Team Spirit defeated FURIA and reached the semi-finals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022
/Team Spirit defeated FURIA with a score of 2:0 and advanced to the semi-finals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Now the Russian team will play with FaZe Clan, which previously defeated Ninjas in Pajamas. In turn, FURIA finishes their run at the Major earning $35,000.
The second quarter-final of PGL Major Antwerp 2022 started on the Vertigo map, which became the choice of the Brazilian team. However, this did not bother the Dragons, who started the first half on the attack, having managed to take seven rounds. After the change of sides, Team Spirit quickly added, even though the intrigue on the server was still alive until a certain point. Still, the Russian team managed to break the FURIA attack to take the lead in the series — 16:12.
Next, the teams moved to the Ancient map, which became the choice of Team Spirit. But if the first half went in an equal fight, albeit with a minimal advantage in the direction of the "dragons", then after the change of sides, the Russian team finally seized the initiative. As a result, Team Spirit scored an easy victory over the opponent and advanced to the semifinals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022 — 16:8.
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: Ninjas in Pajamas and FURIA — $35,000 + 700 EPT points + 375 BLAST Premier points.
- 9th-11th place: Team Vitality, Imperial Esports and G2 Esports - $8,750 + 330 EPT points.
- 12th-14th place: BIG, Outsiders and Cloud9 - $8,750 + 200 EPT points.
- 15-16th place: Team Liquid and Bad News Eagles - $8,750 + 105 EPT points.
- 17th-19th place: Astralis, MIBR and forZe + 60 EPT points.
- 20th-22nd place: IHC Esports, Complexity Gaming and Eternal Fire + 20 EPT points.
- 23rd-24th place: Renegades and 9z.