Preview PGL Arlington Major 2022
/Just a few hours remain before the start of the main event of August in Dota 2 — PGL Arlington Major 2022. Over the next eleven days, the best teams from Europe, the CIS, China, Southeast Asia, North and South America will fight for a prize pool of $500,000. In this regard, we offer you to get acquainted with all the necessary information that will help prepare for the start of the championship.
Only four teams received an invitation to TI - Thunder Awaken, PSG.LGD, TSM.FTX and OG. This means that of the 17 participating teams, 14 are vying for at least a Top 8 spot or higher to earn their spot at TI.
Format of PGL Arlington Major 2022
Group Stage - August 4-8, 2022:
- Two groups of nine/eight teams each.
- One circular round.
- All matches are played in BO2 format.
- The top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
- Teams that take 5th and 6th places in each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs.
- The remaining teams are eliminated (five teams in total).
Playoffs - August 9-14, 2022:
- Grid with double exclusion.
- All matches, with the exception of the Grand Final, will be played in BO3 format.
- The Grand Final will take place in the BO5 format.
Participants of PGL Arlington Major 2022
Group A
Team | Claimed Composition |
---|---|
OG | Yuragi, bzm, ATF, Taiga, Ceb |
Fnatic | Timado, Bryle, Jabz, DJ, Dubu |
Outsiders | RAMZES666, gpk, DM, yamich, Xakoda |
PSG.LGD | Ame, NothingToSay, Faith_bian, XinQ, y` |
Royal Never Give Up | Ana, Somnus, Chalice, Kaka, xNova |
Soniqs | YawaR, Quinn, LESLÃO, MSS, Fata |
Talon Esports | 23savage, Mikoto, kpii, Xepher, Hyde |
Team Liquid | MATUMBAMAN, miCKe, zai, Boxi, iNSaNiA |
Thunder Awaken | Pakazs, Alone, Sacred, Matthew, Pandaboo |
Group B
Team | Claimed Composition |
---|---|
beastcoast | K1, Chris Luck, Wisper, Scofield, Stinger |
BOOM Esports | JaCkky, Yopaj, Fbz, TIMS, skem |
entity | SabeRLight-, Stormstormer, Tobi, Kataomi`, Fishman |
Evil Geniuses | Arteezy, Abed, Nightfall, Cr1t-, Fly |
Natus Vincere | V-Tune, No[o]ne-, laise, swedenstrong, Solo |
Tundra Esports | skiter, Nine, 33, Saksa, Sneyking |
Team Aster | Monet, Ori, Xxs, BoBoKa, Siamese.C |
Team Spirit | Yatoro, TORONTOTOKYO, Collapse, Mira, Miposhka |
A detailed analysis of the participants of the event can be found in our separate material.
Prize pool distribution for PGL Arlington Major 2022
- 1st place: $200,000 + 820 points
- 2nd place: $100,000 + 740 points
- 3rd place: $75,000 + 670 points
- 4th place: $50,000 + 590 points
- 5th-6th place: $25,000 + 515 points
- 7th-8th place: $12,500 + 360 points
- 9th-12th place: TBD
- 13th-14th place: TBD
- 15th-16th place: TBD
- 17th place: TBD
News from the camp of the championship participants
Since PGL Arlington Major 2022 has become a headache for most teams, we suggest recalling all the changes that took place in the rosters before the start of the championship.
- Fnatic will play in the championship with three stand-ins from TSM.
- Xtreme Gaming withdrew from PGL Arlington Major 2022.
- Xepher will play for Talon Esports.
- SabeRLight - will help Entity in the major, replacing Pure.
- Alone will play for Thunder Awaken at PGL Arlington Major 2022. In addition, the team will miss the first game day due to problems with other players' visas.
- Ceb will play for OG at PGL Arlington Major 2022.
- ana will try herself as a stand-in for Royal Never Give Up.
Matches history: PGL Arlington Major 2022 - Playoff
PGL Arlington Major 2022 will take place August 4-14 in North America at Esports Stadium Arlington. The total prize fund of the championship will be $500,000. Seventeen participants of the last Major tournament will compete for the champion title, 820 rating points of the DPC 2021/2022 season, which will help them get to The International 2022.