PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 viewer's guide

From February 14th to 22nd, Romania will host a big Counter-Strike 2 tournament – PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026. The event will be divided into two parts – the group stage and the playoffs.

The group stage will play out in a Swiss format, with best-of-three matches. The eight strongest squads will ultimately advance to the playoffs, while the remaining rosters will be eliminated.

The playoffs will play out in a Single Elimination format. All matches in the final stage of the event, except the final, will be best-of-three, while the final will be best-of-five.

The PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs will take place at BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The prize pool of the tournament will amount to $625 million.

The list of group stage participants looks as follows:

FURIA (FalleN, YEKINDAR, yuurih, KSCERATO, molodoy)
Vitality (apEX, ropz, ZywOo, flameZ, mezii)
Falcons (NiKo, kyousuke, TeSeS, m0NESY, kyxsan)
NAVI (Aleksib, iM, b1t, makazze, w0nderful)
MOUZ (Brollan, Spinx, torzsi, Jimpphat, xertioN)
FaZe (karrigan, Twistzz, jcobbb, frozen, broky)
The MongolZ (bLitz, Techno, cobrazera, mzinho, 910)
Aurora (MAJ3R, XANTARES, woxic, Wicadia, soulfly)
B8 (alex666, npl, kensizor, esenthial, s1zzi)
G2 (SunPayus, huNter-, malbsMd, MATYS, HeavyGod)
3DMAX (Maka, Lucky, bodyy, Ex3rcice, Graviti)
Astralis (ryu, HooXi, phzy, jabbi, Staehr)
PARIVISION (Jame, BELCHONOKK, zweih, xiELO, nota)
HEROIC (xfl0ud, nilo, susp, Chr1zN, yxngstxr)
paiN (vsm, biguzera, piriajr, nqz, snow)
FUT (dem0n, lauNX, Krabeni, cmtry, dziugss)