PGL Major Antwerp 2022
2022
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Tournament information
GameCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
DatesMay 9–May 22, 2022
AdministratorValve
PGL
Tournament
format(s)
Two 16-team swiss-system group stages
8-team single-elimination playoff
Host(s)PGL
VenueSportpaleis
Teams24 teams
PurseUS$1,000,000
Final positions
ChampionsFaZe Clan
1st runners-upNatus Vincere
2nd runners-up
MVPHåvard "rain" Nygaard[1]

The PGL Major Antwerp 2022, also known as PGL Major 2022 or Antwerp 2022, was the seventeenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major Championship.[2][3] It was held in Antwerp, Belgium at the Sportpaleis from May 9 to 22, 2022. Twenty-four teams participated, with most qualifying through regional tournaments. It featured a US$1,000,000 prize pool, half of the previous Major. It was the third Major hosted by the Romanian organization PGL, after PGL Major: Kraków 2017 and PGL Major Stockholm 2021. The Major would be won by FaZe Clan, the first international team in CS:GO history to win a Major.[4]

Background

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. In professional CS:GO, the Valve-sponsored Majors are the most prestigious tournaments.[5][6]

The defending Major Champions were Natus Vincere, who won their first Major at Stockholm 2021. Natus Vincere would finish second at the Major, losing to FaZe Clan in the grand finals.

Format

Map Pool

  • Dust II
  • Mirage
  • Inferno
  • Nuke
  • Ancient
  • Overpass
  • Vertigo

Teams Competing

Legends
Challengers
Contenders

New Challengers Stage

The New Challengers stage took place from May 9 to May 12, 2022. The Challengers stage, also known as the Preliminary stage and formerly known as the offline qualifier, is a sixteen team swiss tournament. Initial seeding was determined using RMR standings, from the 2nd round forward the Buchholz system was used.

Pos Team W L RW RL RD BH Qualification
1 G2 Esports 3 0 76 46 +30 5 Qualification
to Legends Stage
2 Team Vitality 3 0 83 58 +25 −4
3 ENCE 3 1 81 54 +27 3
4 Team Spirit 3 1 99 83 +16 1
5 Outsiders[b] 3 1 82 76 +6 −2
6 Imperial 3 2 109 90 +19 1
7 Bad News Eagles 3 2 106 108 −2 −1
8 Team Liquid 3 2 112 105 +7 −2
9 forZe 2 3 116 130 −20 4 Eliminated
10 Astralis 2 3 85 95 −10 3
11 MIBR 2 3 109 115 −6 −3
12 Complexity 1 3 65 66 −1 4
13 Eternal Fire 1 3 85 97 −12 −1
14 IHC Esports 1 3 50 77 −27 −5
15 9z Team 0 3 43 64 −21 2
16 Renegades 0 3 33 64 −31 −5
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2022. Source: HLTV
Round 1 scores
Round 1 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
Team Vitality 16 Inferno 1 Complexity
Bad News Eagles 16 Dust II 14 Eternal Fire
G2 Esports 16 Inferno 6 Team Liquid
forZe 16 Nuke 9 Renegades
Astralis 16 Nuke 2 IHC Esports
Imperial 6 Dust II 16 Team Spirit
MIBR 14 Dust II 16 Outsiders
ENCE 16 Mirage 9 9z Team
Round 2 scores
Round 2 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
High division
G2 Esports 19 Dust II 17 Team Spirit
forZe 16 Inferno 7 Bad News Eagles
ENCE 16 Vertigo 6 Outsiders
Astralis 8 Mirage 16 Team Vitality
Low division
Eternal Fire 16 Vertigo 2 Renegades
Complexity 16 Nuke 13 IHC Esports
Imperial 16 Inferno 10 Team Liquid
MIBR 16 Inferno 14 9z Team
Round 3 scores
Round 3 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
High division
Team Vitality 2 Series 1 forZe
ENCE 1 Series 2 G2 Esports
Mid division
Team Spirit 16 Dust II 11 Eternal Fire
Bad News Eagles 16 Vertigo 12 Imperial
Astralis 16 Overpass 13 MIBR
Complexity 9 Overpass 16 Outsiders
Low division
Renegades 0 Series 2 IHC Esports
Team Liquid 2 Series 0 9z Team
Round 4 scores
Round 4 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
High division
Astralis 0 Series 2 Team Spirit
forZe 1 Series 2 Outsiders
ENCE 2 Series 0 Bad News Eagles
Low division
Imperial 2 Series 1 IHC Esports
Complexity 0 Series 2 Team Liquid
MIBR 2 Series 0 Eternal Fire
Round 5 scores
Round 5 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
Astralis 0 Series 2 Team Liquid
Bad News Eagles 2 Series 1 MIBR
forZe 0 Series 2 Imperial

New Legends Stage

The format of the New Legends stage was the same as the New Challengers stage: a 16-team Swiss-system tournament with the top eight teams advancing to the playoff bracket.

Pos Team W L RW RL RD BH Qualification
1 Team Spirit 3 0 74 54 +20 3 Qualification
to Champions Stage
2 Natus Vincere 3 0 81 51 +30 −1
3 ENCE 3 1 86 66 +20 2
4 Ninjas in Pyjamas 3 1 90 76 +14 1
5 FaZe Clan 3 1 85 63 +22 −2
6 Copenhagen Flames 3 2 97 109 −12 3
7 Heroic 3 2 127 125 +2 0
8 FURIA 3 2 102 106 −4 −1
9 G2 Esports 2 3 131 133 −2 2 Eliminated
10 Team Vitality 2 3 133 144 -11 −4
11 Imperial 2 3 125 139 -14 −7
12 BIG 1 3 82 97 −15 2
13 Cloud9[a] 1 3 80 94 −14 1
14 Outsiders[b] 1 3 73 82 −9 −2
15 Bad News Eagles 0 3 45 64 −19 2
16 Team Liquid 0 3 38 64 −26 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2022. Source: HLTV
Round 1 scores
Round 1 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
Heroic 16 Vertigo 11 Team Liquid
Copenhagen Flames 16 Ancient 14 Bad News Eagles
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Overpass 4 Team Vitality
Cloud9 16 Mirage 12 Outsiders
FaZe Clan 8 Mirage 16 ENCE
FURIA 12 Nuke 16 Team Spirit
Natus Vincere 19 Mirage 17 G2 Esports
BIG 16 Nuke 11 Imperial
Round 2 scores
Round 2 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
High division
Heroic 12 Nuke 16 Team Spirit
Copenhagen Flames 16 Ancient 8 ENCE
BIG 8 Ancient 16 Natus Vincere
Cloud9 14 Inferno 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
Low division
Team Vitality 8 Mirage 16 Outsiders
FaZe Clan 16 Ancient 4 Bad News Eagles
FURIA 16 Ancient 9 Team Liquid
G2 Esports 16 Mirage 12 Imperial
Round 3 scores
Round 3 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
High division
Team Spirit 2 Series 1 Copenhagen Flames
Natus Vincere 2 Series 1 Ninjas in Pyjamas
Mid division
Heroic 19 Vertigo 17 G2 Esports
ENCE 16 Mirage 8 Outsiders
BIG 10 Vertigo 16 FURIA
Cloud9 8 Nuke 16 FaZe Clan
Low division
Team Vitality 2 Series 0 Team Liquid
Bad News Eagles 0 Series 2 Imperial
Round 4 scores
Round 4 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
High division
Copenhagen Flames 1 Series 2 FaZe Clan
Ninjas in Pyjamas 2 Series 0 Furia
ENCE 2 Series 1 Heroic
BIG 1 Series 2 Team Vitality
G2 Esports 2 Series 1 Outsiders
Cloud9 1 Series 2 Imperial
Round 5 scores
Round 5 matches
Team Score Map Score Team
Heroic 2 Series 1 Team Vitality
G2 Esports 1 Series 2 FURIA
Copenhagen Flames 2 Series 0 Imperial

New Champions Stage

With eight teams remaining, the final stage of the Major is a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-3 maps.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
1 Team Spirit 16 16 – 2
8 FURIA Esports 12 8 – 0
Team Spirit 13 23 – 0
FaZe Clan 16 25 – 2
5 FaZe Clan 16 13 16 2
4 Ninjas in Pyjamas 10 16 8 1
FaZe Clan 19 16 – 2
Natus Vincere 16 10 – 0
3 ENCE 16 16 – 2
6 Copenhagen Flames 10 12 – 0
ENCE 7 12 – 0
Natus Vincere 16 16 – 2
2 Natus Vincere 10 16 16 2
7 Heroic 16 14 8 1

Quarterfinals

FaZe Clan vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

Casters: Scrawny & launders

FaZe Clan vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas scores
Team Score Map Score Team
FaZe Clan 16 Nuke 10 Ninjas in Pyjamas
FaZe Clan 13 Overpass 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
FaZe Clan 16 Inferno 8 Ninjas in Pyjamas

FURIA Esports vs. Team Spirit

Casters: JustHarry & Hugo

FURIA Esports vs. Team Spirit scores
Team Score Map Score Team
FURIA Esports 12 Vertigo 16 Team Spirit
FURIA Esports 8 Ancient 16 Team Spirit
FURIA Esports – Mirage – Team Spirit

Copenhagen Flames vs. ENCE

Casters: Vince & Bleh

Copenhagen Flames vs. ENCE scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Copenhagen Flames 10 Vertigo 16 ENCE
Copenhagen Flames 12 Nuke 16 ENCE
Copenhagen Flames – Ancient – ENCE

Heroic vs. Natus Vincere

Casters: Machine & SPUNJ

Heroic vs. Natus Vincere scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Heroic 16 Inferno 10 Natus Vincere
Heroic 14 Ancient 16 Natus Vincere
Heroic 8 Nuke 16 Natus Vincere

Semifinals

Team Spirit vs. FaZe Clan

Casters: JustHarry & Hugo

Team Spirit vs. FaZe Clan scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Team Spirit 13 Mirage 16 FaZe Clan
Team Spirit 23 Dust II 25 FaZe Clan
Team Spirit – Nuke – FaZe Clan

Natus Vincere vs. ENCE

Casters: Scrawny & launders

Natus Vincere vs. ENCE scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Natus Vincere 16 Nuke 7 ENCE
Natus Vincere 16 Dust II 12 ENCE
Natus Vincere – Mirage – ENCE

Finals

FaZe Clan vs. Natus Vincere

Casters: Machine & SPUNJ

FaZe Clan vs. Natus Vincere scores
Team Score Map Score Team
FaZe Clan 19 Inferno 16 Natus Vincere
FaZe Clan 16 Nuke 10 Natus Vincere
FaZe Clan – Ancient – Natus Vincere

Final standings

The final placings are shown below. In addition, the prize distribution, seed for the next major, roster, and coaches are shown.

Place Prize Money Team Seed Roster Coach
1st US$500,000 FaZe Clan IEM Road to Rio 2022 RMR rain, broky, Twistzz, karrigan, ropz Eddie
2nd US$150,000 Natus Vincere s1mple, electronic, Boombl4, Perfecto, b1t B1ad3
3rd – 4th US$70,000 Team Spirit chopper, magixx, degster, Patsi, S1ren –
ENCE Snappi, Spinx, dycha, hades, maden sAw
5th – 8th US$35,000 FURIA Esports yuurih, arT, KSCERATO, drop, saffee tacitus
Ninjas in Pyjamas REZ, Plopski, hampus, es3tag, Brollan djL
Copenhagen Flames jabbi, nicoodoz, roeJ, HooXi, Zyphon vorborg
Heroic stavn, cadiaN, TeSeS, refrezh, sjuush Xizt
9th – 11th US$8,750 G2 Esports IEM Road to Rio 2022 RMR JaCkz, huNter-, NiKo, m0NESY, Aleksib XTQZZZ
Team Vitality apEX, ZywOo, misutaaa, dupreeh, Magisk zonic
Imperial Esports FalleN, fer, fnx, boltz, VINI –
12th – 14th US$8,750 Cloud9 nafany, sh1ro, Ax1Le, interz, HObbit groove
BIG tabseN, tiziaN, syrsoN, faveN, Krimbo gob b
Outsiders buster, qikert, Jame, YEKINDAR, FL1T dastan
15th – 16th US$8,750 Bad News Eagles – SENER1, gxx-, juanflatroo, sinnopsyy, rigoN stikle-
Team Liquid EliGE, NAF, oSee, shox, nitr0 adreN
17th – 19th – forZe Jerry, KENSi, zorte, Norwi, shalfey Fierce
Astralis Xyp9x, gla1ve, blameF, Farlig, k0nfig trace
MIBR chelo, exit, WOOD7, Tuurtle, JOTA BIT
20th – 22nd – Complexity Gaming JT, FaNg, floppy, Grim, junior T.c
Eternal Fire XANTARES, woxic, Calyx, imoRR, xfl0ud bishop
IHC Esports bLitz, Techno4K, kabal, nin9, sk0R maaRaa
23rd – 24th – Renegades sico, ins, hatz, aliStair, Liazz Kingfisher
9z Team dgt, max, rox, luken, dav1d –

Notes

  1. ^ a b Cloud9 acquired Gambit Esports's roster due to the organization owner, MTS, faces sanctions as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ a b c Due to sanctions against Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Virtus.pro is competing under a neutral name.

References

  1. ^ "PGL Major Antwerp 2022". hltv.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ Miter, Mateusz (2 February 2022). "PGL to host first CS:GO Major of 2022 in Antwerp". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ Šimić, Ivan (2 February 2022). "PGL to host first CS:GO Major of 2022 in Belgium". Esports Insider. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "FaZe defeat NAVI 2–0 to win PGL Major Antwerp". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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