{"id":23875,"date":"2025-04-03T06:21:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=23875"},"modified":"2025-04-03T06:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:21:53","slug":"pgl-bucharest-2025-overview-format-teams-schedule-favorites-and-underdogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/pgl-bucharest-2025-overview-format-teams-schedule-favorites-and-underdogs\/","title":{"rendered":"PGL Bucharest 2025 Overview: Format, Teams, Schedule, Favorites and Underdogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PGL Bucharest 2025 <\/strong>is a top-tier event scheduled from <strong>April 6<\/strong> to <strong>April 13.<\/strong> There will be sixteen teams featured who will have to fight for the prize pool of <strong>$625,000<\/strong>, where first place will get the most, which is <strong>$200,000<\/strong>. This time, there will be no such teams like <strong>Vitality<\/strong>, <strong>MOUZ<\/strong>, <strong>Spirit<\/strong>, or<strong> Natus Vincere<\/strong>, and it means there&#8217;s a better chance for other teams to get themselves a trophy and a share of the prize pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tournament Format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16 Team Swiss System Format<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All matches are Bo3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 8 teams proceed to Playoffs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playoffs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Single-Elimination bracket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Grand Final is Bo5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/buchteams-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/buchteams-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/buchteams-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/buchteams-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/buchteams-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/buchteams-1-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PGL Bucharest 2025 &#8211; Invited Teams<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>TheMongolZ<\/td><td>Eternal Fire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>G2<\/td><td>FaZe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Falcons<\/td><td>Liquid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Virtus.pro<\/td><td>GamerLegion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3DMAX<\/td><td>Astralis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Complexity<\/td><td>paiN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rare Atom<\/td><td>Legacy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FURIA<\/td><td>Apogee<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PGL Bucharest 2025 &#8211; Teams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Favorites and Underdogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is <strong>Apogee&#8217;s <\/strong>first big tournament<strong>, <\/strong>and they are the biggest underdogs here since other teams have some experience playing tournaments like this. Other than them would be teams like <strong>paiN<\/strong>, <strong>Legacy<\/strong>, <strong>Rare Atom<\/strong>, <strong>FURIA<\/strong>, <strong>and Complexity, <\/strong>as these teams didn&#8217;t make it far in any recent tournament they&#8217;ve played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams like <strong>Astralis<\/strong>, <strong>Virtus.Pro<\/strong>, <strong>3DMAX<\/strong>, <strong>GamerLegion<\/strong>, <strong>Liquid<\/strong>, <strong>and Falcons <\/strong>can win anyone on a good day, but they will have to show good preparation and consistency to beat the other teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since no best teams in the world attended this event, whoever was closer to winning previous tournaments between the participants should be a favorite. The first that comes to mind would be <strong>TheMongolZ <\/strong>and <strong>Eternal Fire<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>as those two teams made it pretty far in most events they played lately, and it was usually one of the best teams in the world who would stop them, but this time, they&#8217;re not here to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, <strong>G2 <\/strong>and <strong>FaZe <\/strong>were among the best European teams last year, but they have yet to prove they&#8217;re back and still belong to the top level. A tournament with teams like this is a good chance for both of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Matches Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>TheMongolZ <\/strong>vs. <strong>3DMAX <\/strong>and <strong>Virtus.pro<\/strong> vs.<strong> Rare Atom<\/strong> starting at <strong>08:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Falcons <\/strong>vs. <strong>Complexity <\/strong>and <strong>G2 <\/strong>vs. <strong>GamerLegion <\/strong>starting at<strong> 11:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eternal Fire<\/strong> vs. <strong>paiN <\/strong>and <strong>Liquid <\/strong>vs. <strong>Legacy <\/strong>starting at <strong>14:00 CET<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FaZe <\/strong>vs. <strong>Astralis <\/strong>and <strong>FURIA <\/strong>vs. <strong>Apogee <\/strong>starting 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>PGL Bucharest 2025 <\/strong>will be streamed live for viewers worldwide. You can enjoy every thrilling moment at home, at work, or on the go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be official <strong>Twitch, YouTube, <\/strong>and<strong> K1CK <\/strong>streams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/pgl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL Bucharest 2025 Official Primary Twitch Stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/PGL\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL Bucharest 2025 Official YouTube Stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kick.com\/PGL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL Bucharest 2025 Official Primary K1CK Stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/pgl_cs2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL Bucharest 2025 Official Secondary Twitch Stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kick.com\/PGLCS2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGL Bucharest 2025 Official Secondary K1CK Stream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 PGL Bucharest 2025 is a top-tier event scheduled from April 6 to April 13. There will be sixteen teams featured who will have to fight for the prize pool of $625,000, where first place will get the most, which is $200,000. This time, there will be no such teams like Vitality, MOUZ, Spirit, or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":23876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-23875","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-news","10":"tag-cs2-tournaments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23875","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=23875"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23880,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23875\/revisions\/23880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}