PGL Major Stockholm 2021
Esports tournament
The PGL Major Stockholm 2021 , also known as PGL Major 2021 or Stockholm 2021 , was the sixteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO ) Major Championship .[ 1] [ 2] It was held in Stockholm , Sweden at the Avicii Arena from October 26 to November 7, 2021. Twenty-four teams qualified via regional major rankings. It featured a US$2,000,000 prize pool, a rise from the $1,000,000 of previous Majors due to the absence of offline competition amid the COVID-19 pandemic . It was the second Major hosted by the Romanian organization PGL, after PGL Major: Kraków 2017 . Stockholm 2021 was the first Major after a break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic following the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019 . The Major was won by Natus Vincere , who did not lose a single map throughout the tournament.[ 3]
Background
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation . It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series . In professional CS:GO , the Valve-sponsored Majors are the most prestigious tournaments.[ 4] [ 5]
The Stockholm Major was the first Major in two years following an absence in offline play in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the ESL One Rio Major 2020 was planned for May 2020,[ 6] but was postponed to November,[ 7] before later being canceled in September.[ 8]
The defending champions were Astralis , who won their fourth Major at Berlin 2019. They were eliminated in the Legends stage after their loss to Team Vitality .[ 9] [ 10]
Map Pool
Between the Berlin 2019 Major and the Stockholm 2021 Major, Valve replaced Train in the active duty map pool with Ancient.[ 11]
Dust II
Mirage
Inferno
Nuke
Ancient
Overpass
Vertigo
Regional Major Ranking
On April 2, 2020, Valve revised the former major qualification system which featured direct qualifiers called minors, for a yearly circuit where teams had to earn Regional Major Ranking Points (RMR) in a series of tournaments. The system was revised in scope of the first postponement of the Rio Major.[ 12] In early January 2021, Valve reached out to organizers for proposals of three RMR events per region–Asia, CIS, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.[ 13] Five days later, the corporation released the 2020 RMR Sticker capsule as an in-game item, including the team's logos as sticker who qualified for Rio. They furthermore reset all the points acquired and reset the leaderboard. As a compensation, teams who qualified as a Legend for the Rio Major were awarded with 600 points, Challengers with 300 and Contenders with 100.[ 14] Through the rules laid out by Valve, teams were able to replace up to two members of their roster at a time for a penalty. Teams lost 20% of their points per player change. If three or more players were removed from the team, the points would be reset. At least two RMR events per region were required with an optional third one being possible.[ 15] The only regions to have three RMR events were CIS and South America.
Tournaments
RMR standings
Teams competing
Legends
Challengers
Contenders
New Challengers Stage
The New Challengers stage took place from October 26 to October 29, 2021, at the Avicii Arena. The Challengers stage, also known as the Preliminary stage and formerly known as the offline qualifier, is a sixteen team swiss tournament . Initial seeding was determined using RMR srandings, from the 3rd round forward the Buchholz system was used.
Pos
Team
RW
RL
RD
BH
W
L
Qualification
1
FaZe Clan
64
43
+21
3
3
0
Qualification to Legends Stage
2
Copenhagen Flames
75
52
+23
1
3
0
3
ENCE
86
71
+15
0
3
1
4
Entropiq
87
68
+19
0
3
1
5
Virtus.pro
99
96
+3
−1
3
1
6
Heroic
133
129
+4
3
3
2
7
Astralis
111
90
+21
−1
3
2
8
MOUZ
126
110
+16
−3
3
2
9
BIG
117
122
−5
6
2
3
Eliminated
10
Team Spirit
101
110
−9
1
2
3
11
Movistar Riders
103
123
−20
1
2
3
12
paiN Gaming
106
110
−4
−2
1
3
13
Renegades
70
92
−22
−3
1
3
14
TYLOO
77
88
−11
−4
1
3
15
GODSENT
36
64
−28
2
0
3
16
Sharks Esports
63
86
−23
−3
0
3
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2021. Source:
HLTV
Round 2 scores
Round 2 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
High division
L
L
Dust 2
16
FaZe Clan
L
L
Nuke
16
Copenhagen Flames
L
L
Vetrigo
16
Virtus.pro
Heroic
16
Nuke
11
MOUZ
Low division
—
Round 3 scores
Round 3 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
—
Round 4 scores
Round 4 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
—
Round 5 scores
Round 5 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
—
New Legends Stage
Top 8 Teams proceed to New Champions Stage
Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
Place
Team
Record
RD
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
1–2
Natus Vincere
3–0
+31
Heroic 16–11 Ancient
High match Virtus.pro 16–4 Overpass
High match Ninjas in Pyjamas 2–0
New Champions stage
New Champions stage
G2 Esports
3–0
+24
Copenhagen Flames 16–11 Ancient
High match FaZe Clan 16–7 Mirage
High match Entropiq 2–0
New Champions stage
New Champions stage
3–5
Heroic
3–1
+22
L
Low match Team Vitality 16–12 Overpass
Mid match Astralis 16–7 Ancient
High match Copenhagen Flames 2–1
New Champions stage
Gambit Esports
3–1
+17
ENCE 16–7 Overpass
L
Mid match Virtus.pro 16–14 Vertigo
High match Ninjas in Pyjamas 2–0
New Champions stage
FURIA Esports
3–1
+3
L
High match MOUZ 16–9 Inferno
Mid match Team Liquid 16–9 Inferno
High match Entropiq 2–1
New Champions stage
6–8
Team Vitality
3–2
+23
L
L
Low match Evil Geniuses 2–1
Low match Astralis 2–1
Entropiq 2–1
Virtus.pro
3–2
+2
Team Vitality 16–14 Inferno
L
L
Low match MOUZ 2–1
FaZe Clan 2–1
Ninjas in Pyjamas
3–2
−9
MOUZ 16–12 Inferno
High match Astralis 16–1 Inferno
L
L
Copenhagen Flames 2–1
9–11
Copenhagen Flames
2–3
6
L
Low match Evil Geniuses 16–2 Nuke
Mid match FaZe Clan 16–6 Ancient
L
L
FaZe Clan
2–3
−2
Evil Geniuses16–6 Dust II
L
L
High match Team Liquid 2–0
L
Entropiq
2–3
−12
Team Liquid 16–9 Vertigo
High match Gambit Esports 16–9 Vertigo
L
L
L
12–14
MOUZ
1–3
−5
L
L
Low match ENCE 2–0
L
L
Team Liquid
1–3
−17
L
Low match ENCE 16–8 Dust II
L
L
L
Astralis
1–3
−25
FURIA Esports16–10 Inferno
L
L
L
L
15–16
ENCE
0–3
−33
L
L
L
L
L
Evil Geniuses
0–3
−36
L
L
L
L
L
Round 1 scores
Round 1 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
—
Round 2 scores
Round 2 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
High division
—
Low division
—
Round 3 scores
Round 3 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
—
Round 4 scores
Round 4 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
—
Round 5 scores
Round 5 matches
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
—
New Champions Stage
With eight teams remaining, the final stage of the Major is a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-3 maps.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
1
Natus Vincere
16
16
–
2
8
Team Vitality
11
13
–
0
1
Natus Vincere
16
16
–
2
4
Gambit Esports
8
3
–
0
5
FURIA Esports
17
10
–
0
4
Gambit Esports
19
16
–
2
1
Natus Vincere
16
22
–
2
2
G2 Esports
11
19
–
0
3
Heroic
16
13
16
2
6
Virtus.pro
10
16
12
1
3
Heroic
16
10
15
1
2
G2 Esports
12
16
19
2
2
G2 Esports
16
16
–
2
7
Ninjas in Pyjamas
11
11
–
0
Quarterfinals
Heroic vs. Virtus.pro
Casters: Semmler & moses
Virtus.pro vs. Heroic scores
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
L
L
Mirage
16
Heroic
Virtus.pro
16
Ancient
L
L
L
L
Inferno
16
Heroic
G2 Esports vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas
Casters: Semmler & Anders
G2 Esports vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas scores
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
G2 Esports
16
Inferno
L
L
G2 Esports
16
Mirage
L
L
G2 Esports
–
Ancient
–
Ninjas in Pyjamas
FURIA Esports vs. Gambit Esports
Casters: James Bardolph & ddk
FURIA Esports vs. Gambit Esports scores
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
L
L
Inferno
19
Gambit Esports
L
L
Overpass
16
Gambit Esports
FURIA Esports
–
Mirage
–
Gambit Esports
Natus Vincere vs. Team Vitality
Casters: James Bardolph & ddk
Natus Vincere vs. Team Vitality scores
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
Natus Vincere
16
Dust II
L
L
Natus Vincere
16
Nuke
L
L
Natus Vincere
–
Mirage
–
Team Vitality
Semifinals
Heroic vs. G2 Esports
Casters: Semmler & Anders
G2 Esports vs. Heroic scores
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
L
L
Nuke
16
Heroic
G2 Esports
16
Mirage
L
L
G2 Esports
19
Inferno
L
L
Natus Vincere vs. Gambit Esports
Casters: Semmler & Moses
Natus Vincere vs. Gambit Esports scores
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
Natus Vincere
16
Overpass
L
L
Natus Vincere
16
Mirage
L
L
Natus Vincere
–
Dust II
–
Gambit Esports
Finals
Natus Vincere vs. G2 Esports
Casters: Machine & SPUNJ
G2 Esports vs. Natus Vincere scores
Team
Score
Map
Score
Team
L
L
Ancient
16
Natus Vincere
L
L
Nuke
22
Natus Vincere
G2 Esports
–
Mirage
–
Natus Vincere
Final standings
The final placings are shown below. In addition, the prize distribution, seed for the next major, roster, and coaches are shown.
Place
Prize Money
Team
Seed
Roster
Coach
1st
US$1,000,000
Natus Vincere
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 RMR
s1mple , electroNic, Boombl4, Perfecto, b1t
B1ad3
2nd
US$300,000
G2 Esports
JaCkz, AmaNEk, nexa, huNter-, NiKo
maLeK
3rd – 4th
US$140,000
Heroic
stavn, cadiaN, TeSeS, refrezh, sjuush
Xizt
Gambit Esports
nafany, sh1ro, Ax1Le, interz, HObbit
groove
5th – 8th
US$70,000
Team Vitality
apEX, ZywOo , shox , misutaaa, Kyojin
XTQZZZ
FURIA Esports
yuurih, arT, VINI, KSCERATO drop
tacitus
Virtus.Pro
buster, Qikert, Jame, YEKINDAR, FL1T
dastan
Ninjas in Pyjamas
REZ, Plopski, hampus, dev1ce , LNZ
THREAT
9th – 11th
US$17,500
Entropiq
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 RMR
El1an, Lack1, NickelBack, Krad, Forester
hooch
Copenhagen Flames
Jabbi, nicoodoz, roeJ, HooXi, Zyphon
vorborg
FaZe Clan
rain , olofmeister , broky, Twistzz , karrigan
innersh1ne
12th – 14th
US$17,500
Astralis
dupreeh , Xyp9x , gla1ve , Magisk , Lucky
zonic
MOUZ
ropz , frozen, Bymas, acoR, dexter
mithR
Team Liquid
EliGE, NAF, Stewie2K , Grim, FalleN
jokasteve
15th – 16th
US$17,500
Evil Geniuses
–
Brehze, CeRq, stanislaw, oBo, MICHU
daps
ENCE
doto, Snappi, Spinx, dycha, hades
sAw
17th – 19th
–
BIG
tabseN, tiziaN, syrsoN, k1to, gade
LEGIJA
Movistar Riders
mopoz, ALEX, DeathZz, SunPayus, dav1g
bladE
Team Spirit
chopper, mir, magixx, degster, sdy
Certus
20th – 22nd
–
paiN Gaming
PKL, biguzera, hardzao, NEKIZ, saffee
felippe1
Renegades
malta, Sico, INS, Hatz, aliStair
Kingfisher
TYLOO
somebody, Summer, Attacker, SLOWLY, DANK1NG
Karsa
23rd – 24th
–
GODSENT
TACO, felps, latto, b4rtiN, dumau
cky
Sharks Esports
jnt, pancc, Lucaozy, realziN, zevy
coachi
Notes
^ July 9: Invictus part ways with Starry;[ 30] August 17: Invictus sign rage[ 31] (−280)
^ July 6: Wings Up replace DD with ayaya[ 32] (−260)
^ February 2021: Renegades replace dexter with aliStair (−20)
^ July 2021: LookingForOrg, at the time still under the Dire Wolves name replace soju_j with apoc (−260)
^ January: B1T joins the roster for flamie[ 33] (−120)
^ January 21: iDISBALANCE is replaced with degster[ 34] (−120)
^ April 2: speed4k gets replaced with iDISBALANCE[ 35] (−60)
^ August 30: 1eeR replaces mdr[ 36] (−48)
^ January 11: degster and Patsi become inactiv[ 37] (−40)
^ January 2021: Furia replace HEN1 with junior (−120)
^ June 2021: junior gets replaced by drop (−396)
^ January 2021: Twistzz gets replaced by FalleN (−120)
^ March 2021: Ethan retires and gets replaced by oBo; April 2021: tarik is benched and replaced by MICHU (−240)
^ January 2021: jks gets replaced by BnTet
^ May 2021: alter gets replaced by Shakezullah; August 2021: ptr gets replaced by junior
^ January 2021: BnTeT is removed from the roaster
^ January 2021: exit replaces felps (−20)
^ June 2021: caike replaces Leomonster (−260)
^ September: danoco replaces KaiG (−608)
^ July: w1 is benched and replaced by skullz (−210)
^ May: chara is replaced with DANVIET; July: dukka leaves the roaster (−420)
^ August: Santos e-Sports remove their core roaster of xns, voltera, MaLLby (−1050)
^ May/June: Meta Gaming part ways with their core roaster of rushardo, 648, and restik (−1050)
^ January: twist is replaced with ztr; April: dev1ce replaces nawwk (−240)
^ June: LNZ replaces ztr (−372)
^ April: Kyojin replaces RPK (−120)
^ April: kennyS gets replaced with NiKo (−60)
^ February/March: OG replace ISSAA with flameZ and NBK- with niko (−120)
^ April: emi replaces krystal (−60)
^ April 30: NBK leaves DPL Poney.;[ 38] June: Ex3rcice joins the roaster as a stand-in.[ 39] (−180)
^ July 29: denis leaves the team;[ 40] August 12: raalz joins the team (−120)[ 41]
^ January: Kjaerbye replaces Lekro; MSL replaces b0RUP (−40)
^ July: HYENAS loose their roaster (−310)
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