PGL will host CSGO’s first pandemic-hit major in Sweden after a span of two years. After a long stint of trial and tribulation, the event organizers were finally able to organize the much-anticipated Counter Strike Major in the capital of Sweden. The $2,000,000 tournament will be played from October 26 onwards till November 7 and will feature the top 24 teams who made it from the regional RMR (Regional Major Ranking) events.
In the past weekend, Valve had shipped an update that included the in-game content towards the PGL Major comprising, Team Stickers and patches, Unlimited team graffiti, and an upgradable Stockholm 2021 Event Coin all at the cost of one Viewer pass worth either 750/1350.
Souvenir Packages can be acquired once you purchase them with the “Souvenir Tokens”. Upon summoning a drop, the algorithm would then help you acquire a Souvenir package which would contain a weapon depending upon the map played, would further determine the collection of the respective weapon skin.
As said, upon getting yourself a viewer pass, the 1350 INR bundle will prematurely provide you with 3 tokens and the rest can be either bought for 3$ from in-game menu or by upgrading your Stockholm major coin.
You can now lay your hands upon these souvenir drops in a much easier fashion when compared to before the IEM Katowice Major in 2019 where the ability to acquire souvenir drops through tokens was first introduced by Valve.
You can acquire the Souvenir drops until December 20, 2021.
How to get Souvenir Packages in CSGO
Rainbow Six Siege: Japan Championship 2021 to start, Bullet to feature in Indian Broadcast
The rise of Rainbow Six Esports in Japan has undoubtedly been phenomenal ever since CYCLOPS athlete gaming started to barge its way in top tier tournaments including the annual Six Siege Major and the most notable ESL Pro League. A total of 12 teams will contest the $131,372 USD (approx, according to the latest conversion from ¥15,000,000 JPY ) worth event and have survived their respective groups towards the playoffs.
In addition to the above, TalkEsport is thrilled to announce that the Japan Championship 2021 would also feature a Hindi broadcast along with the usual English and regional ones. Rainbow Six Esports have rounded off the list with two names from the Indian region, Biren “BULLET” Sharma and JaxxX (name yet to be determined) as the latter talent would keep you updated with the happenings across the match-ups in the national language.
Below attached is the list of teams who would lock horns at the Japan Championship and are as follows :
- CYCLOPS athlete gaming (Japan League Seed)
- 2. Sengoku Gaming (Japan League Seed)
- FAV gaming (Japan League Seed)
- GUTS Gaming (Japan League Seed)
- REJECT (Japan League Seed)
- Crest Gaming Lst (Japan League Seed)
- EVA:e (Japan League Seed)
- BLUE BEES (Japan Open Season 2)
- DONUTS USG (Japan Open Season 1)
- RTHROS GRIT (Open Qualifier)
- ZEPTO (Japan Open Season 2)
- GYOGUN (Open Qualifier)
Spirit takes down GODSENT
The Brazilians took on the Russians in a game of Swiss round 2 for teams with 0-1 at the PGL Stockholm Major, with the latter coming out on top with a fairly tough win.
Spirit came into the match with a loss against FaZe Clan that looked indomitable. Spirit players failed to find their footing, however, they were far resilient side and denied falling flat against everything GODSENT threw against them.
Off the back of a strong start on the CT side, Spirit were quick to establish their dominance over GODSENT, with a comfortable 5 rounds lead before moving onto the T-Side. GODSENT’s unconvincing T side was highlighted by Spirit’s deep playbook as they made the bombsites look like fortresses. Ending the half with a 10-5 lead, Spirit’s T side met a better GODSENT.
The second half was a closer affair, with both teams trading rounds before Spirit was able to reach 16 whereas GODSENT managed 12. A game of fine margins, saw the Brazilians fight tooth and nail to keep their major dreams alive. They offered a good fight but weren’t strong enough to take down Team Spirit who were the clear favorites heading into the match.
Nikolay ‘mir’ Bityukov was the highest-rated player on the server with a 1.30 IR but his teammates weren’t far behind. His efforts were well rounded with a team that looked prepared and ready to make some upsets in the major.
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FaZe cut it close with ENCE
Finn ‘karrigan’ Anderson with a stellar performance as FaZe secured a close victory over ENCE to make it 2-0 on the opening day of PGL Stockholm Major.
FaZe were off to a slow start with dycha and Spinx looked sharp, shutting down their attempts to get going on Dust 2. It wasn’t until Havard ‘rain’ Nygard’s 1v4 clutch that changed the entire look of the FaZe’s offense. With karrigan and rain getting off to a slow start, ENCE were able to capitalize and pick up a few rounds.
rain’s clutch helped FaZe find their footing, with Helvijs ‘broky’ Sauskants surprisingly as the underperformer. The Latvian sniper had a round T-side but was able to contribute in a supportive role. Despite everyone performing at an impressive level, karrigan managed to steal the show, with lurks that perfectly highlighted his years of experience. The first half ended with FaZe edging out ENCE with a single-round lead, 8-7 favoring FaZe.
The second brought it even closer, with ENCE securing an anti-eco which helped them pick up 5 rounds a row that left FaZe trailing with 5 round deficit, and this is where karrigan’s heroics secured the most important rounds for FaZe, impressive when supporting, steller when anchoring and sublime when pushing. Every move FaZe made was a well calculated one, that could have had consequences if it failed.
Needless to say, the Danish IGL, ended the map with 28 kills and 1.55 IR, making him the highest-rated player on the server. 2 wins out of 2 games bring them as close to the final stage as they can get on an opening day.
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mousesports crush Sharks, Astralis to face Entropiq in Lower Bracket
Mousesports looked phenomenal as the new-look roster featuring Christopher ‘dexter’ Nong stomped Sharks in their opener at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage.
The day has finally arrived and you just can’t think of the upsets and the potential, teams have lived up to here at the Challengers Stage of the PGL CS:GO Major. After a year of trial and tribulation, the community has been blessed with a Counter Strike Major, all thanks to the Swedish organizers PGL for their seamless efforts to give us a major after a period of 2 years.
Starting against Sharks, the duo of David ‘frozen’ Čerňanský and Robin ‘ropz’ Kool are the only players to have retained their spot here at Mousesports which saw Finn “karrigan” Anderson join FaZe and the European Squad part ways with Özgür “woxic” Eker and Chris “chrisJ” de Jong.
Match Details :
Mousesports Vs Sharks
Location: Stockholm
Match Type: Played on LAN
Tournament Type: S-Tier (Valve Major Championship)
Map Veto :
1. Sharks removed Nuke
2. Sharks removed Overpass
3. MOUZ removed Dust2
4. MOUZ removed Mirage
5. MOUZ removed Vertigo
6. Sharks removed Ancient
7. Inferno was left over
The Best of One decider saw Sharks open on the Attackers and run away with a swift 3-0 lead before frozen’s 4-kill defense on the A-site frozen added to the account for mousesports. It indeed set up the pace for the mixed-European roster as they were yet again able to convert a 3-kill rampage from dexter, the captain himself, into a successful defuse. The camp at Sharks looked completely destitute and listless as they were locked out of the bomb-sites in successions.
Coming from the break, it was indeed a mere surprise as Mousesports sent Jhonatan “jnt” Silva and company packing conceding just 1 round to the latter on their attack. Mousesports would further face Heroic at 23:30 PM IST while Sharks would meet Tyloo in the lower rounds.
Astralis face Entropiq in the Lower matches after their debacle against Danish counterparts Copenhagen Flames in their opener which forced Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and his men back to the drawing board, a wake-up call to evaluate their options going forward, head to head against Entropiq.
Heroic Survive Tyloo Scare on Opening Day of PGL Major, Go 1-0 Up
Heroic join the ranks of FaZe, CPH, VP, Movistar Riders, and BIG to go 1-0 up in the Challengers Stage on Day 1 of PGL Major Stockholm. They were the heavy favorites coming into the game but were given more than a run for their money by Asian powerhouse Tyloo. Heroic have had their share of problems outside the server, but that mess is sorted and well out of their way now as they aim for a deep run at the Major.
MAP VETO
1. TYLOO removed Nuke
2. TYLOO removed Overpass
3. Heroic removed Mirage
4. Heroic removed Dust2
5. Heroic removed Ancient
6. TYLOO removed Vertigo
7. Inferno was leftover
A standard veto saw Inferno being played out for the third time today after paiN lost to VP and Mouz beat Sharks.
Tyloo started on the T side and to say they were unlucky would be an understatement. The Chinese managed 7 rounds on the T side, but that number would’ve been way higher if they had not lost 3 crucial clutches. Heroic held their nerve at the start but did drop 4 rounds in a row at the end to give Tyloo a fighting chance at 8-7.
On the CT side, Tyloo managed to take the lead for the first time – winning the pistol and the subsequent rounds to go up 10-8. But Heroic took the reins from then on and didnt let go, only allowing an odd round here and there as they took the Asians to the cleaners. Martin ‘stavn’ Lund stood out with 25 frags to his name as Heroic comfortably closed the map 16-11. The scoreline could’ve been much closer had Tyloo not lost 7 of the 8 clutch situations they were put in.
As expected, Heroic go 1-0 up and will play Mouseports who are also 1-0. Tyloo go down 0-1 and will play Brazilian team Sharks later today.
Valve Reveals all upcoming 2021 Steam Sales
Usually, one would have to rely on SteamDB or whenisthenextsteamsale.com to prepare their wallets for any upcoming Steam Sale, mostly because their scheduled dates are some of the worst-kept secrets as they constantly keep leaking.
However, this time Valve has decided to share the dates themselves ahead of the upcoming Autumn and Winter sales. The Steamworks Documentation, a resource for developers and publishers on Steam, which also happens to be accessible by the general public, has listed the following dates :
- Steam Halloween Sale | Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2021
- Steam Autumn Sale | Nov 24 – 30, 2021
- Steam Winter Sale | Dec 22, 2021 – Jan 5, 2022
Valve’s reviewing its massive library of over 50,000 games and is working on a special system that will let players know if a game is compatible with Steam Deck or not.
For those who are interested in the Steam Deck, you might want to keep an eye on special discounts during the Winter Sale as the handheld device will be launching weeks before the sale.
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Movistar Riders edge past Renegades at PGL CSGO Major
With two of the least experienced teams from the PGL Stockholm Major clashing, expectations were given they were the only team from their respective region, with Movistar being the first Spanish team to make it to the major and Renegades from making it out of the Oceanian qualifiers.
Both teams decided on Nuke as the way to go for their start at the Major with Movistar Riders delivering off the back of their recent form to post some early rounds despite losing the second round of their T-side to Alistair ‘aliStair’ Johnston’s heroics with just a deagle.
The Spanish side never took their foot off the gas as Alejando ‘alex’ Masanet led a well-poslished side that is set to ask a few questions of the top contenders at the major. Their grip on the match was solid on the T side, where they posted 9 rounds, which is a solid buffer heading into the CT side.
The second half of the game was a much closer affair, Renedages cutting it close on several occasions. Movistar’s lead on the T side let them look away from a few mistakes that they made on their CT side, which ended up giving the Aussies a real shot at making a comeback.
Alejandro ‘mopoz’ Fernández-Quejo was a star for the Spanish side and the highest rated player on the server. Dropping a whopping 32 frags with 101.4 ADR across the 29 rounds played. Overall, a start convincing enough for their fans who can now believe that they are set for a deeper run at the Major.
ENCE Shut GODSENT Down to go 1-0 Up in Challengers Stage Round 1 at PGL Stockholm
ENCE join the leagues of FaZe Clan and Copenhagen Flames at 1-0 in the Challengers Stage after defeating GODSENT in their first game. Coming into the RMR with 0 points, ENCE finished as runners up and continued their tear into the Major as they defeated the Brazilians 16-10. Captain Marco ‘Snappi’ Pfeiffer led from the front with 25 kills to his name and a K/D of 2.08.
MAP VETO
1. GODSENT removed Mirage
2. GODSENT removed Dust2
3. ENCE removed Inferno
4. ENCE removed Vertigo
5. ENCE removed Ancient
6. GODSENT removed Overpass
7. Nuke was left over
The veto was interesting to say the least, as despite having a higher percentage of winning, ENCE were the favored ones purely based on the opponents they played.
ENCE did have a shaky start, losing the force buy after the pistol round and subsequent rounds. It wasn’t until the score was 4-1 that ENCE came back with rounds of their own.
After that ENCE did very well to shut the Brazilians down, with their IGL ‘Snappi’ coming in to save their backs every round, almost making it a given that he will get a 2K on the flank. ENCE ended the half at 9-6 as they switched to the T side.
The start was shaky again after the pistol loss but ENCE recovered quickly, not letting up at all as they won 6 straight rounds before GODSENT found another, but it was too late as ENCE did their due diligence, ending the map 16-10.
Probably the 2nd favourites in the Pick em’s, ENCE start off on the right foot going 1-0 up while GODSENT are down 0-1.
Astralis Humbled by Copenhagen Flames on Day 1 of PGL CSGO Major
The first day of the PGL Stockholm Major is underway and what better way to start it than a Danish Derby between Astralis and Copenhagen Flames (CPH). CPH came into the game as underdogs but that tag didn’t last long. Picking into Overpass might have been Astralis’ undoing as it’s the second best map for CPH and they showed them and the world that they shouldn’t be taken lightly, as they beat them swiftly 16-7, going up 1-0 in the Challengers stage.
MAP VETO
1. Astralis removed Mirage
2. Astralis removed Vertigo
3. Copenhagen Flames removed Dust2
4. Copenhagen Flames removed Inferno
5. Copenhagen Flames removed Nuke
6. Astralis removed Ancient
7. Overpass was left over
The pistol and conversion in the first 3 rounds was the only shining light for the 4 time Major winners as they couldnt manage any consecutive rounds after it. The ones they did get were due to individual plays alone with a 4k from Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen and an Emil ‘Magisk’ Reif 3K. CPH posted 9 rounds on the CT side and on the switch, they showed the favourites no respect.
They cruised past them, winning 6 rounds on the trot as Astralis failed to post a single CT side round.
Ruining Pick em’s on day 1 itself, Astralis go down 0-1 while CPH go 1-0 on the first day of the Challengers Stage at PGL Stockholm.