Your guide to PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
While the dust is still settling over IEM Kraków 2026, another huge Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) event is about to begin, featuring most of the top teams in the world. Here’s what you must know about PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 so you don’t miss any of the top-tier action.
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 details
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 kicks off on Valentine’s Day, this weekend, 14 February 2026. The tournament is scheduled to run until 22 February, offering over a week of exciting action.
The competitors will fight on LAN for their share of the $1,250,000 prize pool. That’s roughly R20 million at the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate.
All 16 teams will start in a Swiss System format group stage, where all matches are best-of-three. The top eight teams will advance to the Playoffs Stage, and the rest are eliminated right then and there. The Playoffs Stage features a single-elimination bracket format. All matches in the final stage of competition are best-of-three, except for the Grand Final, which is best-of-five.
Check out 16 teams competing at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 below. Most of the top 10 are in attendance, except for Team Spirit.
Teams competing:
- Team Vitality
- MOUZ
- NAVI
- Team Falcons
- FURIA
- FaZe Clan
- The MongolZ
- Aurora Gaming
- G2 Esports
- B8
- Astralis
- 3DMAX
- paiN Gaming
- PARIVISION
- FUT Esports
- HEROIC
CS2 esports fans can watch all the top-tier PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 action on the PGL Twitch and YouTube channels. Stay tuned to ESC for all the latest details, including the full results and a highlights video when Cluj-Napoca 2026 finishes up.
Header image via PGL.
