{"id":21534,"date":"2025-02-19T20:44:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=21534"},"modified":"2025-02-20T01:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:53:32","slug":"pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-playoff-stage-full-schedule-bracket-and-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-playoff-stage-full-schedule-bracket-and-how-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 Playoffs: Full Schedule, Bracket &amp; Where to Watch Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>PGL Cluj-Napoca Major 2025<\/strong> has been an electrifying journey for <strong>CS2 <\/strong>fans, with top-tier teams battling it out through the <strong>Group Stage<\/strong>. Now, it&#8217;s time for the most thrilling part of the tournament \u2014 the <strong>Playoff Stage<\/strong>! The stakes are higher than ever as the best teams go head-to-head for the prestigious title and a huge prize pool of <strong>$1,250,000<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re looking to catch all the action, here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the <strong>Playoff Stage<\/strong>: schedule, bracket, and how to watch live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playoff Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Playoffs <\/strong>are ready to showcase the eight best teams that emerged from the <strong>Group Stage<\/strong>, all eager to establish their superiority. Following a tough series of matches in the preliminary rounds, the elite teams will battle in a high-pressure format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Playoff <\/strong>bracket is organized in a single-elimination style, meaning that each game is a critical match whose outcome determines who advances. The teams that have reached this level have demonstrated their talent and reliability, but ultimately, only one will claim the championship. All of the matches except the <strong>Grand Final<\/strong> will be played in a best-of-three (BO3) format; the <strong>Grand Final<\/strong> will be a best-of-five (B05) series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brackets and Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdg4thRV6W1BHoqni3mMdYCugMOWiuY432mVpBiCZWuTBDjSTcRz9rQkHZS6DyX41-LqXxRzUQDe1P7eK_jARFOaf0UNH9CVqWiMDTVr0KMD9Jb5NxzDU2yd1gNMW5h1MICsLTKxQ?key=eEfQnusuhJ7d9xLwabtRElyj\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 &#8211; Playoff Stage &#8211; Brackets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quarterfinal #1, <strong>paiN <\/strong>vs. <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>starting at <strong>09:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarterfinal #2, <strong>TheMongolZ <\/strong>vs. <strong>Astralis <\/strong>starting at <strong>12:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarterfinal #3, <strong>Falcons <\/strong>vs. <strong>Eternal Fire <\/strong>starting at <strong>15:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarterfinal #4, <strong>FaZe <\/strong>vs. <strong>SAW <\/strong>starting at <strong>18:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Semifinal #1, the winner of <strong>paiN <\/strong>vs. <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>against the winner of <strong>TheMongolZ <\/strong>vs. <strong>Astralis <\/strong>starting at <strong>16:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semifinal #2, the winner of Falcons vs. <strong>Eternal Fire <\/strong>against the winner of <strong>FaZe <\/strong>vs. <strong>SAW <\/strong>starting at <strong>19:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3rd place decider<\/strong> starting at <strong>14:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grand Final<\/strong> starts at <strong>17:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Playoff Stage<\/strong> of the <strong>PGL Cluj-Napoca Major <\/strong>will be broadcast live for fans around the globe. No matter if you&#8217;re at home, at your workplace, or out and about, you&#8217;ll have the opportunity to experience every exciting moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Twitch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/pgl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL Official Twitch Stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youtube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/PGL\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL Youtube Stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>KICK: <a href=\"https:\/\/kick.com\/PGL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL KICK Stream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Predictions for Playoff Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, we will make our predictions for some of the <strong>quarterfinal <\/strong>matches; you can find them tomorrow on<a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/category\/cs2-predictions\/\"> our prediction page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The PGL Cluj-Napoca Major 2025 has been an electrifying journey for CS2 fans, with top-tier teams battling it out through the Group Stage. Now, it&#8217;s time for the most thrilling part of the tournament \u2014 the Playoff Stage! The stakes are higher than ever as the best teams go head-to-head for the prestigious title<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":21535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-21534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-tournaments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21534"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21547,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21534\/revisions\/21547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}