Kinguin today announces the King's Crown Show Match. On 15 November, Counter-Strike legends HeatoN and pashaBiceps will captain two 5v5 teams, and the other eight seats will go to players from the community, who win them in free qualifiers the day before. The show match is the highlight of King's Crown Tournaments, Kinguin's free season of CS2 tournaments for players in Europe, which runs every weekend until 13 December.
- Show match on Sunday, 15 November at 19:00 CET: Team HeatoN vs Team Pasha, best of 3, streamed live on the captains' channels.
- Eight seats for the community: the top 4 of two free 1v1 qualifiers on Saturday, 14 November join their captain.
- Viewers can win too: Kinguin gift cards go to the audience during the broadcasts.
- Free CS2 tournaments every weekend until 13 December, with more than EUR 4,000 in prizes across the season.
- No entry fee, no purchase and no Kinguin account needed. Registration is open on Vieforit.
Kinguin, one of the world's largest digital marketplaces for games, gift cards and digital products, launched King's Crown Tournaments on 17 October. The Halloween weekend on 31 October - 1 November, played on a haunted version of the series' own map, Kinguin Arena, set the season's record so far: 400 players signed up for the Saturday 1v1 tournament, and pashaBiceps joined that bracket himself, streaming his matches.
A Seat Next to a Legend
Most players only ever watch their idols on stream. On 15 November, eight of them will play on the same team.
HeatoN is one of the first stars of competitive Counter-Strike and an icon of the Swedish scene. pashaBiceps won a Major with Virtus.pro in Katowice in 2014 and is one of the best-known faces of Polish Counter-Strike. In the King's Crown Show Match, each of them leads a 5v5 team, and the rest of each roster comes from the community.
The way in is open to everyone. On Saturday, 14 November at 19:00 CET, two 1v1 qualifiers run at the same time, one for Team HeatoN and one for Team Pasha, so every player picks one captain. The top 4 of each qualifier join their captain for Sunday's match. Sign-up for the qualifiers is open at [registration link].
The qualifiers pay out like every King's Crown tournament, with Kinguin vouchers for the top 8 of each qualifier, and the four community players on the winning team each get an M4A1-S | Golden Coil with a Team Kinguin (Foil) | Cologne 2015 sticker. The match is streamed live on the captains' channels, and viewers can win Kinguin gift cards during the broadcast. There are no regular tournaments that weekend.
Free Every Weekend Until 13 December
Outside the show match weekend, free tournaments run every weekend until 13 December: 1v1 on Saturdays and 2v2 on Sundays, both starting at 19:00 CET. The 1v1 tournaments now take up to 256 players, aged 16 and over, on European servers. Matches are single elimination and best of 1, the final is best of 3, and Akros anti-cheat and live admins keep every match fair.
The top 8 of every tournament win Kinguin vouchers: EUR 70 for 1st, EUR 30 for 2nd, EUR 15 for 3rd-4th and EUR 5 for 5th-8th. In 2v2, both players get the full amount for their place. Across the season, more than EUR 4,000 in prizes are up for grabs. The seven-map pool includes Kinguin Arena, a custom map built for the series and played with the M4A1-S and P250.
Built for the Community
King's Crown is not a pro league. It is a place where players compete, have fun and meet other players every weekend, without paying anything. The Kinguin Discord is the home of the series: players find a 2v2 partner there, follow the results and talk about the matches. In a short survey on Vieforit, players also tell Kinguin what they want to play next, and their answers will shape the next season.
How to Join
- Create a free account on Vieforit and sign up for each tournament separately.
- Install Akros anti-cheat, available on the tournament page.
- Check in between 18:15 and 18:30 CET on match day.
- Join the Kinguin Discord for results, a 2v2 partner and news.
As a bonus for the community, the code KINGSCROWN gives 8% off a Kinguin cart until 13 December 2026. It is not needed to play.
Key Dates
- 7-8 November: Weekend 4
- 14 November: Show match qualifiers for Team HeatoN and Team Pasha, 19:00 CET
- 15 November: King's Crown Show Match, Team HeatoN vs Team Pasha, live from 19:00 CET
- 21-22 November: Weekend 5
- 28-29 November: Weekend 6
- 5-6 December: Weekend 7
- 12-13 December: Weekend 8, the last weekend of the season
About Kinguin
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