Na’Vi won the 2021 PGL Major Stockholm Championships in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Sunday.
After competing in 15 Majors over the past several years only to come up every time, team Na’Vi finally came out on top at a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major. Not only did Na’Vi take home $1 million in winnings, they set were part of what might go down in history as one of the biggest esports tournaments to date. The 2021 PGL Major Stockholm finals reached a staggering new peak concurrent viewer number for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 2.7 million, Esports Charts reported Sunday.
Check out the live audience reaction to Na’Vi taking home the gold for yourself below.
VIDEO: About 16,000 chanting fans packed an energised Stockholm arena as the Ukrainian team Na'vi defeated G2 Esports to win one of the biggest titles in pro gaming pic.twitter.com/hAGmOvX81k
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 8, 2021
Arguably the biggest reason for the staggering viewer numbers is due to Na’Vi’s own Aleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev winning his first Major. Kostyliev is widely known as the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro despite never winning a championship of this caliber. Well, no longer! Kostyliev even came out as MVP of the tournament, HLTV reported Sunday. That’s quite an achievement, especially considering Na’Vi went undefeated the 2021 PGL Major Stockholm championships.
Kostyliev recently made headlines with S1mple Formula, a documentary about his life and rise to esports fame. Many are speculating that he will jump over to Valorant in the coming months.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
