams advances to the next stage. New Legends Stage will also be played in a Swiss System format with 8 teams who qualified from the previous stage and 8 teams who were seeded from the Major Rankings. Top 8 teams from New Legends Stage will advance to the New Champions Stage where they will play in a Singe Elimination bracket fromat