FaZe vs NAVI: PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Final

FaZe Clan beat NAVI 2-0 in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 grand final on May 22, becoming the first international roster to win a Counter-Strike Major. The score looks clean, but the opening map required overtime before FaZe could impose themselves on Nuke.

Road to the final

FaZe arrived as the leading team of the season after winning IEM Katowice and ESL Pro League Season 15. In Antwerp they recovered from a 1-2 Legends record, then defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas and Team Spirit. NAVI moved through the Legends Stage at 3-0 and eliminated Heroic and ENCE to reach a second consecutive Major final.

How the series unfolded

Inferno swung repeatedly before FaZe won 19-16 in overtime. NAVI had opportunities to protect a lead, but FaZe’s late resilience kept the map alive. Nuke was more direct: FaZe built control on the defensive side and closed 16-10. Rain’s impact in the series supported his tournament MVP award and gave FaZe reliable openings without reckless overextension.

The decisive competitive detail

FaZe handled broken rounds better. Karrigan’s team did not require a perfect opening plan to recover position, and rain repeatedly converted space into multi-kill pressure. On Nuke, their rotations denied NAVI the comfortable late-round isolations that had defined many of the defending champions’ wins.

Why the result still matters

The title completed an exceptional first half of 2022 for FaZe and made the roster’s multinational construction part of Major history. It also ended NAVI’s chance to win back-to-back Majors. Antwerp remains a clear example of how experience, mid-round trust and individual initiative can coexist inside a structured team.

Series scores and event context were checked against published tournament records. The analysis separates the documented result from interpretation of the teams’ decisions and form.

Source: official release information.

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