Valve levels the playing field for Counter-Strike 2 esports
esports.ggNotably, tournament organizers will no longer be able to operate closed leagues where teams pay for their spot and get to be invited to every event, no matter their performances. They also introduce their own ranking algorithm for professional teams.
Apologies, I submitted before changing the source to the official announcement here: https://www.counter-strike.net/newsentry/3677802763035982969