{"id":20288,"date":"2022-05-23T23:31:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T03:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=20288"},"modified":"2022-05-23T23:31:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T03:31:50","slug":"faze-clan-down-navi-to-win-pgl-major-antwerp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/faze-clan-down-navi-to-win-pgl-major-antwerp\/","title":{"rendered":"FaZe Clan down NaVi to win PGL Major Antwerp"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2022 Counter-Strike<\/a>: Global Offensive PGL Antwerp Major has been played to its conclusion, and FaZe Clan have been announced as champions.<\/p>\n

Their 2-0 victory against Natus Vincere – despite being the underdogs according to several esports betting sites<\/a> – earned them their third win in three consecutive CS:GO events. <\/p>\n

They won Intel Extreme Masters XVI Katowice in February, sweeping G2 Esports 3-0 to walk away with $400,000 of the US$1 million prize pool.<\/p>\n

FaZe continued their dominance in ESL Pro League Season 15<\/a>, defeating ENCE 3-1 in the grand final. That performance earned them another $190,000, also making them the first team to secure a spot in the BLAST Premier World Final 2022.<\/p>\n

The American team have been perfect this year, finishing the Spring Groups as joint winners with OG Esports and Team Vitality. Their incredible run so far has put them as the No.1 CS:GO team in the world, displacing NaVi.<\/p>\n

With the victory against NaVi, FaZe recorded their first-ever win in a CS:GO Major title. The diversity in their roster has also made them the first international team to win a Valve tournament.<\/p>\n

Although the series ended in a sweep, it was no easy matchup for FaZe. Despite getting an early 12-5 lead in the first map, Inferno, they came very close to losing the map if it was not for the timely intervention of in-game leader Finn “karrigan” Andersen.<\/p>\n

Karrigan managed to force overtime after getting three kills in a two-against-four situation, and FaZe successfully brought it home, winning the map 19-16.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd25PGL CS:GO MAJOR ANTWERP 2022 CHAMPIONS\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc51@FaZeClan<\/a>\ud83d\udc51#PGLMajor<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AOCzG0j2if<\/a><\/p>\n

— PGL (@pglesports) May 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n