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PGL Major Antwerp 2022

The PGL Major Antwerp 2022, also known as PGL Major 2022 or Antwerp 2022, was the seventeenth ' (CS:GO) . 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 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.

Background

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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

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.

Bracket

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.

Notes

References