NAVI beat Heroic and reached the semifinals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022
/The NaVi team defeated Heroic with a score of 2:1 and advanced to the semi-finals of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022. In the 1/2 finals of the major, "Born to Win" will play with ENCE, which had previously beaten Copenhagen Flames.
The final quarter-finals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022 started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of Heroic. But if the first half was remembered for an equal fight, then after the change of sides, the Danes took advantage of the opponent's mistakes, thereby gaining an economy for themselves. As a result, Heroic confidently closed its own pick and took the lead in the series — 16:10.
Next, the teams moved to the Ancient map, which became the choice of the "Born to Win". The first half of the map was completely dominated by NAVI, who managed to win nine rounds for the attack. It seemed that after the change of sides, Heroic would not be able to come up with anything. However, the Danes, having won the pistol series, gained a psychological advantage by running ahead. Nevertheless, NAVI managed to return to the game to turn the tide of the map and even the score in the series — 16:14.
Everything was decided on the Nuke map, the first half of which was marked by the complete dominance of NAVI players, who closed the defense with a score of 12:3. But if the Danes managed to win the pistol round on the switchover, then after "Born to Win" they didn't leave Heroic a single chance. As a result, NAVI confidently closed the third map and advanced to the semi-finals 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, Copenhagen Flames, Heroic 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.