FURIA advanced to the playoffs of PGL Major Antwerp 2022
/The FURIA team defeated G2 Esports with a score of 2:1 and reached the playoffs of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. In the quarterfinals of the tournament, the Brazilian team will play with Team Spirit or NAVI, depending on the result of the last match of the main stage of the major.
The fight started on the Vertigo map, which became the choice of the Brazilian team. But if the first half went in an equal fight, then after the change of sides FURIA began to seize the initiative. As a result, the Brazilians managed to turn the tide of the meeting in order to close their own pick and take the lead in the series — 16:12.
Next, the teams moved to the Inferno map, which was chosen by G2 Esports. The first half again passed in an equal fight, as well as after the change of sides, the teams continued to exchange a series of rounds. However, in the very end, the European team managed to get an advantage, which they converted and equalized the score in the series — 16:14.
Everything was decided on the Ancient map, which started with the dominance of G2 Esports. As a result, the European team finished the first half with a two-fold advantage, having hopes to convert it into the final victory. However, after switching sides, the Brazilians managed to level the gap in order to make a comeback and reach the playoffs of PGL Major Antwerp 2022 — 16:11.
Matches history: PGL Major Antwerp 2022
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 takes place from 9 to 22 May at the Antwerps Sportpaleis in Belgium. During the championship, 24 teams from Europe, the CIS, Asia, Oceania, North and South America are fighting for a prize pool of $1,000,000, ranking points in the EPT and BLAST Premier tables, as well as one ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.
Intermediate results of PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- 1st place: TBD.
- 2nd place: TBD.
- 3rd-4th place: TBD.
- 5th-8th place: TBD.
- 9th-11th place: Team Vitality and G2 Esports — $8,750.
- 12th-14th place: BIG, Outsiders and Cloud9 — $8,750.
- 15th-16th place: Team Liquid and Bad News Eagles - $8,750
- 17th-19th place: Astralis, MIBR and forZe.
- 20th-22nd place: IHC Esports, Complexity Gaming and Eternal Fire.
- 23rd-24th place: Renegades and 9z.