Ticket registration for Counter-Strike 2 content creator Austin “Austin” Meadows’ first LAN event has produced ten signups shortly after sales opened. The event is scheduled for Naperville, Illinois, from November 13th through November 15th and has 32 available places.
Sales began on August 27th, one week after the event’s initial announcement. More than an hour after registration became available, ten of the 32 places had been taken. The reported count means that more than 20 places were still open at that point.
The inaugural event carries a stated prize pool of $30,000. It is positioned immediately after the VRS cutoff for the PGL Singapore Major, a scheduling detail that can reduce the event’s value for some teams according to the report.
The available entry is sold as a team ticket priced at $2,250. That ticket covers admission for five players, two hotel rooms for four nights with two queen beds in each room, and buffet meals across three nights. A coach ticket is also available for $250 and includes food.
The event will be run with FRAG as a partner. FRAG is set to provide the administrators and computers for the LAN. The early registration figure describes event demand, but it does not identify the teams that registered.
None of the ten teams that had registered were ranked on either VRS or HLTV at the time described in the report. The source therefore records both a rapid initial signup count and the absence of ranked teams among those early entrants.
Registration, capacity and event timing
The registration timeline begins with the initial event announcement and moves to ticket sales one week later on August 27th. In the period just over an hour after sales opened, ten spots were sold from a capacity of 32. The report describes this as ten team signups, while the team ticket itself is structured around entry for five players.
Naperville, Illinois, is the listed location, with play set for November 13th to November 15th. The event’s dates fall directly after the VRS cutoff date for the PGL Singapore Major. The report specifically notes that this placement lowers the value of participation for some teams, rather than stating that it prevents participation.
At the same time, the $30,000 prize pool is presented as a factor that may still attract teams. This is a conditional assessment in the report: the prize money may provide an incentive despite the timing after the cutoff, but no further team commitments or motivations are documented.
- Capacity: 32 event places were available, and ten had been sold shortly after registration opened.
- Schedule: the LAN is planned for Naperville from November 13th through November 15th, after the VRS cutoff for the PGL Singapore Major.
- Team package: a $2,250 ticket includes entry for five players, two hotel rooms for four nights, and three nights of buffet meals.
- Support package: a $250 coach ticket includes food, while FRAG will supply administrators and computers.
The early signup total does not establish a VRS or HLTV ranking for any entrant. The report states that none of the ten registered teams were ranked on either system when the count was reported.
That detail is relevant to the event’s competitive position because the scheduled dates come after the Major cutoff. The source does not name any of the registered teams, provide player lists, or state whether additional ranked teams will register later.
The documented information instead provides a defined snapshot: early sales had filled ten places, the field still had more than 20 places available, and the event offered a $30,000 prize pool alongside hotel, meal, and equipment arrangements.
Documented entry details and competitive context
The team ticket combines competition access with accommodation and meals. Its stated $2,250 price applies to five players, two hotel rooms, four nights, and three buffet nights. Each room is described as having two queen beds. The separate coach option costs $250 and includes food.
FRAG’s partnership covers the LAN’s administrators and computers. The evidence does not provide further details about the event format, participating rosters, match schedule, or prize distribution, so those matters are not established by the available report.
The registration update also places the event in a specific competitive context. Since it follows the VRS cutoff for the PGL Singapore Major, the report says the timing reduces the event’s value for certain teams. It separately says the prize pool could still persuade teams to enter, retaining uncertainty about future registrations.
| Documented subject | Documented fact |
|---|---|
| Location and dates | The LAN is scheduled in Naperville, Illinois, from November 13th to November 15th. |
| Early registration | Ten of 32 available places were sold just over an hour after sales opened on August 27th. |
| Prize pool | The event lists a $30,000 prize pool. |
| Team ticket | The $2,250 package covers five players, two hotel rooms for four nights, and three nights of buffet meals. |
| Coach ticket | The $250 coach ticket includes food. |
| Early entrant rankings | None of the ten registered teams were ranked on VRS or HLTV. |
Austin Meadows’ first LAN has a recorded early total of ten signups against 32 available places. Its November 13th to November 15th schedule follows the VRS cutoff for the PGL Singapore Major, a circumstance the report says reduces its value for some teams.
The event nevertheless combines a $30,000 prize pool with a team package that includes entry, lodging, and meals. More than 20 places remained available in the reported sales update, while the identities of the early teams and any later registrations were not provided.
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