FaZe wins PGL CSGO Major Antwerp 2022: Recap & full results
The first CS:GO Major of 2022, the PGL Major Antwerp, is officially in the books. Twenty-four teams from all over the world competed for $1 million in prize money and the title of Major champions, but in the end FaZe would be the ones to raise the trophy.Here’s what you need to know.
This time, the Major took us to Antwerp. The event featured 24 of the world’s best teams, who qualified via Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournaments. No team was guaranteed a spot in Antwerp, not even NAVI, as the best team of 2021 and the reigning Major champions.
We’ve got everything you need to know about how the PGL Major Antwerp played out right here, including the schedule, the full results, and how FaZe pulled off the win.
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PGL CSGO Major Antwerp 2022: Recap
The Major started out with 24 of the world’s top teams, but the table had been whittled down to just eight by the start of the Champions Stage on May 19.
Champs FaZe faced their toughest challenge of the playoffs against Ninjas in Pyjamas, escaping with a 2-1 win. NAVI also faced a challenge in the opening round, sliding by Heroic with a score of 2-1 as well.
Both teams flew through the Semis with 2-0 sweeps. FaZe had no problem against Team Spirit, and NAVI easily handled the upstart ENCE side. This would set the stage for a FaZe and NAVI Grand Final that would be the biggest CSGO match of 2022 so far.
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For FaZe fans, the Final definitely didn’t disappoint. Despite being the defending champs NAVI were completely unable to deal with performances by karrigan, rain, and the rest of the new-look FaZe side.
After the dust settled, it was FaZe and FaZe alone standing atop the PGL Antwerp Major mountain. Not only did they sweep the Grand Final 2-0, they did so against the one and only s1mple-led NAVI. Winning a major is one thing, but doing so while sweeping one of the best teams in the world is another level entirely.
PGL CSGO Major Antwerp 2022: format and location
PGL Major Antwerp was divided into three stages: Challengers, Legends, and Champions. The first two were played behind closed doors in a studio environment, while Champions was held at the 18,000-seater Antwerps Sportpaleis in front of a live audience.
This was the first-ever CS:GO Major hosted in Belgium. According to PGL, the country’s central location in Europe ticked every box of what it wanted when it set out to find “one of the most approachable destinations” for the event.
The event ran as follows:
PGL CSGO Major Antwerp 2022: schedule & results
PGL Major Antwerp Champions Stage
Day 1: May 19
Day 2: May 20
Day 3: May 21
Day 4: May 22
PGL Major Antwerp Legends Stage
Day 1: May 14
Day 2: May 15
Day 3: May 16
Day 5: May 17
PGL Major Antwerp New Challengers Stage
Day 1: May 9
Day 2: May 10
Day 3: May 11
Day 4: May 12
PGL CSGO Major Antwerp 2022: final standings
Teams qualified for PGL CSGO Major Antwerp 2022
Valve merged some of the regions, creating three RMR events that determined the 24 teams attending the Major: Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The number of slots allocated to each region was determined by how they performed at the previous Major.
The RMR tournaments were hosted by PGL at the company’s studio in Bucharest from April 11-24. Due to its size, the 32-team Europe RMR was divided into two tournaments.
Below you’re able to see all teams that qualified for the Major.
