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Sixteen of the top Counter-Strike teams have flown out to Romania, hoping to become PGL Champions and take home their share of the $625,000 USD prize-pool. We bring you all you need to know about the participants, schedule, format, and how to watch.
Participants
Hover or click on team logo for player information
Team Vitality
apEX ZywOo
flameZ
mezii
ropz XTQZZZ (C)
FURIA
yuurih KSCERATO FalleN
molodoy
YEKINDAR sidde (C)
Team Falcons
NiKo
TeSeS
kyxsan
m0NESY kyousuke zonic (C)
MOUZ
torzsi xertioN
Jimpphat
Brollan Spinx sycrone (C)
PARIVISION BELCHONOKK Jame nota xiELO zweih dastan (C)
FaZe Clan broky karrigan
frozen
jcobbb
Twistzz NEO (C)
Natus Vincere
b1t Aleksib
iM w0nderful
makazze B1ad3 (C)
G2 Esports huNter-
malbsMd HeavyGod
SunPayus matys sAw (C)
The MongolZ
bLitz Techno4K 910 mzinho cobrazera maaRaa (C)
Aurora Gaming
XANTARES MAJ3R Wicadia woxic soulfly Fabre (C)
Astralis Staehr jabbi HooXi phzy
ryu ruggah (C)
3DMAX Lucky Ex3rcice Maka Graviti bodyy YouKnow (C)
FUT Esports dem0n Krabeni cmtry dziugss lauNX coolio (C)
B8 npl esenthial alex666 kensizor s1zzi
Maddened (C)
paiN Gaming biguzera nqz snow piriajr v$m rikz (C)
HEROIC xfl0ud nilo Alkaren Chr1zN susp TOBIZ (C)
Schedule
All times are converted in to your local time.
Round 1
- : NAVI v Astralis
- : Aurora v FUT
- : MOUZ v PARIVISION
- : FaZe v HEROIC
- : Vitality v G2
- : Falcons v 3DMAX
- : FURIA v B8
- : MongolZ v paiN
Round 2
TBD
Round 3
TBD
Round 4
TBD
Round 5
TBD
Playoffs
TBD
Format
The features a 16-Team Swiss System Format, where teams face off against others with similar records. All matches are played in a Best-of-Three (Bo3) format. The top 8 teams advancing to the Playoffs of the tournament, while the bottom 8 end their journey.
For the Playoffs, the format will be a Single-Elimination bracket, where every lose will eliminate someone from the tournament. All matches are played in a Best-of-Three (Bo3) format, except the Grand Final which will be played in a Best-of-Five (Bo5).
Prize Pool
The $625,000 USD prize pool will be distributed a follows:
- 🥇1st: $225,000
- 🥈2nd: $100,000
- 🥉3rd: $68,750
- 4th: $43,750
- 5th-8th: $25,000
- 9th-11th: $15,625
- 12th-14th: $9,375
- 15th-16th: $6,250
Where to Watch
You can watch PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 in 
English live on the PGL Twitch channel (embedded below).
Other streaming options include:
- TBD
