PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers StageSpirit and BIG a step away from Legends Stage after victories
The underdogs found themselves on the wrong end of things in today's first round matches.
Both TYLOO and Renegades find themselves on the brink of elimination, having lost to Spirit and BIG respectively. Both games were relatively one-sided victories for the favourites.
The main stream hosted TYLOO taking on Spirit, and it was a quick 16-3 on Overpass for the Russian squad.
TYLOO looked generally uncomfortable on the map, only managing to secure three rounds on their terrorist half, giving them little chance of making it competitive. HaoWen "somebody" Xu was the shining light for his side, posting 108 ADR and a 1.29 rating in a loss, with Zhenghao "DANK1NG" Lv just behind him with a 1.24 rating, giving the Chinese side some positives to reflect on as they go into their elimination matches.
As for Spirit, they ran rampant, with four players sporting over 90 ADR. Viktor "sdy" Orudzhev took the top spot on the scoreboard with an impressive 1.73 rating. The team now move to a 2-1 record, meaning they will get two chances in best-of-three play to secure a Legends Stage berth.
  Spirit |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 - 8 | +13 | 104.9 | 84.2% | 1.73 | |
| 20 - 11 | +9 | 96.8 | 94.7% | 1.62 | |
| 16 - 10 | +6 | 96.5 | 94.7% | 1.44 | |
| 17 - 12 | +5 | 94.5 | 84.2% | 1.42 | |
| 10 - 12 | -2 | 60.9 | 68.4% | 0.77 |
 TYLOO |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 17 | +1 | 107.8 | 78.9% | 1.29 | |
| 17 - 17 | 0 | 84.6 | 68.4% | 1.24 | |
| 8 - 18 | -10 | 55.7 | 63.2% | 0.62 | |
| 7 - 16 | -9 | 51.7 | 57.9% | 0.50 | |
| 3 - 17 | -14 | 32.9 | 31.6% | 0.25 |
It was BIG vs Renegades on the secondary stream, and we were in for a slightly more competitive affair. Once again it was a poor first half that really cost the underdog, with Renegades managing a mere two rounds on their defensive side, giving them too much to do in the second half.
The Australian squad at least put up a fight in the second half, and that combined with the performance of Jordan "Hatz" Bajic leaves them with something to build on as they look ahead to the elimination best-of-threes.
It was Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz who lead the way for BIG, a 1.65 rating and 115 ADR putting him comfortably ahead of his nearest teammate. As is the case with Spirit, BIG now get two shots at securing a spot in the next stage.
  BIG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 - 17 | +9 | 114.5 | 76.0% | 1.65 | |
| 16 - 14 | +2 | 77.2 | 76.0% | 1.26 | |
| 19 - 16 | +3 | 77.7 | 80.0% | 1.21 | |
| 19 - 14 | +5 | 66.9 | 68.0% | 1.19 | |
| 16 - 13 | +3 | 75.0 | 68.0% | 1.18 |
 Renegades |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 - 20 | +1 | 89.7 | 72.0% | 1.15 | |
| 12 - 18 | -6 | 69.1 | 72.0% | 0.80 | |
| 15 - 19 | -4 | 61.1 | 60.0% | 0.79 | |
| 11 - 20 | -9 | 49.2 | 56.0% | 0.63 | |
| 11 - 20 | -9 | 59.2 | 48.0% | 0.62 |
The standings now look like this:
| 
TheRespecter
BOT_STEVE
| 
Bactuga
| 
xiongnu
| 
Team_Spirit_Era_In_2022
| 
nordjoker
| 
M249))
| 
V1PeR_R
| 
berkovic
| 
Marc_o_polo
| 
Daev0n
JulieN19K
breezy0
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