PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 viewer's guide

Next big Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament, PGL Bucharest 2026, will take place in Bucharest, Romania, from April 3rd to 11th. 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 teams will ultimately advance to the playoffs, while the remaining squads will be eliminated.

The playoffs will be held in a Single Elimination format. All matches in the final stage of the competition, except the final, will be best-of-three, while the final will be best-of-five. The total prize pool of the event will amount to $1.25 million, half of which will go to the players and the other half to the clubs.

The team list for the group stage looks as follows:

PARIVISION (Jame, BELCHONOKK, zweih, xiELO, nota)
The MongolZ (bLitz, Techno, cobrazera, mzinho, 910)
Astralis (ryu, HooXi, phzy, jabbi, Staehr)
FaZe (karrigan, Twistzz, jcobbb, frozen, broky)
FUT (dem0n, lauNX, Krabeni, cmtry, dziugss)
NRG (nitr0, Sonic, oSee, br0, Grim)
MIBR (LNZ, brnz4n, insani, venomzera, kl1m)
B8 (alex666, npl, kensizor, esenthial, s1zzi)
3DMAX (Maka, Lucky, misutaaa, Ex3rcice, Graviti)
Legacy (dumau, latto, n1ssim, arT, saadzin)
BC.Game (MUTiRiS, s1mple, electroNic, aragornN, krazy)
EYEBALLERS (JW, maxster, Ro1f, bobeksde, dex)
Inner Circle (cptkurtka023, headtr1ck, zeRRoFIX, onic, Dawy)
Voca (junior, Infinite, nosraC, snav, Jeorge)
Wildcard (nEMANHA, mhL, reck, HexT, Peeping)
FOKUS (ztr, volt, Banjo, Jorko, Matheos)