PGL Major Stockholm 2021: Schedule and broadcasts of matches
The first CS:GO Major in two years is close. PGL Major Stockholm 2021 marks a return to the best in Counter-Strike, with 24 teams from around the world vying for a $2 million prize pool.
Since Astralis became a four-time champion at the Berlin Major 2019, a lot has changed in Counter-Strike. New dynasties arose and established dynasties fell, and the world order was changing.
Now all of this will be put to the test at PGL Major Stockholm 2021. The best rosters in the world will come to Sweden —nearly 10 years after the country hosted the first CS:GO Major in 2013—to battle it out for the $1 million grand prize and a total prize pool of $2 million.
Distribution of the prize fund
- 1st place - $1;
- 2nd place - $300;
- 3rd and 4th places - $140;
- 5th-8th places - $70;
- 9th-16th places - $17.
Plus, Major participants will receive 50% of sticker sales in the CS:GO client.
Format PGL Major Stockholm
Stages "New Challengers" and "New Legends"
- Swiss system (a team plays with an opponent who has the same win / loss score, and the teams cannot play each other twice in the same stage. A participant with 3 wins goes to the next stage, and a participant with 3 losses leaves the tournament);
- Matches for elimination and advancement to the next stage - in Bo3 format;
- All other matches are in Bo1 format;
- The 8 best teams advance to the next stage, and the 8 worst teams leave the tournament.
Stage "New Champions" (playoffs)
- Grid - Single Elimination;
- All matches (including the final) will be held according to the Bo3 system.
Card draft format
Bo1
- Team A bans 2 maps;
- Team B bans 3 maps;
- Team A bans 1 map;
- The remaining map is played, team B chooses a side.
Bo3
- Team A bans the map;
- Team B bans the map;
- Team A picks a card (team B picks a side);
- Team B picks a card (team A picks a side);
- Team B bans the map;
- Team A bans the map;
- The remaining map remains third (team B chooses a side).
PGL Major Stockholm match schedule
Stage "New Challengers"
26 October
11:00 Astralis – Copenhagen Flames
11:00 Spirit – Faze Clan
12:15 Ence – Godsent
12:15 Pain – Entropiq
13:30 BIG – Virtus.pro
13:30 Movistar Riders – Renegades
14:45 Heroic – Tyloo
14:45 Mouz – Sharks
16:00 TBD – TBD
16:10 TBD–TBD
17:15 TBD – TBD
17:25 TBD – TBD
18:30 TBD – TBD
18:40 TBD – TBD
19:45 TBD – TBD
19:55 TBD – TBD
27 October
11:00 TBD – TBD
11:10 TBD – TBD
12:15 TBD – TBD
12:25 TBD – TBD
13:30 TBD – TBD
13:40 TBD – TBD
17:15 TBD – TBD
17:25 TBD – TBD
28 October
11:00 TBD – TBD
11:00 TBD – TBD
14:45 TBD – TBD
14:55 TBD – TBD
18:30 TBD – TBD
18:40 TBD – TBD
29 October
11:00 TBD – TBD
14:45 TBD – TBD
18:30 TBD – TBD
Streams
Major broadcast will be hosted by the WePlay studio.