An all-Danish clash will start the tournament, followed shortly by a match between BIG and Virtus.pro.
The initial matchups for the first Swiss stage of PGL Major Stockholm have been unveiled by the tournament organizer. A game between Astralis and Copenhagen Flames will start the action on the main stream while FaZe and Spirit face off on the secondary one. However, the most interesting initial match is expected to be the one between BIG and Virtus.pro as the teams ranked 12th and 13th cross paths early.
BIG have drawn a strong opponent (Photo: Philipp Neubauer / BIG)
Heroic and MOUZ are expected to start the tournament victories as they face massive underdogs in TYLOO and Sharks, with Movistar Riders hoping to do the same as they were drawn against Oceanic representatives Renegades.
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PGL Major Stockholm schedule announced
The full list of initial PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage Day 1 matchups follows below:
10:00 Astralis vs. Copenhagen Flames
10:00 FaZe vs. Spirit
11:15 ENCE vs. GODSENT
11:15 Entropiq vs. paiN
12:30 BIG vs. Virtus.pro
12:30 Movistar Riders vs. Renegades
13:45 Heroic vs. TYLOO
13:45 MOUZ vs. Sharks
The Challengers Stage features 16 teams competing in a Swiss format, where three wins advance the team to the next stage, and three losses eliminate it. Squads will initially square off in BO1s, but BO3 will be used for promotion and elimination matches. Eight teams will advance to the Legends stage, where the likes of Natus Vincere, NIP, and Liquid will join them for another Swiss stage.
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