PGL has recently revealed plans for a series of eleven top-tier events worldwide over the next two years, including yearly events in Astana, Kazakhstan, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In addition, the circuit will feature the Romanian tournament organizer, who will host events in Bucharest and Belgrade. Furthermore, the organizer plans to expand to São Paulo and Barcelona by 2026.
PGL has promised “other surprises” alongside its initial 11 events. Although the operator hasn’t hosted standalone events recently due to calendar restrictions, it has organized three Valve Majors (Stockholm, Antwerp, and Copenhagen) and is partnering with Perfect World for the CS Asia Championships, with plans for a fourth Major in Shanghai this November.
PGL will be organizing six events independently, as well as collaborating with FiReSPORTS for four events and continuing their partnership with Perfect World for CS Asia Championships 2025.
The tournament will host 16 teams and boast a prize pool of $1.25 million. Additionally, a hospitality budget of $450,000 will cover tickets, accommodation for 8 people, meals, and six-person practice rooms for each of the invited teams.
Due to the “very busy event schedule,” invitations for the events will be distributed directly based on the global Valve Regional Standings (VRS), and no open qualifiers will be held.
In the event that a roster declines the invitation, or is unable to secure visas within the specified timeframe, the invitation will then be offered to the next roster in the VRS until all available slots are filled.
The global invitation system will make an exception for the three South American events. In these events, the top two teams from the South American region will receive invitations, along with 14 teams from other continents.
The events will feature a group stage using a best-of-three Swiss system, followed by an eight-team single-elimination playoff. The grand final will be a best-of-five series.
PGL Official Announcement
PGL has released the locations for their inaugural eight events, but they have not yet unveiled the locations for the São Paulo and Barcelona events scheduled for 2026.
In 2025, they will be performing at the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, which has a seating capacity of 3300. The following year, in 2026, they are set to move to the larger Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, which has a substantial capacity of 15,510.
In Astana, there is the 11,578-seaterBarys Arena, while the 20,000-seater Belgrade Arena hosts the two Serbian events. However, the PGL Bucharest event will take place in the TO’s studios without a live audience.
PGL 2025 Events List
- PGL Belgrade from October 23 to November 2
- PGL Bucharest from April 3 to April 13
- PGL Astana from May 8 to May 18
- PGL on FiRe Buenos Aires from February 13 to February 23
- Perfect World CS Asia Championship from October 1 to October 13
PGL 2026 Events List
- PGL on FiRe Buenos Aires from February 12 to February 22
- PGL Belgrade from August 6 to August 16
- PGL on FiRe Sao Paulo from October 1 to October 11
- PGL Astana from May 7 to May 17
- PGL Bucharest from April 2 to April 12
- PGL on FiRe Barcelona from October 22 to November 1
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