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PGL Major 2017
2017
File:PGL Major 2017Logo.png
The PGL Major 2017 logo
Tournament information
SportCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationKraków, Poland
DatesJuly 16, 2017–July 23, 2017
AdministratorValve
PGL
Tournament
format(s)
16 team swiss-system group stage
8 team single-elimination playoff
Host(s)PGL
VenueTauron Arena Kraków
Teams16 teams
Purse$1,000,000 USD
Final positions
ChampionsGambit Esports (1st title)
1st runners-upImmortals
2nd runners-upAstralis
Virtus.pro
Tournament statistics
Attendance15,000
MVPDauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev [1]

PGL Major: Kraków 2017, also known as PGL Major 2017 or Kraków 2017, was the eleventh Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It is the first Major organized by the Romanian organization PGL and it was held in Kraków, Poland from July 16 to 23, 2017. It featured sixteen professional CS:GO teams from around the world. Eight teams qualified directly based on their top eight placement in the previous Major, ELEAGUE Major 2017, while another eight teams qualified through the Offline Major Qualifier. The PGL Major was the fourth consecutive major with a prize pool of US$1,000,000.[2]

The playoffs consisted of eight teams. Astralis, Fnatic, Gambit Esports, North, SK Gaming, and Virtus.pro were returning Legends while BIG and Immortals were new Legends. FaZe Clan and Natus Vincere lost their Legends status after failing to advance from the group stage. The grand finals featured two underdogs: Gambit Esports, which defeated Fnatic and Astralis, and Immortals, which defeated BIG and Virtus.pro. The Major concluded with Gambit defeating Immortals 2–1 in a relatively close best-of-three series, marking just the third time a non-European team won a Major (the Brazilian Luminosity/SK roster won two Majors) and the first time an Asian team won a Major.

Format

The format remained the same as the previous Major.[3] The top eight teams from Atlanta 2017 ("Legends") were automatically invited to Kraków 2017. The remaining eight spots were filled by teams that advanced from the PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier. The Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier was a 16-team Swiss-system tournament consisting of the bottom eight teams from Atlanta 2017, as well as eight teams promoted from four regional qualifiers. The top eight teams at the Main Qualifier, teams with three wins, then advanced to the Major as the "Challengers".

The group stage of the Major was also a 16-team Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams at the end of the group stage, teams with three wins, advanced to the playoff stage and became the new Legends. Teams with three losses were eliminated, but earned an invite to the next Major's offline qualifier. All playoff matches were best-of-three, single elimination.

Map Pool

The map pool was changed for this major. Dust II was taken out of the active map pool and Valve reintroduced Inferno, which had been taken out of the map pool and revamped.[4]

The veto process was also changed for best-of-one games. One team decided whether to veto maps first or second. The team that vetoes first removed two maps. The second team vetoed three maps. The first team then chose one of the two remaining maps. The second team then chose the side it wanted to start on. The best-of-three veto process was unchanged. Each team first banned a map, leaving a five-map pool. Each team then chose a map, with the opposing team selecting which side they wanted to start on for their opponent's map choice. The two map picks were the first two maps in the best-of-three. The teams then each banned one more map, leaving one map remaining for the best-of-three decider if necessary.

Maps
  • Cache
  • Cobblestone
  • Inferno
  • Mirage
  • Nuke
  • Overpass
  • Train

Major Qualifier

Regional Qualifiers

Asia Minor

A total of eight teams will compete in the Asia Minor. Two teams will be invited and the other six will qualify in their regional qualifiers. These teams include one team from East Asia, one team from the Middle East, one team from China, one team from Oceania, and two teams from the India & Southeast Asia qualifier.[5]

Teams
  • Australia Renegades (Invited)
  • China TyLoo (Invited)
  • China Flash Gaming (China)
  • Mongolia The MongolZ (East Asia)
  • Lebanon Team Spotnet (Middle East)
  • Australia Team Immunity (Oceanic)
  • Thailand Signature Gaming (India + SEA)
  • Thailand 7642 (India + SEA)
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
A1China Flash Gaming0
B2AustraliaTeam Immunity2
B2Australia Team Immunity1
A2Australia Renegades2
B1China TyLoo1
A2Australia Renegades2
A2Australia Renegades2
B1China TyLoo1
Lower round 1Lower final
B2Australia Team Immunity0
A1China Flash Gaming0B1China TyLoo2
B1China TyLoo2

CIS Minor

A total of eight teams will compete in the Commonwealth of Independent States Minor. The eight teams that participated in this minor all qualified through the closed qualifier. In the closed qualifier, twelve teams are invited and four teams qualify through an online open qualifier. Teams were separated into four groups of four and the top two teams moved on in each group to the closed qualifier. Two teams in the minor qualified for the main qualifier.

Teams
  • Russia Spartak Esports (CIS High)
  • Russia Team Spirit (CIS High)
  • Russia Team Spirit Academy (CIS High)
  • Kazakhstan Tengri (CIS High)
  • Belarus Nemiga Gaming (CIS Low)
  • Ukraine pro100 (CIS Low)
  • Russia Quantum Bellator Fire (CIS Low)
  • Russia Vega Squadron (CIS Low)
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
A1Russia Vega Squadron2
B2Ukraine pro1000
A1Russia Vega Squadron1
A2Kazakhstan Tengri2
B1Russia Q.B. Fire0
A2Kazakhstan Tengri2
A2Kazakhstan Tengri0
A1Russia Vega Squadron2
Lower round 1Lower final
A1Russia Vega Squadron2
B2Ukraine pro1002B2Ukraine pro1001
B1Russia Q.B. Fire0

Europe Minor

All teams in the European Minor were required to compete in a closed qualifier. In the closed qualifier, 8 teams were invited and 8 other teams qualified through three different open qualifiers. The teams will play in a Swiss system tournament and the top 8 teams move on to the closed qualifier. In the closed qualifier, the teams will be separated into two groups of four teams. Two teams from each group move on to a four team, double elimination playoff bracket. The top three teams advance to the main qualifier.[6]

Teams

1Fnatic Academy will play under the organization Ballistix Gaming just for the European Minor due to two teams not being allowed under the same organization.[7][8]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
A1Germany BIG0
B2Norway Team Dignitas2
B2Norway Team Dignitas1
B1European Union PENTA Sports2
B1European Union PENTA Sports2
A2France Team EnVyUs1
B1European Union PENTA Sports0
A1Germany BIG2
Lower round 1Lower final
B2Norway Team Dignitas0
A1Germany BIG2A1Germany BIG2
A2France Team EnVyUs0

Americas Minor

Two teams were invited to the Americas minor. One team out of a pool of 512 from South America qualified for the minor. The last five teams came from the North American closed qualifier. In that closed qualifier, 8 teams qualified through the open qualifier and 8 more teams were invited. The top five teams moved on to the Americas minor. In the minor, two teams moved on to the major.[9]

Teams
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
A1Brazil Immortals2
B2United States Counter Logic G.0
A1Brazil Immortals2
B1United States Cloud90
B1United States Cloud92
A2Brazil Luminosity G.0
A1Brazil Immortals1
B1United States Cloud92
Lower round 1Lower final
B1United States Cloud92
B2United States Counter Logic2B2United States Counter Logic G.0
A2Brazil Luminosity G.0

Main Qualifier

Teams

Atlanta 2017 Bottom 8[a]
Regional Qualifiers
  • Australia Renegades (Asia Minor #1)
  • China TyLoo (Asia Minor #2)
  • Russia Vega Squadron (CIS Minor #1)
  • Kazakhstan Tengri (CIS Minor #2)
  • United States Cloud9 (Americas Minor #1)
  • Brazil Immortals (Americas Minor #2)
  • Germany BIG (Europe Minor #1)
  • European Union PENTA Sports (Europe Minor #2)
  • Norway Team Dignitas (Europe Minor #3)
  1. ^ Team EnVyUs lost its automatic bid after three players, kennyS, apEX, and NBK, transferred to G2 Esports. Thus, G2 acquired EnVyUs's spot and EnVyUs had to play in the regional qualifier.

The main qualifier was a sixteen-team Swiss-system tournament format in which, after the first round, teams only played other teams with the same win–loss record. Each match was best-of-one, and no team played another team twice. All teams played until they had either won or lost three games: any team with three wins advanced to the playoff stage, and any team with three losses was eliminated. The qualifier was played in Bucharest, Romania.

The Ninjas in Pyjamas, after missing its first ever major at ELEAGUE and failed to be Legends for the first time at ESL One Cologne 2016, failed to qualify for the major qualifier and the European Minor after losing to Finland's iGame.com in the first round, losing to Sweden's Red Reserve in second round, defeating Sweden's Epsilon eSports in the third round, and losing to Turkey's Space Soldiers in the fourth round, failing to attend its second straight major.

Main Qualifier Results
Place Team Record Differential Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
1–2 European Union mousesports 3-0 +21 Tengri
16-1
Inferno 		High match
GODSENT
16-11
Train 		High match
PENTA Sports
16-14
Cobblestone 		Qualified Qualified
France G2 Esports 3-0 +10 Immortals
22-20
Inferno 		High match
Cloud9
16-11
Cache 		High match
FlipSid3 Tactics
16-13
Nuke 		Qualified Qualified
3–5 European Union PENTA Sports 3-1 +21 OpTic Gaming
16-14
Train 		High match
Team Liquid
16-3
Mirage 		High match
mousesports
14-16
Cobblestone 		High match
Vega Squadron
16-8
Train 		Qualified
United States Cloud9 3-1 +19 BIG
16-10
Cobblestone 		High match
G2 Esports
11-16
Cache 		Mid match
GODSENT
16-11
Train 		High match
FlipSid3 Tactics
16-3
Mirage 		Qualified
Germany BIG 3-1 +9 Cloud9
10-16
Cobblestone 		Low match
Tengri
16-14
Cobblestone 		Mid match
Immortals
16-19
Cache 		High match
Team Liquid
16-10
Train 		Qualified
6–8 Russia Vega Squadron 3-2 +9 HellRaisers
10-16
Mirage 		Low match
OpTic Gaming
16-10
Train 		Mid match
TyLoo
16-10
Inferno 		High match
PENTA Sports
8-16
Train 		Team Dignitas
16-5
Inferno
Commonwealth of Independent States FlipSid3 Tactics 3-2 +1 Renegades
19-16
Train 		High match
HellRaisers
16-4
Overpass 		High match
G2 Esports
13-16
Nuke 		High match
Cloud9
3-16
Mirage 		Team Liquid
25-23
Mirage
Brazil Immortals 3-2 -1 G2 Esports
20-22
Inferno 		Low match
Team Dignitas
16-13
Cache 		Mid match
BIG
9-16
Cache 		Low match
GODSENT
16-14
Cobblestone 		HellRaisers
16-13
Overpass
9–11 United States Team Liquid 2-3 -4 TyLoo
22-19
Inferno 		High match
PENTA Sports
3-16
Mirage 		Mid match
HellRaisers
16-2
Train 		High match
BIG
10-16
Train 		FlipSid3 Tactics
23-25
Mirage
Norway Team Dignitas 2–3 -5 GODSENT
14-16
Overpass 		Low match
Immortals
13-16
Cache 		Low match
Tengri
16-7
Mirage 		Low match
Renegades
16-14
Mirage 		Vega Squadron
5-16
Inferno
European Union HellRaisers 2-3 -17 Vega Squadron
16-10
Mirage 		High match
FlipSid3 Tactics
4-16
Overpass 		Mid match
Team Liquid
2-16
Train 		Low match
TyLoo
16-11
Overpass 		Immortals
13-16
Overpass
12–14 Australia Renegades 1-3 -1 FlipSid3 Tactics
16-19
Train 		Low match
TyLoo
14-16
Cache 		Low match
OpTic Gaming
16-10
Mirage 		Low match
Team Dignitas
14-16
Mirage 		Eliminated
Sweden GODSENT 1–3 -10 Team Dignitas
16-14
Overpass 		High match
mousesports
11-16
Train 		Mid match
Cloud9
11-16
Train 		Low match
Immortals
14-16
Cobblestone 		Eliminated
China TyLoo 1-3 -12 Team Liquid
19-22
Inferno 		Low match
Renegades
16-14
Cache 		Mid match
Vega Squadron
10-16
Inferno 		Low match
HellRaisers
11-16
Overpass 		Eliminated
15–16 United States OpTic Gaming 0-3 -14 PENTA Sports
14-16
Train 		Low match
Vega Squadron
10-16
Train 		Low match
Renegades
10-16
Mirage 		Eliminated Eliminated
Kazakhstan Tengri 0-3 -26 mousesports
1-16
Inferno 		Low match
BIG
14-16
Cobblestone 		Low match
Team Dignitas
7-16
Mirage 		Eliminated Eliminated

Broadcast Talent

Host

Interviewer

  • Scott "SirScoots" Smith

Fluff

  • Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen

Commentators

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

Analysts

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

Observers

  • Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo
  • DJ "Prius" Kuntz

Broadcasts

All streams were broadcast on Twitch in various languages.

  • United Kingdom PGL TV
  • Poland IzakOOO
  • Vietnam 500Bros
  • Germany 99Damage
  • Brazil BiDa
  • Sweden Fragbite
  • Czech Republic HitpointCZ
  • China ImbaTV
  • Portugal Moreira
  • France Ogaming TV
  • Hungary SpilerTV
  • Russia Starladder

Teams Competing

The top eight teams from ELEAGUE Major 2017 (Legends) were joined by the eight teams from the main qualifier (Challengers).

Legends
Challengers

Arguably the biggest change of the teams in the major was the "French shuffle," which was led by Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt and Richard "shox" Papillon. NBK-. Kenny "kennyS" Schrub and, Dan "apEX" Madesclaire left Team EnVyUs for G2 Esports to join shox and Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro; in addition, former G2 AWPer Édouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux moved to the coaching position. The remaining two G2 players, Cédric "RpK" Guipouy and Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom, left the team and joined Team EnVyUs.[10]

Pre-major ranking

HLTV.org rank teams based on results of teams' performances. The rankings shown below reflect the July 10, 2017 rankings, the last before the Major.[11]

HLTV.org Pre-Major Ranking
World ranking
Place Team Points Move1 Peak2 Low2
1 Brazil SK Gaming 1000 Steady 1 4
2 European Union FaZe Clan 623 Steady 2 9
3 Denmark Astralis 518 Steady 1 3
4 France G2 Esports 474 Steady 4 16
5 United States Cloud9 427 Increase 1 5 14
6 Commonwealth of Independent States Natus Vincere 295 Increase 4 4 10
7 Denmark North 294 Decrease 2 4 8
10 Brazil Immortals 225 Decrease 2 7 27
11 Sweden Fnatic 209 Decrease 4 6 14
12 European Union mousesports 200 Steady 12 17
14 Poland Virtus.pro 181 Decrease 3 2 15
15 Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 177 Decrease 1 7 15
17 Germany BIG 127 Increase 1 17 27
20 European Union PENTA Sports 106 Decrease 1 19 52
23 Commonwealth of Independent States Flipsid3 Tactics 76 Decrease 1 16 53
24 Russia Vega Squadron 74 Decrease 3 21 56

1Change since July 3, 2017 ranking

2Peak and low since end of ELEAGUE Major.

Group stage

The group stage was a sixteen-team Swiss-system tournament in which, after the first round, teams only played other teams with the same win–loss record. Each match was best-of-one, and no team played another team twice. All teams played until they had either won or lost three games: any team with three wins advanced to the playoff stage, and any team with three losses was eliminated. The group stage and playoffs were played in Kraków, Poland, with group stage played in closed studio and playoffs being held in Tauron Arena Kraków.

First round seeding was determined by the following:

  • Teams that placed top four at the previous Major (Astralis, Virtus.pro, Fnatic, and SK Gaming) were first seeds
  • Teams that placed 5th-8th place at the previous Major (Natus Vincere, Gambit Esports, FaZe Clan, and North) were second seeds
  • Teams that placed first in the main qualifier (mousesports and G2 Esports) and the top two teams that placed third based on their seeds going into the major qualifier (BIG and Cloud9) were third seeds
  • The remaining teams (Immortals, FlipSid3 Tactics, PENTA Sports, and Vega Squadron) were fourth seeds

In the first round, first seeds played a randomly drawn fourth seed, and second seeds played a randomly drawn third seed. After this round, teams were randomly drawn against other teams with the same record (e.g., 1–0 teams against 1–0 teams, 0–1 teams against 0–1 teams). The eight teams to win three (out of a possible five) games were granted "Legend" status and an automatic invitation to the next Major.

Place Team Record Differential Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
1–2 Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 3-0 +21 mousesports
16-10
Inferno 		High match
G2 Esports
16-6
Cache 		High match
Virtus.pro
16-11
Train 		Playoffs Playoffs
Germany BIG 3-0 +15 FaZe Clan
16-8
Inferno 		High match
Cloud9
16-11
Inferno 		High match
SK Gaming
16-14
Inferno 		Playoffs Playoffs
3–5 Brazil SK Gaming 3-1 +16 PENTA Sports
16-13
Inferno 		High match
Astralis
16-8
Inferno 		High match
BIG
14-16
Inferno 		High match
Immortals
16-9
Overpass 		Playoffs
Denmark North 3-1 +9 Cloud9
12-16
Mirage 		Low match
PENTA Sports
16-9
Mirage 		Mid match
mousesports
19-15
Cobblestone 		High match
Virtus.pro
16-14
Mirage 		Playoffs
Denmark Astralis 3–1 +6 Immortals
19-17
Overpass 		High match
SK Gaming
8-16
Inferno 		Mid match
Fnatic
16-14
Nuke 		High match
G2 Esports
16-6
Inferno 		Playoffs
6–8 Poland Virtus.pro 3-2 +18 Vega Squadron
16-2
Nuke 		High match
Fnatic
16-11
Cache 		High match
Gambit Esports
11-16
Train 		High match
North
14-16
Mirage 		Cloud9
16-10
Train
Brazil Immortals 3-2 +17 Astralis
17-19
Overpass 		Low match
Vega Squadron
16-6
Train 		Mid match
Natus Vincere
16-10
Overpass 		High match
SK Gaming
9-16
Overpass 		FlipSid3 Tactics
16-6
Train
Sweden Fnatic 3-2 +7 FlipSid3 Tactics
16-12
Mirage 		High match
Virtus.pro
11-16
Cache 		Mid match
Astralis
14-16
Nuke 		Low match
Natus Vincere
16-12
Mirage 		G2 Esports
16-10
Overpass
9–11 United States Cloud9 2-3 -4 North
16-12
Mirage 		High match
BIG
11-16
Inferno 		Mid match
G2 Esports
17-19
Cobblestone 		Low match
mousesports
16-11
Train 		Virtus.pro
10-16
Train
Commonwealth of Independent States FlipSid3 Tactics 2-3 -12 Fnatic
12-16
Mirage 		Low match
Natus Vincere
9-16
Train 		Low match
FaZe Clan
16-10
Mirage 		Low match
PENTA Sports
16-13
Train 		Immortals
6-16
Train
France G2 Esports 2-3 -22 Natus Vincere
16-14
Overpass 		High match
Gambit Esports
6-16
Cache 		Mid match
Cloud9
19-17
Cobblestone 		High match
Astralis
6-16
Inferno 		Fnatic
10-16
Overpass
12–14 Commonwealth of Independent States Natus Vincere 1-3 -5 G2 Esports
14-16
Overpass 		Low match
FlipSid3 Tactics
16-9
Train 		Mid match
Immortals
10-16
Overpass 		Low match
Fnatic
12-16
Mirage 		Eliminated
European Union PENTA Sports 1-3 -11 SK Gaming
13-16
Inferno 		Low match
North
9-16
Mirage 		Low match
Vega Squadron
16-14
Mirage 		Low match
FlipSid3 Tactics
13-16
Train 		Eliminated
European Union mousesports 1-3 -11 Gambit Esports
10-16
Inferno 		Low match
FaZe Clan
19-15
Train 		Mid match
North
15-19
Cobblestone 		Low match
Cloud9
11-16
Train 		Eliminated
15–16 European Union FaZe Clan 0-3 -18 BIG
8-16
Inferno 		Low match
mousesports
15-19
Train 		Low match
FlipSid3 Tactics
10-16
Mirage 		Eliminated Eliminated
Russia Vega Squadron 0–3 -26 Virtus.pro
2-16
Nuke 		Low match
Immortals
6-16
Train 		Low match
PENTA Sports
14-16
Mirage 		Eliminated Eliminated

Playoffs

Bracket

BIG and Gambit received the top seeds and played a randomly selected opponent among Virtus.pro, Immortals, and Fnatic. BIG received Immortals and Gambit received Fnatic. Among SK Gaming, North, and Astralis, two randomly selected teams from this pool would go on to face each other and the teams would be SK Gaming and Astralis. The remaining two teams, North and Virtus.pro, were paired together.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
1 Gambit Esports 16 16 – 2
8 Fnatic 14 12 – 0
1 Gambit Esports 16 8 16 2
5 Astralis 10 16 12 1
5 Astralis 16 16 – 2
3 SK Gaming 12 6 – 0
1 Gambit Esports 4 16 16 2
7 Immortals 16 11 10 1
2 BIG Clan 19 7 14 1
7 Immortals 17 16 16 2
7 Immortals 16 16 – 2
6 Virtus.pro 5 11 – 0
4 North 9 10 – 0
6 Virtus.pro 16 16 – 2

Quarterfinals

Gambit Esports vs. Fnatic

Casters: James Bardolph & ddk

Kazakhstan Gambit Esports vs. Sweden Fnatic Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 16 Train 14 Sweden Fnatic
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 16 Inferno 12 Sweden Fnatic
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports – Overpass – Sweden Fnatic

SK Gaming vs. Astralis

Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler

Brazil SK Gaming vs. Denmark Astralis Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Brazil SK Gaming 12 Cache 16 Denmark Astralis
Brazil SK Gaming 6 Overpass 16 Denmark Astralis
Brazil SK Gaming – Mirage – Denmark Astralis

BIG vs. Immortals

Casters: HenryG & Sadokist

Germany BIG vs. Brazil Immortals Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Germany BIG 19 Cobblestone 17 Brazil Immortals
Germany BIG 7 Inferno 16 Brazil Immortals
Germany BIG 14 Train 16 Brazil Immortals
Germany BIG vs. Brazil Immortals Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Germany BIG 19 Cobblestone 17 Brazil Immortals
Germany BIG 7 Inferno 16 Brazil Immortals
Germany BIG 14 Train 16 Brazil Immortals

North vs. Virtus.pro

Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler

Denmark North vs. Poland Virtus.pro Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Denmark North 9 Cobblestone 16 Poland Virtus.pro
Denmark North 10 Nuke 16 Poland Virtus.pro
Denmark North – Mirage – Poland Virtus.pro

Semifinals

Gambit Esports vs. Astralis

Casters: James Bardolph & ddk

Kazakhstan Gambit Esports vs. Denmark Astralis Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 16 Overpass 10 Denmark Astralis
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 8 Inferno 16 Denmark Astralis
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 16 Train 12 Denmark Astralis

Immortals vs. Virtus.pro

Casters: Sadokist & HenryG

Brazil Immortals vs. Poland Virtus.pro Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Brazil Immortals 16 Inferno 5 Poland Virtus.pro
Brazil Immortals 16 Mirage 11 Poland Virtus.pro
Brazil Immortals – Cobblestone – Poland Virtus.pro

Finals

Casters: Sadokist & HenryG

AdreN was named the MVP of the tournament.[12]

Kazakhstan Gambit Esports vs. Brazil Immortals Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 4 Cobblestone 16 Brazil Immortals
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 16 Train 11 Brazil Immortals
Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 16 Inferno 10 Brazil Immortals

Final standings

The final placings are shown below. Each team's in-game leader is shown first.

Place Prize Money Team Seed Roster Coach
1st US$500,000 Kazakhstan Gambit Esports Boston 2018 Legends Ukraine Zeus, Kazakhstan AdreN, Kazakhstan HObbit, Kazakhstan mou, Russia Dosia Ukraine kane
2nd US$150,000 Brazil Immortals Brazil boltz, Brazil HEN1, Brazil kNg, Brazil LUCAS1, Brazil steel Brazil zakk
3rd – 4th US$70,000 Denmark Astralis Denmark gla1ve, Denmark dev1ce, Denmark dupreeh, Denmark Kjaerbye, Denmark Xyp9x Denmark zonic
Poland Virtus.pro Poland Snax, Poland byali, Poland NEO, Poland pashaBiceps, Poland TaZ Poland kuben
5th – 8th US$35,000 Sweden Fnatic Sweden flusha, Sweden dennis, Sweden JW, Sweden KRiMZ, Sweden olofmeister Sweden Jumpy
Brazil SK Gaming Brazil FalleN, Brazil coldzera, Brazil felps, Brazil fer, Brazil TACO
Germany BIG Germany gob b, Germany keev, Germany nex, Germany tabseN, Serbia LEGIJA Austria kakafu
Denmark North Denmark MSL, Denmark aizy, Denmark cajunb, Denmark k0nfig, Denmark Magisk Denmark ruggah
9th – 11th US$8,750 United States Cloud9 Boston 2018 New Challengers United States Stewie2K, United States autimatic, United States n0thing, United States Skadoodle, Canada shroud United States valens
Commonwealth of Independent States Flipsid3 Tactics Ukraine B1ad3, Russia electronic, Ukraine markeloff, Finland wayLander, Russia WorldEdit
France G2 Esports France shox, France apEX, France bodyy, France kennyS, France NBK- France SmithZz
12th – 14th US$8,750 Commonwealth of Independent States Natus Vincere Russia seized, Ukraine Edward, Russia flamie, Slovakia GuardiaN, Ukraine s1mple Ukraine Andi
European Union mousesports Netherlands chrisJ, Germany denis, Spain loWel, Czech Republic oskar, Estonia ropz Ukraine lmbt
European Union PENTA Sports Germany kRYSTAL, Estonia HS, Poland innocent, Finland suNny, Finland zehN
15th – 16th US$8,750 European Union FaZe Clan Denmark karrigan, Finland allu, France kioShiMa, Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKo, Norway rain Sweden RobbaN
Russia Vega Squadron Ukraine jR, Russia chopper, Russia hutji, Russia keshandr, Russia mir Russia Lk-

Post-Major Ranking

The first HLTV.org ranking after the PGL Major came out on July 24, 2017.[13]

HLTV.org Post-Major Ranking
World Ranking
Place Team Points Move†
1 Brazil SK Gaming 1000 Steady
2 Denmark Astralis 607 Increase 1
3 European Union FaZe Clan 524 Decrease 1
4 Kazakhstan Gambit Esports 505 Increase 10
5 France G2 Esports 463 Decrease 1
6 Brazil Immortals 411 Increase 5
7 United States Cloud9 396 Decrease 2
8 Denmark North 349 Decrease 2
9 Poland Virtus.pro 309 Increase 6
10 Commonwealth of Independent States Natus Vincere 277 Decrease 3
11 Sweden Fnatic 262 Increase 2
14 Germany BIG 266 Increase 3
15 European Union mousesports 221 Decrease 3
20 European Union PENTA Sports 111 Increase 1
21 Commonwealth of Independent States Flipsid3 Tactics 111 Increase 4
24 Russia Vega Squadron 72 Steady

†Change since July 17, 2017 ranking

References

  1. ^ "AdreN wins PGL Major MVP award". HLTV. July 3, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "The PGL 2017 Krakow CS:GO Major". Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Blog. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Mira, Luis (March 15, 2017). "PGL to host Major in Krakow". HLTV.rog. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Donnelly, Joe (February 6, 2017). "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive moves Dust2 out of rotation in favour of revamped Inferno". PVPLive. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "PGL Asia Minor Championship". PGL eSports. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tournament Information – PGL Europe Minor Championship". PGL eSports. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Fnatic Academy to play as Ballistix in PGL EU Minor Championship Event". Ballistix Gaming. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Zescht (June 12, 2017). "Fnatic Academy to Minor as Ballistix". HLTV.org. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  9. ^ Mira, Luis (April 22, 2017). "PGL reveal Americas Minor qualifiers". HLTV.org. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  10. ^ Crosby, Anthony B. (February 2, 2017). "The French CS:GO Roster Shuffle (G2 and EnVyUs)". Hollywood. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  11. ^ https://www.hltv.org/ranking/teams/2017/july/10
  12. ^ Mira, Luis (July 23, 2017). "AdreN Wins PGL Major MVP Award". HLTV.org. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  13. ^ https://www.hltv.org/ranking/teams/2017/july/24
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