{"id":35289,"date":"2026-03-22T06:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=35289"},"modified":"2026-03-22T06:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:34:15","slug":"pgl-astana-2026-closed-qualifier-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/pgl-astana-2026-closed-qualifier-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"PGL Astana 2026 Closed Qualifier Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>PGL Astana Closed Qualifier teams have finally been revealed,<\/strong> and we will see a total of 18 squads from four regions. Here\u2019s everything we know about them so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PGL Astana 2026 Closed Qualifiers &#8211; Regions &amp; Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The PGL Astana regional qualifiers will <strong>begin on March 31<\/strong>, and the tournament\u2019s organizers revealed all of the direct invites. Starting with<strong> Europe<\/strong>, players will <strong>see the likes of 100 Thieves<\/strong>, HOTU, Illwill and K27. These four teams will be<strong> joined by 4 additional teams<\/strong> and we will see them in action on March 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving on to the <strong>Americas<\/strong>, the qualifiers will be<strong> split into two parts<\/strong> &#8211; NA and SA and each one will <strong>award a spot for PGL Astana<\/strong>. North America will have LAG and Zomblers, whereas 9z and ODDIK will be among the invites in South America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next on the list is the As<strong>ian qualifier<\/strong> and it will be split into<strong> three smaller regions<\/strong> &#8211; Oceania, East Asia and West Asia. <strong>Each <\/strong>of these qualifiers will give us access to <strong>4 teams,<\/strong> 2 of which come from the Open Qualifiers. The winner from each of the smaller regions will face off until <strong>only one team remains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PGL Astana 2026 &#8211; What&#8217;s Next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re excited to announce the 12 invited teams set to compete at\u00a0\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff PGL Astana 2026\u00a0in May.<br><br>\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0May 9-17, 2026<br>\ud83d\udcb5\u00a0$1,6 M<br>\u2b50\u00a016 Teams<br>\ud83c\udfaf\u00a0Playoffs in Barys Arena<br><br>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0k1DOewSW\">https:\/\/t.co\/I0k1DOewSW<\/a><br><br>The final 4 teams will secure their place through regional qualifiers, with one\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xgv2nSBCx1\">pic.twitter.com\/Xgv2nSBCx1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PGL (@pglesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pglesports\/status\/2031294151384314292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of PGL Astana 2026, it will be among the largest CS2 events in May this year. We will see <strong>a total of 16 Counter-Strike 2 teams<\/strong> competing for the <strong>massive $800k prize pool.<\/strong> We at <a href=\"http:\/\/blix.gg\">Blix.gg<\/a> will share more information about the competition soon, so make sure to follow us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the qualifiers, it\u2019s safe to say that <strong>each region has its favorites<\/strong> and dark horses. Europe will definitely the most intriguing region to watch as <strong>100 Thieves will be looking to secure that slot<\/strong>. We will just have to wait and see whether the team wil;l be able to deal with the likes of HOTU and K27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PGL Astana Closed Qualifier teams have finally been revealed, and we will see a total of 18 squads from four regions. Here\u2019s everything we know about them so far. 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