PGL Major Stockholm 2021

PGL Major 2021
2021
The PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Logo
Tournament information
GameCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationStockholm, Sweden
DatesOctober 26–November 7, 2021
AdministratorValve
PGL
Tournament
format(s)
Two 16-team swiss-system group stages
8-team single-elimination playoff
VenueAvicii Arena
Teams24 teams
PurseUS$2,000,000
Final positions
ChampionsNatus Vincere
1st runners-upG2 Esports
2nd runners-up
MVPOleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev

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]

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  2. ^ "PGL to host next Major in Stockholm*". HLTV.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  3. ^ "NaVi Win PGL Major Stockhol Over G2; Make History by Going Undefeated". HLTV.org. Retrieved 4 February 2022.