PGL Astana 2026 viewer's guide

PGL Astana 2026, the upcoming big Counter-Strike 2 LAN event, will take place from May 9 to 17 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The tournament will be split into two stages – a group stage and playoffs.

The group stage will follow a Swiss format, with all matches being best-of-three. The top eight teams will advance to the playoffs, while the remaining squads will be eliminated.

The playoffs will be held in a Single Elimination format. All matches, except for 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 $800,000.

The team list for the group stage looks as follows:

PARIVISION (Jame, BELCHONOKK, zweih, xiELO, nota)
FURIA (FalleN, YEKINDAR, yuurih, KSCERATO, molodoy)
Aurora (MAJ3R, XANTARES, woxic, Wicadia, soulfly)
Falcons (NiKo, kyousuke, TeSeS, m0NESY, karrigan)
MOUZ (jL, Spinx, torzsi, xelex, xertioN)
The MongolZ (bLitz, Techno, cobrazera, mzinho, 910)
Team Spirit (magixx, sh1ro, zont1x, tN1R, donk)
G2 (SunPayus, huNter-, NertZ, MATYS, HeavyGod)
9z (max, dgt, meyern, luchov, HUASOPEEK)
Monte (Rainwaker, Bymas, afro, Gizmy, AZUWU)
HEROIC (xfl0ud, nilo, susp, Chr1zN, yxngstxr)
K27 (X5G7V, fame, xeedo, kashl1d, qw1nk1)
Gentle Mates (alex, mopoz, sausol, dav1g, MartinezSa)
magic (MaSvAl, sFade8, AW, mo0N, tenzy)
The Huns (nin9, sk0R, Bart4k, xerolte, controlez)
Fisher College (neaLaN, TH0R, AlekS, CrePoW, corn)