The first CS:GO Major of 2022 aims to entertain fans around the world

The first Major in Belgium will be the first of two events for 2022.

The first CS:GO Major will be starting real soon. After six months from Major Stockholm, PGL Antwerp Major will be playing in Antwerp, Belgium and will see 24 teams battle each other to see who will get the chance to lift the trophy in front of a crowd at the Antwerps Sportpaleis.

Fans will be able to see their favourite teams and players play in a live LAN event, sharing their energy with the players playing on stage.

The 24 teams were chosen from the 52 teams playing during the Regional Major Ranking games. Teams are broken into three stages – 16 teams will play in the Challenger stage. The top 8 will then head into the Legends stage to meet up with the Legends teams, where the top 8 from that stage will be playing in the Playoffs in front of 10,000 fans live.

Teams

There will be 24 teams who qualified from RMR events all over the world - all with the same goal of winning the first Major of 2022.

 

Legends

Heroic

Copenhagen Flames

BIG

Cloud9

FURIA Esports

FaZe Clan

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Natus Vincere

Challengers

ENCE

G2 Esports

forZe

Astralis

Team Vitality

MIBR

Imperial Esports

Bad News Eagles

Contenders

Eternal Fire

Team Spirit

Outsiders

compLexity Gaming

IHC ESPORTS

Renegades

Team Liquid

9z Team

Mechanics

There will be three stages of the competition – Challengers, Legends and Champions (Playoffs)

Challengers stage

• 16 teams will be participating
• Swiss stage system format
  • Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
  • All other matches are Bo1
  • The Buchholz system & initial seeds are used to seed matches
• The top 8 teams will proceed to the Legends Stage
• Bottom 8 will be eliminated

Legends Stage

• 16 teams will be participating
• Swiss stage system format
• 8 teams from Challengers will battle 8 seed Legends teams
  • Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
  • All other matches are Bo1
  • The Buchholz system & initial seeds are used to seed matches
• The top 8 teams will proceed to the Champions Stage

Champions Stage

• Single elimination bracket
• Seeded according to the ranks from the Legends Stage
• All matches are Bo3

Where to watch

Fans can watch all the action at the following streams:

Twitch

PGL | PGL CSGO 

Youtube

PGL 

Steam.tv

CSGO