rain is the best player in PGL Major Antwerp 2022
/rain, who plays for the FaZe Clan team, was recognized as the best player in PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Recall that in the grand final of the Belgian major, FaZe Clan defeated NAVI with a score of 2:0.
The 27-year-old Norwegian esportsman had one of the best championships of his career, finishing PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a 1.24 rating. In addition, rain finished the grand final with an individual rating of 1.49, becoming the best player on his team.
This is rain's third esports MVP award. Previously, the Norwegian became the best player in ECS Season 4 Finals and ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017.
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 was held from 9 to 22 May at Antwerps Sportpaleis in Belgium. During the championship, 24 teams from Europe, the CIS, Asia, Oceania, North and South America fought for a prize pool of $1,000,000, ranking points in the EPT and BLAST Premier tables, as well as one ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.
Results of PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- 1st place: FaZe Clan - $500,000 + 1,800 EPT points + 4,000 BLAST Premier points + slot to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.
- 2nd place: NAVI — $150,000 + 1,400 EPT points + 2,000 BLAST Premier points.
- 3rd-4th place: Team Spirit and ENCE — $70,000 + 1,100 EPT points + 1,250 BLAST Premier points.
- 5th-8th place: Ninjas in Pajamas, Copenhagen Flames, Heroic and FURIA — $35,000 + 700 EPT points + 375 BLAST Premier points.
- 9th-11th place: Team Vitality, Imperial Esports and G2 Esports - $8,750 + 330 EPT points.
- 12th-14th place: BIG, Outsiders and Cloud9 - $8,750 + 200 EPT points.
- 15-16th place: Team Liquid and Bad News Eagles - $8,750 + 105 EPT points.
- 17th-19th place: Astralis, MIBR and forZe - 60 EPT points.
- 20th-22nd place: IHC Esports, Complexity Gaming and Eternal Fire + 20 EPT points.
- 23rd-24th place: Renegades and 9z.