FaZe Clan defeated Natus Vincere in the Grand Final of PGL Antwerp Major. The Grand Final of the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp drew more than 2 million viewers to the stream, making it the most-watched CS:GO event of the year so far.
FaZe Clan took home the trophy and the $500,000 grand prize with a 2-0 win. The match also ended up making the PGL Major the most-viewed CS:GO event of 2022 so far, with over 2 million people tuning in from around the world to catch the action.
According to Esports Charts, the final tally for viewers of the 2022 PGL Major came in at a peak of 2,048,282 viewers from around the world watching the Grand Final across various streams. This not only makes it the most-viewed event of 2022, but also the second-highest of all time, behind the 2.7 million that watched the 2021 PGL Major in Stockholm.
The top most-viewed CS:GO events following PGL Major Stockholm 2021 are listed below:
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021 — 2,748,850
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022 — 2,048,282
- ELEAGUE Major 2017 — 1,331,781
- ELEAGUE Major 2018 — 1,329,096
- IEM Katowice 2019 — 1,205,103