Natus Vincere Are The Champions of The PGL Major Stockholm 2021

Natus Vincere Are The Champions of The PGL Major Stockholm 2021

The first CS:GO Major in two years, the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 has come to its conclusion. Natus Vincere won the championship with a 2:0 victory over G2 Esports in the grand final, earning $1,000,000 for their performance.

The electric grand finals saw Na’Vi secure their flawless run at the PGL Stockholm Major via a thrilling, double-overtime comeback on Nuke to take the series 2:0. Na’Vi became the first CS:GO team to ever win a Major without dropping a map, and s1mple took home the MVP award alongside the Major trophy.

The grand finals matchup was watched on various official streams and co-streams across the world, setting an unbelievably high new standard for CS:GO event viewership.

The grand finals between Na’Vi and G2 Esports at the PGL Stockholm Major reached a peak viewership number of 2,570,144 viewers, surpassing the previous CS:GO peak viewership record by over 1 million, according to streaming statistics website Esports Charts.

The return of Valve-sponsored CS:GO Majors in front of a live audience saw a massive return of viewers online. Four different playoff matches in Stockholm cleared the previous peak viewership number of 1.33 million set by the grand finals of the ELEAGUE 2017 Major between Astralis and Virtus Pro:

  • Na’Vi vs. Vitality (Quarterfinals): 1.38 million viewers.
  • G2 vs. Heroic (Semifinals): 1.4 million viewers.
  • Gambit vs. Na’Vi (Semifinals): 1.44 million viewers.
  • Na’Vi vs. G2 (Grand finals): 2.57 million viewers.

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