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Major in Copenhagen, Denmark after beating FaZe Clan 2-1 in the grand final.Stockholm Major in 2021. In fact, the final was a rematch of the final from the Antwerp Major with both FaZe and NAVI meeting in that grand final back in 2022, although that time FaZe came out on top., with NAVI taking the opening map on Ancient 13-9.
The next map was Mirage, which was NAVI’s pick, which on paper would signal a quick 2-0 win for them, but it was FaZe who got off to the hot start, taking the first half 10-2, all but guaranteeing a third map. FaZe would then win the next three rounds to take the map in dominant fashion with a 13-2 scoreline, setting up a final showdown on Inferno.
NAVI took the opening pistol round in the final map and then put seven rounds on the board before FaZe could win one. NAVI would take the first half 9-3, giving FaZe an almost impossible task to win the Major. NAVI would eventually take the final map 13-3 to become the first everAlong with the title of best in the world, NAVI takes home $500,000 while FaZe takes home just $170,000 for second place.
Tournament organizer PGL, who hosted the Major, also took the opportunity to announce its future plans in the world ofevents, a significant increase on its output in recent years which has mostly been limited to Majors. This is because of the recently announced shift that will seeTier 1, non-major tournaments, signalling the end of the era dominated by a few esports organizers who created a monopoly on themarket,” read a statement from PGL.
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