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PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage round 4 matchups set

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Time Stamp: October 27, 2021 2:54 PM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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The second day of the Challengers Stage in Stockholm has come to a close, leaving twelve teams standing after FaZe and Copenhagen Flames advanced to the Legends Stage, and GODSENT and Sharks were eliminated. The fourth round of matchups have now been determined, with teams set to exclusively play in best-of-three matches for the remainder of this Swiss stage as they will have everything to fight for, either to advance or to avoid elimination. Virtus.pro will look to secure a Legends spot as they kick off day three Kicking off

paiN outlast Sharks; march on in Stockholm

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In an all-Brazilian matchup between two teams tied with an 0-2 record, paiN came out on top after a long and messy BO3 series. Sharks edged out their pick Vertigo after a second-half comeback and overtime, while paiN did the same on Ancient where their opponents failed to capitalize on a 15-9 advantage. On the decider, Nuke, paiN looked miles ahead and swept their countrymen to stay alive in Stockholm. paiN lost their two previous games at the event in close fashion, going down to 16-14 against both Virtus.pro and

Astralis actively offer Bubzkji to other organisations – Report

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Time Stamp: October 27, 2021 11:52 AM - Modified On: October 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Astralis are actively seeking a transfer for Bubzkji, and have offered him to several organisations since the beginning of October, according to a report by Christian Slot for Jaxon.gg. It had already seemed apparent that Bubzkji's days in the team were numbered, firstly due to reports that surfaced in September that Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke was nearing a move to Astralis, and then because of his removal from the active lineup for the Major, which was announced at the beginning of October. Read more k0nfig nears Astralis move - Report Astralis

Astralis send GODSENT packing and avoid early elimination from PGL Major

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Time Stamp: October 27, 2021 11:34 AM - Modified On: October 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Astralis took down GODSENT 2-0 in the first elimination match at the PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage, winning Nuke 16-3 and Vertigo 16-11. With the star duo Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen performing much better than on the first day, the Danes didn't look in danger throughout the series. Thanks to defeats to Entropiq and Copenhagen Flames on day 1, Astralis are now in the 1-2 bracket and will have to win two BO3s back-to-back in order to join the likes of Natus Vincere and Liquid in the

Copenhagen Flames make it to Legends Stage after comeback against Heroic

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Copenhagen Flames join FaZe in the exclusive 3-0 club and prepare themselves for the Legends Stage after defeating domestic rivals Heroic 2-1. The Flames had a flawless first day in the Challenger Stage after taking down Danish giants Astralis before completing another upset against BIG. Heroic were considered favorites from the start but were shocked on Vertigo 16-7 by the young Danes before Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund allowed them to equalize the series on Nuke 16-11. Despite a significant early advantage on Overpass Heroic failed to close out the series, falling

ATK add Cyrix, bLazE steps down

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Time Stamp: October 23, 2021 11:44 AM - Modified On: October 23, 2021 - Published By:
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Another American will join up with the South Africa-majority lineup. Following McKinley "⁠Cyrix⁠" Hollison's announcement of joining ATK, the South African side has announced that Josh "⁠bLazE⁠" Saunders is stepping down from the lineup and that the young American will join the active lineup. Cyrix most recently played with ONET4P, who made the playoffs of ESEA Premier in their first season and also beat Triumph in the recent SteelSeries Prime Cup. At the end of the ESEA season both Cyrix and Sean "⁠Subarashii⁠" Tuttle decided to step down from the

PGL Major Stockholm viewer’s guide

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Time Stamp: October 23, 2021 7:33 AM - Modified On: October 23, 2021 - Published By:
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The first Counter-Strike Major in over two years, PGL Major Stockholm, will take place in Sweden's capital on October 26 - November 7 with a total of 24 teams competing for one of the largest prize pools in the game's history. The event will feature 18 of the 20 highest-ranked teams in the world — including Natus Vincere, G2, and Astralis —, and the playoffs will be played in the Avicii Arena in front of a live audience. The Champions stage will be played in from of a crowd in

Bringing Brazil to the Major: How 21 players fought their way to the biggest stage

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The PGL Stockholm Major will have the most Brazilian representatives in Major history. At 21 players, this is 6 more than at StarLadder Berlin, the tournament which previously featured the most Brazilian players. When it comes to the top 16 stage, Stockholm has not yet passed the highest number of participants, but considering only half of those teams have been decided and we are already over halfway there, the odds are that this Major will see the most Brazilian attendees any way you slice it. But how did Brazil get

Sprout part ways with kressy

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Time Stamp: October 22, 2021 12:06 PM - Modified On: October 22, 2021 - Published By:
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The 25-year-old player exits the team after nine months, with further updates to the team expected soon. The German organization Sprout has announced the exit of Marko "⁠kressy⁠" Đorđević from their lineup following the conclusion of the RMR cycle and ESEA Premier Season 38. Sprout peaked at No. 21 in the world ranking in March, a few months into kressy's tenure, but the team struggled after the summer break as they dropped out of the top 30, failing to make a mark in premier tournaments such as the IEM Cologne

Biggest takeaways from lineups submitted for PGL Major

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Time Stamp: October 22, 2021 7:23 AM - Modified On: October 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Earlier on Friday, PGL has unveiled the official lineups teams have submitted for the upcoming Major in Stockholm. Overall, there are no big surprises on the list after Virtus.pro announced the switch of Sanjar "⁠SANJI⁠" Kuliev for Evgeny "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev for the tournament, but a few curious names still appear in some of the big teams. Everyone has been given the chance to submit a substitute player at no cost of their RMR points, whom they can swap in and out once during the tournament at their leisure. While it's