PGL Major Stockholm

Lore & Background

PGL Major Stockholm was one of the Counter-Strike Major Championships hosted by PGL, following PGL Major: Krakow 2017. It was held during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Their Own Story

The New Challengers stage took place from October 26 to October 29, 2021, at the Avicii Arena. The Challengers stage is a sixteen team swiss tournament. Initial seeding was determined using RMR standings, from the 3rd round forward the Buchholz system was used. In the New Champions Stage, the final stage of the Major is a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-3 maps. In the quarterfinals, Heroic faced Virtus.pro, G2 Esports played Ninjas in Pyjamas, FURIA Esports took on Gambit Esports, and Natus Vincere met Team Vitality. In the semifinals, Heroic played G2 Esports, and Natus Vincere faced Gambit Esports. The finals were Natus Vincere versus G2 Esports, cast by Machine & SPUNJ. Natus Vincere won the Major, and did not lose a single map throughout the tournament.

Reader's Guide

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Did You Know?

• PGL Major Stockholm was the second Counter-Strike Major hosted by PGL.
• PGL also produced the English broadcast for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.