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YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 – Tournament Guide & Preview

Tit Krajnik

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Last updated: 12 Jan 2025

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YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 is set to begin on Monday, January 13, 2025
28 Counter-Strike teams
Top two teams advance to YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025 qualifiers

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YaLLa Compass Winter 2025

YaLLa Compass 2025 Winter is the first Counter-Strike 2 tournament of the series and one of the first events of the 2025 esports season.

Featuring 28 Counter-Strike teams, YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 will take place over two months, culminating with the playoffs, where the top eight teams will clash for two tickets leading to YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025 qualifiers.

When Does YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Start?
Where Will YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Be Played?
YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Format
Contenders Swiss Stage
Main Swiss Stage
Playoffs
YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Teams
Contender Teams
YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Betting Odds
Where To Bet on YaLLa Compass Winter 2025?

With many squads having made roster changes this offseason, the balance of power in the second-tier of competitive CS2 has shifted a bit. Yet, there are still a few outfits that stand out as the leading candidates to take one step closer to the $600,000 tournament.

Set to be held between January 13 and March 12, YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 will offer plenty of betting opportunities that punters will be able to explore with the best crypto bookmakers.

That includes Stake, which is one of the top choices for betting on YaLLa Compass Winter 2025, with competitive betting odds and bonuses, including a welcome deposit bonus with Stake promo code NEWBONUS.

When Does YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Start?

YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 will begin on Monday, January 13, 2025.

The tournament will run until March 12, when the top two teams will receive invites for YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025 qualifiers.

Where Will YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Be Played?

YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 is an online tournament. It will be played online on European servers.

YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Format

YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 is divided into two stages. The tournament will start with the Contenders Swiss Stage, which will use a 16-team Swiss System Format.

All matches are best-of-three (BO3), with the top eight teams advancing to the Main Swiss Stage.

Main Swiss Stage will use the same 16-Team Swiss System Format and welcome the top eight teams from the Contenders stage and eight directly invited teams. All matches are best-of-three (BO3), with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs.

Playoffs will use a single-elimination bracket with all matches played as BO3.

Contenders Swiss Stage

16 Counter-Strike teams
Swiss System Format
All matches are best-of-three (BO3)
The top eight teams advance to the Main Swiss Stage

Main Swiss Stage

16 Counter-Strike teams
Swiss System Format
All matches are best-of-three (BO3)
The top eight teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs

Eight Counter-Stike teams
Single-elimination format
All matches are best-of-three (BO3)

YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Teams

The tournament will feature 28 Counter-Strike teams, of which 16 have been invited into the Contenders Stage, while eight will receive invites to the Main Swiss Stage. The tournament organisers have so far unveiled only the 16 Contenders teams.

The eight high-seed spots will be filled in by teams based on Valve Rankings and will be unveiled in the coming days.

Contender Teams

Partizan Esports
GUN5 Esports
Nexus Gaming
Metizport
Monte
Zero Tenacity
Sashi Esports
SINNERS Esports
ECSTATIC
Into the Breach
OG
PARIVISION
9INE
JANO Esports
BC.Game Esports
Betclic Apogee Esports

YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 Betting Odds

YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 will kick off on Tuesday, January 14, with the first two Round 1 fixtures, when the attending teams will have a chance to showcase their new lineups.

With most teams making significant roster changes, the spotlight will be on the likes of Metizport, GUN5 Esports, OG, and others who have either added big names or lost their star players to bigger teams.

Team 1 Odds	Team 1	Date	Team 2	Team 2 Odds
1.45	Sashi Esports	13.1.2025	Zero Tenacity	2.60
2.90	Nexus Gaming	14.1.2025	Into the Breach	1.35
1.35	OG	14.1 2025	BC.Game Esports	2.90
1.39	9INE	15.1 2025	ECSTATIC	2.80
1.17	GUN5 Esports	15.1.2025	Apogee Esports	4.40
2.00	Metizport	16.1.2025	PARIVISION	1.72
1.05	Monte	16.1.2025	JANO Esports	7.50

(odds courtesy of Stake)

Yet, according to the latest esports betting odds offered by the top crypto betting sites, there are only a few Round 1 fixtures which are expected to be very one-sided.

Where To Bet on YaLLa Compass Winter 2025?

YaLLa Compass is one of the biggest and most popular tournament circuits in the Counter-Strike 2 esports scene, so it is no surprise that its events are well-covered by all online betting sites.

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