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On to the Legends Stage

The Challengers Stage of the PGL Antwerp Major has concluded and 8 teams have advanced to the Legends Stage.

G2 Esports and Team Vitality went undefeated and faced the minimum number of opponents needed to advance. ENCE, Outsiders, and Team Spirit finished 3-1, and Bad News Eagles, Imperial Esports, and Team Liquid needed wins on the final day to book their ticket to the Legends Stage.

The Legends Stage begins Saturday, May 14th at 12:00 CEST. Watch the action live on Twitch or steam.tv as the final 16 teams compete for 8 spots in the Playoffs.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for 13 May 2022

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This CS:GO map will take you to Antwerp for the PGL Major

The PGL Antwerp Major is well underway, with some of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players in the world looking to write their names into the history books. This is the first time a Major competition has been hosted in Belgium, so to commemorate the moment, Antwerp Harbour has been recreated in all its glory in CS:GO.

The map, which was developed by Mapshot on behalf of the city of Antwerp, has become one of the most popular fan-made maps on the Steam Workshop in the last couple of days. Released on May 6, the Deathmatch and Arms Race map has since been downloaded thousands of times.

It's hardly surprising either, given that the map nods to pretty much everything Antwerp is famous for. From Velo bicycles to diamonds to Ruben artwork, there's something for everyone in this Workshop map. There's also plenty of adverts for VisitAntwerp - just in case, you know, you get the itch to visit the city after warming up your aim in the docks.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for 10 May 2022

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Three CS:GO Antwerp Major coaches provisionally suspended by ESIC

May 6, 2022 ESIC has confirmed the identities of the three coaches that will be suspended for the CS:GO Major in Antwerp

The Esports Integrity Commission's lengthy investigation into coaches exploiting a spectator bug in CS:GO has uncovered two new "variants" of the bug, and the body will be issuing charges affecting dozens of coaches "imminently". In a statement providing context ahead of the release of the punishments, ESIC also says that provisional suspensions have been handed out to three coaches that were meant to be involved with the CS:GO Antwerp Major, which kicks off in a few days time.

ESIC's first wave of punishments happened in September 2020, where 37 CS:GO coaches were handed bans ranging from four months to three years. At the time, ESIC said that only 20% of the 15.2 terabytes of evidence it had collected had been examined. It now seems the investigation is about to finally conclude.

In its May 5 statement, ESIC says that it has identified a total of three different spectator bug variants - a "static" bug, a "third-person" view bug, and a "free roam" bug which allows full movement around the map when triggered. The latter is being deemed as the most serious, and due to its efficacy, ESIC deems this as a form of cheating and will punish guilty parties with tougher measures. It says that only three coaches have been found to have experienced and used this bug.

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