PGL has revealed the specifics of the qualification procedure for PGL Bucharest 2025, a tournament featuring a prize pool of $1,250,000, which is scheduled to take place from April 5 to April 13 in Bucharest, Romania.
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The competition will feature 12 teams selected through the VRS, while four additional teams will qualify, with one team each from Europe, South America, North America, and Asia.
Each region will have four open qualifiers, with Asia being split into sub-regions. These qualifiers will lead into one closed qualifier per region, which will occur in two stages.
Typically, eight teams will move from the open qualifiers to the closed qualifiers; however, this number could vary based on how many teams receive direct invitations to the closed qualifiers.
Every open qualifier will implement a single-elimination format with best-of-one matches, except for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, which will feature best-of-three matches.
The structure and quantity of qualifiers in Asia may change based on the number of teams that accept direct invitations to the closed qualifiers.
All qualifiers will take place online, except for the second round of the Asia closed qualifier, which will occur on LAN at the MESA Asia Masters in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Open Qualifier Dates
- Open Qualifier #1 – February 14 to February 15
- Open Qualifier #2 – February 16 to February 17
- Open Qualifier #3 – February 20 to February 21
- Open Qualifier #4 – February 22 to February 23
Closer Qualifier Dates
Europe, North America, South America
- Closed Qualifier Round #1 – February 28 to March 3
- Closed Qualifier Round #2 – March 7 to March 8
Asia
- Closed Qualifier Round #1 – February 24 to February 27
- Closed Qualifier Round #2 – March 6 to March 9
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