PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage

Final Challengers Stage matchups set

11-5-2022 22:10

Six teams are left, fighting for the final three Legends Stage spots in round five.

The fifth round matchups of the PGL Major Antwerp Challengers Stage have been set following the conclusion of round four, which saw ENCE close out the day with a win over Bad News Eagles in the 2-1 pool while MIBR took down Eternal Fire in an elimination match.

Going into the final day of the first stage, it's do-or-die for the six teams who are sitting on a 2-2 record and whose fate is still left undecided.

A not-too-unfamiliar matchup awaits nitr0 in the form of Astralis

A highly-anticipated matchup once upon a time but now the first encounter between the two current iterations of the two teams, Liquid and Astralis, will kick off day four in Antwerp.

Bad News Eagles vs. MIBR will follow, a close battle between the current #26 and #25 teams according to HLTV.org's ranking, and FORZE vs. Imperial will close out the day as the final spot-deciding series.

Round 5 (2-2 pool)
12:00 Astralis vs. Liquid
15:45 Bad News Eagles vs. MIBR
19:30 FORZE vs. Imperial

First Born to bang! Rooting for Imperial, but Forze is a better team.

2022-05-11 22:11

35 replies

Astralis + BNE + Forze will go to legends stage

2022-05-11 22:17

30 replies

2022-05-11 22:21

18 replies

Imperial for the WIN! Brazilian Storm is real! Brazilian ERA is about to begin! Save my words! ♥

2022-05-12 00:57

17 replies

Cheering for your team is nice but saying an Era is coming when they are about to be eliminated is why everyone hates you people

2022-05-12 01:20

14 replies

I can agree that an era is an overstatement, but it is cool to cheer and dream about something that is unlikely, you shouldn't hate someone for that :/

2022-05-12 01:27

Hate is free, the real challenge nowdays is "Love"! You will never know about the true passion for the e-sports and respect.

2022-05-12 01:39

Tbf you people hate us just because we exist and even more when we can make something out of nothing.

2022-05-12 02:14

11 replies

lame

2022-05-12 02:19

9 replies

But true

8 replies

nah noone hates you for no reason mate

2022-05-12 02:20

7 replies

I just gave two reasons, your point is invalid

2022-05-12 02:25

6 replies

Don’t think anyone hates you for either reason, mate

2022-05-12 02:52

2 replies

Not even talking about me in specific, but talking about brazilians in every type of competition ever

2022-05-12 03:53

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And I think that's what he meant. I kinda understand your statement but people nowadays find a way to hate everyone and everything.

2022-05-12 09:17

Your point is invalid since both your reasons are completely wrong lol

2022-05-12 03:34

Wrong huh?? But why is that??

2022-05-12 04:01

You reverse uno'd them and now they love you, not intentionally though.

2022-05-12 08:38

Invasion

2022-05-12 05:26

Imperial for the WIN! Brazilian Storm is real!

2022-05-12 06:54

Or not, u jinxed urself

2022-05-12 12:02

It would be good for MAJOR if Imperial move forward. They can make hundreds of thousands people on live streaming. Its three or 3 times what official major stream are usually making.

2022-05-11 22:22

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That is true, they bring a lot of fans with them. They havent played bad neither so they could take down forze.

2022-05-11 22:54

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They have the worst odds out of all matchups, forze is the superior team on paper, i am not a fan of fallen but i will cheer for them. If they lose, no big deal all since a team who was supposed to be a tier 3 on paper (with players who came back from retirement 4 months ago) reaching top 17th-19th is already a huge achievement on its own

2022-05-11 23:05

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Agreed.

2022-05-11 23:08

true, its already a miracle that they qualified for major. Reaching new lengends stage would be an insane overperformance

2022-05-11 23:25

2022-05-11 23:28

+1 But Forze might flop

2022-05-11 22:52

+1 sad for imperial but true

2022-05-12 04:35

I still think mibr can beat BNE pretty easily

2022-05-12 05:32

liquid, mibr, imperial haha

2022-05-12 13:06

Astralis lol

2022-05-12 14:25

i want forze and bne to win, however for the sake of my pickems i need one of them to lose

2022-05-11 22:18

I really wanted to see Imperial compete in the play offs but forze deserve it more

Yes i dont like forze. But they are more deserved than bunch of washed veteran from brazil

2022-05-11 22:56

Better team? 2-0 JUST for you. :)

2022-05-12 20:54

Imperial is finished

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No they’re Brazilian

2022-05-11 22:14

No they’re eliminated

2022-05-11 22:15

no they're south american

2022-05-11 22:19

must respect. FNX 2 major =, 2 winner !

2022-05-11 22:55

Fnx finished bro

2022-05-12 11:05

no they're fnx

2022-05-11 23:10

+1 no fnx no major

2022-05-11 23:41

"forget" :v

2022-05-12 01:00

no they're warriors

2022-05-12 01:41

They haven’t even played

2022-05-11 23:37

No you're finish

2022-05-11 23:43

Real

2022-05-12 01:59

Where's your opinion now? :)

2022-05-12 20:30

lets gooo

Go imperial

go forze, liquid, BNE

Liquid is a dead org!!

2022-05-11 22:12

NA is a dead scene*

ez for liquid, imperial and mibr

Easiest planetickets home for all three teams yes.

2022-05-11 22:13

Let's get my boys at the airport

+1 mibr best brazilian team after furia and el professor

Go mibr and imperial!!!

RIP Liquid...

Astralis BNE Forze

Europe vs Americas 3-0 to Europe

Liquid BNE Forze Believe me, 100% correct, i have won about 5000$ this major. Thank me later:)

I agree with the last two but why Liquid? I wouldn't say that they went through strong teams in challengers and defeat to the Brazilian pensioners puts everything under a very big question

2022-05-11 22:29

Astralis is a bit better than Liquid but my sixth sense tell that Liquid is going to win.

2022-05-11 23:21

Astralis is pretty sick team on paper + blamef and konfig have so much raw firepower. No chance for liquid, 2 - 0 for Astralis.

2022-05-11 23:59

Pretty sick team? Nah, only blamef and konfig are good. Let’s see if it is true tmr:)

2022-05-12 00:09

this

2022-05-12 00:56

???what

2022-05-12 01:08

+1 everybody else is literally dead weight Astralis looks so bad this major

2022-05-12 01:54

STOP BETTING ON ASTRALIS

2022-05-12 01:01

Bye Astralis!

I hope so Dude

2022-05-12 09:37

Mission success!

2022-05-13 02:44

ez4astra

RIP NA AND SA CS AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

At least we are in Major 2-2 with a chance to Legends and for BR we also have Furia already in Legends hahahahaha

2022-05-11 22:20

CS Portugal ----> OMEGALULLL nick confirmed😆🤣

2022-05-11 22:46

Best draw for bne, would be cool to see them advance

2022-05-11 22:16

yeah that seems the most likely

2022-05-12 01:32

Astralis Forze Bne

Let's go BNE!!!!

I hate being an NA fan

You don't have to.

2022-05-11 22:43

I know how you feel :(

2022-05-12 01:03

Thank god Imperial game not 7am again! Liquid MIBR IMPERIAL

Classico Liquid Astralis matchup

GO BNE SAVE MY PICKEMS

I am so screwed...i need either Liquid or Forze to make it. Gonna be a stressful day.

Ez for forZe, isn't it?

2022-05-11 22:49

I think yea...pray for me.

Gratz.

2022-05-12 14:27

Thank you mens!!! feel bad for my guy konfig but lets fuckin gooooo NA CS SAVED

2022-05-12 14:41

My day was almost ruined

2022-05-12 20:33

Props to Liquid, I guess :)

2022-05-12 20:56

Astralis Mibr Forze

Astralis > Liquid BNE < MIBR ForZe > Imperial

+1, idk why everyone is so confident about BNE

2022-05-12 05:35

favorites, Astralis, Bad News Eagles and Forze, but anything can happen. cheering for MIBR, Liquid and Imperial

lets fcking go eagles

2022-05-11 22:23

go Imperial 🌟 gonna be hard, but i believe in miracles 🌠

2022-05-11 22:26

damn, all of them are in my pickems

2022-05-11 22:27

Astralis back to Australia gg

3 chances for America / South America for at least one legend spot. Let's see, if they can get one, or will we see a legend stage major with only EU / CIS teams.

2022-05-11 22:30

Furia is already there bro...

2022-05-11 22:38

ah correct, sorry. :-D

2022-05-12 08:01

you completely forgot Furia lmao

2022-05-12 04:24

wanna see BNE winning here. Never rooted for any team but do for them,these boys must be on Major.

Go BNE brothers!

2022-05-11 22:40

IHC were so close to win Imperial. I think Liquid got this. If liquid lose this IHC>>>>

2022-05-11 22:41

Ez 4 Imperial and mibr

Lets go BNE!

2022-05-11 22:51

in what world ast and liquid match each other. i mean it is so bad even for following viewers, pgl will lose one side. nice match ups for brazillians like they had all the way.

Astralis vs liquid my pickems are saved no matter who wins

2022-05-11 23:07

its map 3, ancient, 15-14, astralis are one round away from elimination. astralis call tech pause. an 11th player joins the server. it's jks. he's been dming duolingo and praccing danish for the last 6 months. xyp opens steam overlay with shift+tab and trades him the signature xyp9x m4a1s with the shave master sticker. "you are clutch god now" he says in text chat, then logs off and disappears into the streets of antwrep.the round starts and konfig tks blame, gla1ve and fartig and gets kicked from the match. jks hits a pog 1v5 ace clutch to secure overtime. glaive calls 3 b rushes in a row to secure a flawless t side in OT. they only need one more round to secure the series. blameF kills glaive and garlic and then nades himself off the server. its jks vs 5. he self boosts over the scaffold and gets a nasty 4k with only 5 bullets. he hides in the pocket. there's 55 seconds left and it's only shox alive, a site is free. shox pushes b, doesn't clear the pocket and dies instantly. jks is now become clutch god, ender of rounds. astraslis goes on to win the major, and the next 4. to the star.s

2022-05-11 23:17

underrated post

2022-05-11 23:46

Lmaooooo

2022-05-12 01:24

time traveller 001

2022-05-12 05:12

can confirm, I was the sticker

2022-05-12 05:56

+1 Love it

2022-05-12 10:55

Lmaooooooooo

2022-05-12 11:09

BNE the dark horse of this major

2022-05-11 23:19

Even if they lose today it's been one hell of a run

2022-05-12 09:55

Jinx but let's go Forze, BNE and either Astralis or LULquid

Congratulations to astralis for qualifying for the legends stage!

2022-05-11 23:32

wow

2022-05-11 23:34

All three slots going to Americas

2022-05-11 23:40

No BR in playoffs 🙏

astralis mibr forze

2022-05-11 23:48

If Shox plays like today Astralis has no chance, if they are going to choke again they will lose. But I hope Liquid goes through. Other games arent even worth watching. Its kinda sad that either Liquid or Astralis won't make it

Best of luck to all teams. :D It's been an explosive Challengers Stage thus far. ^^

2022-05-11 23:49

What a spot to be in, my PickEm is hanging on the Mibr - Bne match and if Mibro lose so do I. Brazilki don't let me down please

2022-05-12 00:15

My pickems are saved. Ill get my 5th pick if liquid or astralis win

2022-05-12 00:27

Same

2022-05-12 09:54

Take my energy Liquid, MIBR and Imperial

2022-05-12 00:31

idk but somehow i think liquid will crush astralis, see you guys tomorrow

2022-05-12 00:52

ez predicts prnt.sc/3vvBPn97kbwI prnt.sc/0S3xzVNFM6pE

2022-05-12 00:54

Probably the most important day for NACS ever. This day decides whether they'll have 4 or 7 spots at the next major (or anywhere in between ofc)

2022-05-12 01:25

Nvm

2022-05-12 01:40

Yo le noob, If all 3 teams lose NA will only have 3 spots for the next Major (1 legends or Challengers depending on how Furia place, and 2 Contenders like any other region).

2022-05-12 02:01

They get 4. As you said Furia either gets a Legends or Challengers spot, but the Contender spots are locked at 3EU, 3AM and 2APAC, not 2 each. How would that even work with 3 regions?

unironically think mibr wins this

2022-05-12 01:37

GL Imperial! Strange how they had Astralis and Liquid go against each other

2022-05-12 02:11

Liquid now would be a good time to become good. Step it up you slackers

2022-05-12 02:48

astralis bne forze

2022-05-12 02:49

Astralis MIBR Imperial Go Brazil!

2022-05-12 03:10

monkaS

2022-05-12 03:51

LIQUID VS ASTRALIS?!? OH MY FUCKING GOD LESGO

2022-05-12 04:05

bne or imperial should win.... gg my pick'ems

2022-05-12 05:03

Good luck forZe!

2022-05-12 06:11

MIBR has a good chance of winning, they're a really solid team and their matches with Astralis and Outsiders were very close best of 1s.

2022-05-12 06:15

This is either be a sad day for BR or great day for them. But the most important things today is watching astralis lose against shox. kekw

2022-05-12 06:41

No way they lose to liquid

2022-05-12 08:29

hell yea

2022-05-12 14:34

Let's go Liquid!

2022-05-12 06:45

Poor Astralis, always the hardest possible enemy…

2022-05-12 08:16

I would love to see Imperial going through, but Forze deserve it just as much, they have been playing really well. Sad to see either Liquid or Astralis not going through, but it's their own fault if they didn't manage to qualify earlier.

2022-05-12 09:52