PGL reveal Krakow Major schedule and talent

4-7-2017 20:09

PGL have revealed the full schedule and talent lineup for their Krakow Major, set to take place from July 16-23.

PGL Major Krakow will begin with a Swiss group stage, which will be played off-stage on the first four days of the week-long event, with the first match-ups revealed by the organizers shortly after the Main Qualifier came to a close on Sunday.

After an off-day on Thursday, July 20, the competition will move on to the stage at the Tauron Arena with the first three quarter-finals on Friday, July 21.

Gambit and mousesports to kick off PGL Major Krakow

Earlier today, PGL revealed the full schedule of the upcoming Major, which looks as follows:

Sunday, July 16th
11:00	Gambit	vs. MOUZ
12:30	fnatic	vs. FlipSid3
14:00	Virtus.pro	vs. Vega Squadron
15:30	SK	vs. PENTA
17:00	FaZe	vs. BIG
18:30	North	vs. Cloud9
20:00	Natus Vincere	vs. G2
21:30	Astralis	vs. Immortals

Monday, July 17th
11:00	Round #2 Match #1
12:30	Round #2 Match #2
14:00	Round #2 Match #3
15:30	Round #2 Match #4
17:00	Round #2 Match #5
18:30	Round #2 Match #6
20:00	Round #2 Match #7
21:30	Round #2 Match #8

Tuesday, July 18th
11:00	Round #3 Match #1
12:30	Round #3 Match #2
14:00	Round #3 Match #3
15:30	Round #3 Match #4
17:00	Round #3 Match #5
18:30	Round #3 Match #6
20:00	Round #3 Match #7
21:30	Round #3 Match #8

Wednesday, July 19th
10:00	Round #4 Match #1
11:30	Round #4 Match #2
13:00	Round #4 Match #3
14:30	Round #4 Match #4
16:00	Round #4 Match #5
17:30	Round #4 Match #6
19:00	Round #5 Match #1
20:30	Round #5 Match #2
22:00	Round #5 Match #3

Thursday, July 20th - off-day

Friday, July 21st
13:00	Quarter-final #1
16:30	Quarter-final #2
20:00	Quarter-final #3

Saturday, July 22nd
13:00	Quarter-final #4
16:30	Semi-final #1
20:00	Semi-final #2

Sunday, July 23rd
15:00	Showmatch
17:30	Grand final

PGL also announced the talent lineup bringing you all the action from Krakow, Poland. Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner will return as the show's host, with five former players taking turns on the analyst desk.

At the commentators' post, the three most popular duos will be taking you through the matches with the help of observing by Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo and DJ "Prius" Kuntz.

In the meantime, Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen will once again roam the sidelines, while Scott "SirScoots" Smith will conduct interviews with the teams.

Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner - Host

Scott "SirScoots" Smith - Interviewer
Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen - Fluff

Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst
Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Analyst
Joona "natu" Leppänen - Analyst
Jason "moses" O'Toole - Analyst
Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson - Analyst

Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator
Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator
James Bardolph - Commentator
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia - Commentator
Anders Blume - Commentator
Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat - Commentator

Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo - Observer
DJ "Prius" Kuntz - Observer

Good luck to Cloud9!

2017-07-04 20:15

33 replies

No thorin

2017-07-04 20:10

30 replies

+1 Good decision by pgl

2017-07-04 20:12

16 replies

You do realise he was invited, and he turned it down because it's in Poland?

2017-07-04 20:16

15 replies

lost all respect i had for pgl for inviting this ginger

2017-07-04 20:18

4 replies

I've lost it because of Semmler. Even Pansy is better than him. He just giggles and tells some jokes out of context.

2017-07-04 20:35

3 replies

+1 fucking annoying :(

2017-07-04 21:05

2 replies

Plus the fucking favouritism from him +1

2017-07-04 21:48

1 reply

EU time PogChamp

2017-07-04 22:45

cus he's scared LUL

2017-07-04 20:33

He wasn't invited.

2017-07-04 21:26

7 replies

he was... he stated it multiple times Zimbabwe

2017-07-04 23:50

Blocked.

2017-07-05 00:34

He wasnt. He got fired from crew!

2017-07-12 15:04

He was even YNK confirmed it on twitter earlier today

2017-07-05 00:03

No he didn't.

don't bother with this Zimbabwe ape, he is just a b8er

2017-07-05 00:35

he got fired! need official statement?

2017-07-12 15:05

Why are you even trying to explain this?

2017-07-11 02:32

Imo he's a lot better than natu... -natu -moses +thooorin +dazed

5 replies

nt thorin

2017-07-04 20:37

dazed isn't allowed at majors, even as talent

2017-07-04 20:39

We can dream

2017-07-04 20:43

i do cream this too

2017-07-05 14:19

2017-07-04 20:52

+1 good decision

No Machine tho ;(

2017-07-04 21:01

Ikr... Imho the best host. He knows what's up

2017-07-04 21:06

Gonna miss him in this Major

2017-07-04 21:08

sad notice

2017-07-04 21:22

:'(

2017-07-05 02:21

So, fuck u Thorin. PGL is the best.

2017-07-10 17:15

tell me your secrets

WHO SENT YOU?!

2017-07-04 20:23

good

INSANE BUT EXPECTED

cologne >

what the fuck is natu doing here, rofl

prob because thorin turned down because its in poland

2017-07-04 20:21

Why? " because its in poland" i dont get it? Whats between him and poland?

2017-07-04 22:21

he didnt turn down offer he got fired!

2017-07-12 15:06

2017-07-13 01:02

thats nice

finnaly :D

EZ FOR G2

Nice

mouz f3 vega penta big c9g2 astralis

2017-07-04 20:11

Where is thooooorin lul

REDEYE !!!!! THE SAVAGE!!!!

Thorin SoBayed

top tier talent

NO THOOOOOORRRINNNN REEEEEEEEEEEE

1st

No pansy yayayayaaya

Machine????????

no machine :O

Fifflaren hype

no thorin because autistic

he said he won't go cause Poland hates him

2017-07-04 20:19

everyone hates him tbh xd

2017-07-04 20:25

2017-07-04 20:40

very nice

No thorin nö desk

Uguuuu

OMGScoots

No friberg on the desk? Get off...

Thanks god no Thorin

Thoorin declined the invite ? He is scared of going to Poland lol

got fired = declined invite ? :D cmooon!

pala - fluff n1 :D

good lineup except for semmler

+1 Anders should find another co-caster.

2017-07-08 19:44

Yay

ddk back to work? How is he now?

Good shit homie

DJ KUNTZ

no thorin lul

nice

ez mouz

Think natu is bad, but the rest is okay. He could be okay but he clearly doesn't put effort in prepping for an event. Thinking HR are bad on overpass for example, just shows he did 0 prep work at all.

did he said hr is bad on it? they lost that map anyway so..

2017-07-04 20:14

Doesn't matter if they lost or not, is still one of their best maps

lulz fuck off thorin

don't understand why there's an off-day, the tournament is huge already. I doubt that the players will be tired of 1 bo1 a day

mm, showmatch, interesting

My dream came true! No Thorin!

ALL TEAMS LEFT SIDE WILL WIN THEIR MATCHES

2017-07-04 20:13

Too much pressure to play on stage? or rent too expensive?^^

Pansy shoul've had a spot aswell. -Natu + Pansy

-ddk or james +pansy

2017-07-04 22:40

no thoorin PogChamp that's good!

Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen - Fluff

weakest link of whole major, dunno why orgs invite him so often... ;/

he has a massive fanbase for some reason, no idea why, but in general it's best to mute the stream between games anyway

yup but its not very entertainment at all ehh and i was really cheering 4 smixie, or at leats OJ, lets hope scoots will just get tons more, moarr time than him no offense, pala-fans

2017-07-04 21:00

Thanks for no Thoorin

better natu than thoorin. and no richard lewis thanks. sadly no machine, but doesn't matter since VP will drop out of groups...

Why major in Poland?? we are no CSGO nation.

Nt Monkey. Mibr old team in cs.. which means fake flagger from Brazil lol

2017-07-04 22:27

thorin HeyGuys

Vp luckiest team ever i hope they will face g2/sk and get eliminated

Dull :/

No thorin no party

best talent ever :)

-natu +friberg

#justice4metuz boys! Get on it!

NO THORIN YES

Fiffi is back :D semi finals and final on seperate days, could that maybe mean ... Grand final bo5? <33333

The Final and the Semis are pretty much always on seperate days in the Majors but still they are BO3!

2017-07-04 20:26

oh right sadly enough.. sorry I forgot about the showmatch :D

2017-07-04 20:29

No thorin full party

eu vs na showmatch?

2017-07-04 20:17

why no major in Brazil? poland is irrelevant

youtube.com/watch?v=i2_39qEJL1Y&feature=.. That's why

XD WTF

No pansy :( and machine ? Fk off

fucking pala and no thorin :/

good stuff i would've preferred thorin + richard lewis to be analysts than some of these former players like natu or fiff. cuz they're boring. but at least there's no pansy/vendetta

No Thorin, great work PGL =]

HAHAHA THORIN are u scared of polish fans? espiecially in Krakow with knives? xD

2017-07-04 20:20

ReDeYe <3

I don't understand the use of the word "talent" here. Doesn't it mean gifted?

wtf, Vega vs VP? 2 of the worst teams in their respective tiers.

2017-07-04 20:22

savage welcome to Penta and Immortals

2017-07-04 20:24

Fiffy

2017-07-04 20:27

Boring af. Henry and sadokist are boring, semmler went completely mental, anders bores the f out of everyone. Why no Metuz?

Tell me once again Henry and Sado are bored.. they are fucking sick

2017-07-04 22:33

too bad Grand final isn't a Bo5

2017-07-04 20:31

There we go

LOL! SK always starts events versus an underdog. Rigged draws as always

2017-07-04 20:34

0/8

2017-07-04 20:41

please research before commenting.

2017-07-04 20:44

VP out off Legend 4 sure

fiffy on desk <33

2017-07-04 20:36

last 3 matches top1

Pretty unfair for the winner of QF4 to play 2 bo3 on one day. Long day for them compared to the other semifinalists.

2017-07-04 20:38

No machine fuck

The only real deal in 2017. Top players of 2017 under one roof.

looks good, though I'm personally not a fan of natu as an analyst

2017-07-04 20:42

Pala as fluffer xD

good no thorin only big minus is natu, even 10x more residentsleeper than ynk and speaks even worse english

2017-07-04 20:45

natu = tier 20 event and the observers were ass during the qualifier

2017-07-04 20:46

thorin scared of Poland LUL

thoorin where u at

RIP MACHINE

2017-07-04 20:47

-Ynk +Dazed

2017-07-04 20:48

Dazed in 2k17 lul

2017-07-05 02:28

no machine? :(

2017-07-04 20:49

No Machine :/

2017-07-04 20:50

kick_Mantrousse_ffs

2017-07-04 20:53

Best lineup possible.

2017-07-04 20:54

+1 my fellow PENTA fan

2017-07-04 21:45

2017-07-04 20:55

#PENTARMY! #GODPENTA

2017-07-04 20:58

No Thorin, no fun

We want king of banana!

Sadest bunch of analysts ever

2017-07-04 21:10

BB THOOOOORIN

2017-07-04 21:12

No Thorin, wonderful.

2017-07-04 21:20

horrrible schedule and really boring desk valve really knows how to suck the life out of a pro scene no innovation no prizes no fun

2017-07-04 21:28

No innovation? PGL did plenty. No prizes? $1 million plus sticker money is a lot. No fun? It'll be lit, nothing wrong with the desk or schedule. The tournament is in EU and watched my mainly EU people, and you've had 2 of the last 3 majors... so it's fair. Shush.

2017-07-04 22:44

oh wow stickers for the 16th straight major very exciting stuff

2017-07-04 22:59

I said sticker money. Not sure exactly, but each team probably gets a couple of hundred thousand from the sticker sales.

2017-07-08 13:58

The Fall of Thorin?

2017-07-04 21:32

HELLO THOOORIN??? WHERE ARE YOU????

2017-07-04 21:41

No Machine????

2017-07-04 21:44

so sad...

2017-07-04 22:50

wtf no thorin. Not an actual major without thorin present.

2017-07-04 21:47

just Poland things... when you mention the job that 98% of all Poles have you get banned from the country and hltv.

2017-07-04 22:10

Wait, thorin is banned from HLTV for calling poles toilet cleaners? My god, the lows this site will sink to rofl.

2017-07-05 13:23

He got fired.

Valve making decisions that only hurt their game in the long run, What's new?

actually it's Thooorin who's making bad decisions. You can choose a) act professionally and make great content within production crew b) slam other nationalities and make no money from csgo events. Children time is over. Can you imagine in NL that TV show host before world football cup would call for example Brazilians toilet cleaners, lowlifers etc ? What do you think would happen with this persons career after such a statements ?

2017-07-12 19:26

Ez 4 NiP #GoNinjas RiP lol

2017-07-04 21:49

Comments seem to be split between "fuck yeah no Thorin" and "fuck no no Thorin", lol. I'm just happy to see ReDeYe there

2017-07-04 21:51

RIP Thooorin

2017-07-04 21:54

RedEye yeah, PogChamp ! I don't know why they hire this cringy clueless Pala guy.

2017-07-04 21:55

Machine :(

2017-07-04 22:09

Anders Blume - Commentator United States Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat - Commentator major ruined

Not really

2017-07-08 11:06

Where is Machineeee? :(

Showmatch...?! New dd2 incoming? (If you take random people from the audience and make a showmatch I will DDoS you PGL I swear) :D

2017-07-04 22:41

TY PGL no thorin

2017-07-04 22:48

ez for SK third Majors LOADING....

2017-07-04 22:49

Mantrousse no Dust Mouret won't be watching, fuck off

Thank god no thorin

2017-07-04 23:03

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2017-07-04 23:17