PGL Major Antwerp 2022


The PGL Major Antwerp 2022, also known as PGL Major 2022 or Antwerp 2022, was the seventeenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It was held in Antwerp, Belgium at the Sportpaleis from 9 to 22 May 2022. Twenty-four teams participated, with most qualifying through regional tournaments. It featured a 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.
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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.
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.

Teams Competing

; Legends
; Challengers
; Contenders

New Challengers Stage

The New Challengers stage took place from 9 to 12 May 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.

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.

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.

Quarterfinals

FaZe Clan vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

''Casters: Scrawny & launders''

FURIA Esports vs. Team Spirit

''Casters: JustHarry & Hugo''

Copenhagen Flames vs. ENCE

''Casters: Vince & Bleh''

Heroic vs. Natus Vincere

''Casters: Machine & SPUNJ''

Semifinals

Team Spirit vs. FaZe Clan

''Casters: JustHarry & Hugo''

Natus Vincere vs. ENCE

''Casters: Scrawny & launders''

Finals

FaZe Clan vs. Natus Vincere

''Casters: Machine & SPUNJ''

Final standings

The final placings are shown below. In addition, the prize distribution, seed for the next major, roster, and coaches are shown.
PlacePrize MoneyTeamSeedRosterCoach
1stFaZe ClanIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRrain, broky, Twistzz, karrigan, ropzEddie
2ndNatus VincereIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRs1mple, electronic, Boombl4, Perfecto, B1ad3
3rd 4thTeam SpiritIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRchopper, magixx, degster, Patsi, S1ren–
3rd 4thENCEIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRSnappi, Spinx, dycha, hades, madensAw
5th 8thFURIA EsportsIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRyuurih,,,, tacitus
5th 8thNinjas in PyjamasIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRREZ, Plopski, hampus, es3tag, djL
5th 8thCopenhagen FlamesIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRjabbi, nicoodoz, roeJ, HooXi, Zyphonvorborg
5th 8thHeroicIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRstavn,, TeSeS,, sjuushXizt
9th 11thG2 EsportsIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRJaCkz, huNter-, NiKo, m0NESY, AleksibXTQZZZ
9th 11thTeam VitalityIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRapEX, ZywOo, misutaaa, dupreeh, Magiskzonic
9th 11thImperial EsportsIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRFalleN, fer, fnx, boltz, VINI–
12th 14thCloud9IEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRnafany,, Ax1Le, interz, HObbitgroove
12th 14thBIGIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRtabseN,, syrsoN, faveN, gob b
12th 14thOutsidersIEM Road to Rio 2022 RMRbuster, qikert,, YEKINDAR, FL1Tdastan
15th 16thBad News Eagles, gxx-, juanflatroo,,
15th 16thTeam Liquid,, oSee, shox, nitr0
17th 19thforZeJerry,, zorte,, Fierce
17th 19thAstralisXyp9x, gla1ve, blameF, Farlig, k0nfig
17th 19thMIBRchelo, exit, WOOD7, Tuurtle, BIT
20th 22ndComplexity GamingJT, FaNg, floppy,, T.c
20th 22ndEternal FireXANTARES, woxic, Calyx, imoRR, xfl0udbishop
20th 22ndIHC EsportsbLitz, Techno4K, kabal, nin9, sk0R
23rd 24thRenegades, ins, hatz,, LiazzKingfisher
23rd 24th9z Teamdgt, max, rox,, –