PGL Bucharest 2025 viewer’s guide

PGL Bucharest 2025 is considered one of the biggest S-Tier  Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports events of April 2025. It’s an exciting tournament featuring the best teams in the world, so fans will definitely not want to miss any of the CS2 action. Our viewer’s guide will help you achieve this goal, so let’s jump in!

PGL Bucharest 2025 event details

The tournament takes place at the PGL Studio in Bucharest, Romania. It runs from this weekend, 6 April, until 13 April 2025. Teams are competing for their share of the $625,000 prize pool and the honor of lifting the coveted trophy. At the current USD to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R11.4 million.

The event begins with a 16 Team Swiss System Format group, where all matches are BO3. The top eight teams proceed to the Playoffs Stage, and the bottom eight teams are eliminated. Check out all the teams at PGL Bucharest 2025 listed below.

Teams Competing:

• G2 Esports
• FaZe Clan
• The MongolZ
• Team Liquid
• Eternal Fire
• Team Falcons
• FURIA Esports
• Virtus.pro
• Astralis
• paiN Gaming
• 3DMAX
• GamerLegion
• Betclic Apogee Esports
• Complexity
• Legacy
• Rare Atom

The top eight teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket where all matches are BO3, except for the Grand Final, which is BO5.

CS2 esports fans can watch all the top-tier action on the  PGL Twitch and YouTube channels. Don’t miss out on this epic event, and stay tuned to ESC for all the latest details, including the full results when PGL Bucharest 2025 comes to an end.

Header image via PGL.