PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers StageforZe one win away from Legends Stage; Complexity fend off IHC
FORZE continue a commanding campaign through the first stage at PGL Major Antwerp as they join the 2-0 pool.
FORZE have clinched their second victory in the PGL Major Antwerp Challengers Stage and are now one win away from securing a spot in the Legends Stage after beating Bad News Eagles handily in the second round.
In the 1-0 pool match played on Inferno, FORZE had Evgeny "Norwi" Ermolin step up massively with 25 kills on the CT side alone, spearheading a half that saw the Russian side go up 9-6 despite them giving away several 5v3 situations to the Kosovar team in the first few gunrounds.
Once sides switched and Aleksandr "zorte" Zagodyrenko converted the second pistol round for FORZE with a 1v2 clutch, Bad News Eagles were in a difficult spot that they never could find a way out of, as Andrey "Jerry" Mekhryakov's team proceeded to pick up a commanding 16-7 win.
 FORZE |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 - 13 | +17 | 114.1 | 82.6% | 1.76 | |
| 16 - 9 | +7 | 77.5 | 91.3% | 1.38 | |
| 16 - 12 | +4 | 69.3 | 78.3% | 1.27 | |
| 17 - 13 | +4 | 84.6 | 60.9% | 1.19 | |
| 13 - 14 | -1 | 74.2 | 73.9% | 1.05 |
  Bad News Eagles |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 - 19 | -2 | 78.4 | 65.2% | 1.01 | |
| 15 - 20 | -5 | 83.5 | 69.6% | 1.00 | |
| 13 - 20 | -7 | 73.3 | 60.9% | 0.77 | |
| 7 - 16 | -9 | 40.2 | 69.6% | 0.69 | |
| 9 - 17 | -8 | 49.2 | 60.9% | 0.62 |
Meanwhile, Complexity came out on top of a closely-contested Nuke against IHC, putting the Mongolian side up against the wall while avoiding the daunting 0-2 pool themselves heading into round three, where the North American side will hope to continue their recovery after a 2-16 opening loss to Vitality.
The Mongolian squad, IHC, played their second Nuke of the day match and, unlike in their opening series against Astralis, this time they were able to put up a fight with Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren spearheading an impressive effort against Complexity.
In the end, however, a couple of fumbles in anti-eco situations cost them dearly, and the only Asian representatives ended up going down to the 0-2 pool after a close match. Complexity's low buy win when down 2-6 helped them turn around what could have been a disastrous first half on the defense, and after switching to the T side another eco at 11-10 pulled them out of hot water for the second time as they went on to secure a 16-13 win.
  Complexity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 - 18 | +8 | 96.4 | 75.9% | 1.46 | |
| 22 - 15 | +7 | 74.9 | 79.3% | 1.22 | |
| 19 - 20 | -1 | 80.8 | 75.9% | 1.15 | |
| 19 - 20 | -1 | 66.1 | 65.5% | 0.96 | |
| 12 - 19 | -7 | 51.3 | 65.5% | 0.68 |
 IHC |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 - 20 | +8 | 98.8 | 72.4% | 1.40 | |
| 23 - 15 | +8 | 80.6 | 75.9% | 1.18 | |
| 15 - 22 | -7 | 61.9 | 72.4% | 0.76 | |
| 12 - 20 | -8 | 64.3 | 51.7% | 0.74 | |
| 14 - 21 | -7 | 57.8 | 51.7% | 0.70 |
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