JOURNEY — CS2 VRS Tier-2 @ Åre

This November, Red Bull GIBAWAY returns with JOURNEY — a CS2 tournament in Åre with a 100,000 SEK prize pool and official VRS Tier-2 status. Organized by Black Molly Entertainment with ESPLAY and sponsored by Bredband2.

LAN VRS Tier-2 300+ PCs Open sign-up Åre, Sweden

Teams & Spots

24/24 teams confirmed
No spots left
Metizport logo
Alliance logo
EYEBALLERS logo
JS logo
9INE logo
MASONIC logo
AIMCLUB logo
SASHI logo
Boys N Da HUD logo
Lilmix logo
WOPA logo
Boomerdemons logo
ENCE
Young Ninjas
MOUZ NXT
Minkens
Falcons Force
BB
Inner Circle
AM Gaming
777
FUT Academy
StoichkovPeek
BC Game

Overview

Red Bull GIBAWAY is an all-in-one getaway: hotel, food, and a fully prepared 300+ PC LAN. After two successful 2024 editions, the third arrives in November — same LAN vibe, upgraded format, and bigger prize pool. All teams are seated in the LAN and enjoy the full GIBAWAY experience. The tournament is open to all teams on a first-come, first-served basis.

To make travel simple, we offer a JOURNEY Team Package including the Red Bull GIBAWAY night train, hotel and food. Broadcast on Esportstudion (SV), English stream TBA.

JOURNEY Team Package

  • Red Bull GIBAWAY tickets
  • Hotel for 6 people (2 triple rooms)
  • Dinner on Friday for 6 people
  • PCs & monitors (identical setups on site)
  • Night train (private 6-bed cabin) from Malmö/Göteborg/Stockholm
5 Players + Coach 28,998 SEK
5 Players 24,165 SEK

Extra rooms & tickets can be purchased separately.

Tournament Format

  • Identical setups for all teams (Intel Core i7-12700K · NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti · 32GB DDR4 3600Mhz). Monitors TBA.
  • No invites, no qualifiers — direct sign-up.
  • Teams: Max 24 (4 groups × 6 teams).
  • Groups: Round Robin BO1.
  • Playoffs: Single Elimination BO3.
  • Advancement: Group winners → Quarterfinals. 2nd vs 3rd → BO3 Knock-out for QF spots.

Schedule (Nov 7–8)

Fri Nov 7
12:00 Round 1
13:00 Round 2
14:00 Round 3
15:00 Round 4
16:00 Round 5
20:00 BO3 Knock-out (Group 2nd vs 3rd)
Sat Nov 8
10:00 Quarterfinals
13:00 Semifinals
TBD Grand Final

Train Travel — Red Bull GIBAWAY Night Train

To Åre — 6/11 (via Malmö → Göteborg → Stockholm)
  1. 14:00Malmö C
  2. 17:10Göteborg C
  3. 23:30Stockholm C
  4. 07:35Åre
From Åre — 9/11 (via Stockholm → Göteborg → Malmö)
  1. 11:20Åre
  2. 17:30Stockholm C
  3. 22:35Göteborg C
  4. 01:50Malmö C

Prize Pool — 100,000 SEK

1st 50,000 SEK
2nd 25,000 SEK
3–4th 12,500 SEK

Money policy will be published on the web page shortly.

Basic Information

  • Dates: 7–8 November
  • Operator: Black Molly Entertainment AB
  • Broadcast: Esportstudion (SV), English TBA
  • Venue/Visa: Åre, Sweden (Schengen visa if applicable)
  • Stages: All on LAN

Additional Details

VRS & Invitations
  • No filters, no direct VRS invites, no wildcards.
  • Seeding uses the first official VRS ranking update in November.
  • No open qualifiers — direct sign-up only.
Compensation & Rules
  • Only prize pool payouts; no other appearance/revenue shares.
  • Integrity: Organizer may reject teams/players with VAC bans or integrity concerns.
  • No sibling/academy teams owned by the same organization in the same tournament.
  • Full rules will be released no later than two weeks before the event.

Register — 3 Easy Steps

  1. 1

    Buy the Team Package

    Choose 5+Coach or 5-player package. Pay via card, Swish, or invoice.

    Buy Team Package
  2. 2

    Sign up on Esplay

    Go to the tournament page, sign up and then create a team to join the waiting list.

    Sign up on Esplay
  3. 3

    Verify on Discord

    Send your Ticket ID/Reference to an admin to be accepted.

    Join our Discord