Dust2.us team up with INUI for $50,000 Eagle Masters Series!

After more than two years of work behind the scenes, Dust2.us is excited to announce that your home for NA CS2 — in partnership with INUI — are set to host our first events in more than four years, the $50,000 Eagle Masters Series! This online event series powered by INUI will see the emerging computer software and gaming technology startup company team up with Dust2.us to host five online tournaments across 2025 with $10,000 up for grabs every two months on INUI's tournament platform.

The Eagle Master Series will be a tier two Valve Ranking System (VRS) event where ten teams will be invited via the Americas VRS and six teams will come from a series of open qualifiers, offering NA's top squads and hungry upcomers to fight for glory, VRS points, and the $10,000 prizepool.

INUI

As previously mentioned, Dust2.us' partnership for the Eagle Masters Series is INUI, a new matchmaking, tournament, and league platform for Counter-Strike 2 that specializes in an empowering and integrity focused esports experience, with skill-based matchmaking and AI anti-cheat technologies being at the forefront of their platform.

The Eagle Masters Series will be held on the INUI platform, which will be the company's first major North American tournament offering. We're excited to take the plunge with INUI and hope you join us in March.

Schedule and Format

Dust2.us and INUI are planning for the Eagle Masters Series to launch in early March, with our first tournament series set to run from early March to late April. Each Eagle Masters Series will be broken up into two stages each taking one month: the Open Qualifier Stage and the Swiss Bracket/Playoffs Stage.

During the first month, six open qualifiers will be held, with each qualifier offering the best team a direct spot in the Eagle Masters Series. Following the conclusion of the six open qualifiers, these six teams will join ten teams invited from the Americas VRS in an exciting month of competition streamed live, with the sixteen teams being narrowed down to one champion.

For the first Eagle Masters Series, which is set to run from March to April, here's what the schedule will look like:

• Qualifiers: March 8th - March 23rd

• Swiss Stage: April 7th - April 15th

• Playoffs: April 21st - April 30th

Additionally, here is a general schedule for when each of the Eagle Masters Series go live:

• Eagle Masters Series #1 - March — June

• Eagle Masters Series #2 - May — June

• Eagle Masters Series #3 - July — August

• Eagle Masters Series #4 - September — October

• Eagle Masters Series #5 - November — December

Disclosures

• Remuneration: The prize pool will be the sole remuneration for teams participating in Eagle Masters Events in 2025 and beyond. As an online event, teams are expected and required to be based in North America in order to provide a level playing field and ping for all participating teams.

• Roster Eligibility: A roster is eligible to participate in a Ranked Tournament via a Direct VRS Invite only if at least three of the athletes on the roster were also part of the roster on the Invite Date. If any roster cannot participate or chooses to decline the Direct VRS Invite, the invite will be extended to the next roster in the VRS in order of Qualifying Ranks until all slots in the Ranked Tournament are filled.

• Integrity Rules: If any player(s) are banned by Valve or have a history of cheating, misconduct, or other infractions, Dust2.us reserves the right to request the team replace said player(s). If, as a result of this replacement, the roster fails to meet the Roster Eligibility rules, the invite will be extended to the next roster on the VRS list.

• Banned Players: The Dust2.us League reserves the right to rule ineligible players who are currently banned or otherwise sanctioned by the ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC), BLAST, or other major tournaments organizers at its sole discretion for serious infractions and/or integrity violations. Serious infractions and/or integrity violations include but not limited to: Cheating, Matchfixing, Betting Offenses, and Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

More news about the Eagle Masters Series will be coming in the following weeks and days and we at Dust2.us are excited to share more with you in the near future!