PGL Wallachia Season 5 will be the fifth Dota 2 tournament that will take place in Bucharest, Romania. Thanks to its $1M prize pool, we will see Dota 2’s biggest names in action. The event begins just a few days from now, so we at Blix.gg decided to take a look at everything we should know.
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PGL Wallachia Season 5 Overview, Format & Prize Pool
The 5th Season of PGL Wallachia will be held in the PGL Studio in Bucharest, Romania. The event will include a Swiss group stage and double-elimination playoffs. In addition to fame, the best Dota 2 teams in the world will compete for a share of the $1M prize pool.
If you wish to follow the PGL Wallachia Season 5, you can do that starting June 21. The tournament will end on June 29, which is when we will see the Grand Final. 16 of the best Dota 2 teams will take part in the event, which will have a Group Stage and Playoffs.
The Group Stage will be a Swiss system of sixteen teams that will play in a Bo3 format. The top 8 teams from each region will advance to the playoffs, whereas the remaining teams will be eliminated.
Speaking of the Playoffs, we’ll have a double-elimination bracket, where all matches except for the Grand Final will be in a Bo3. Similar to all other PGL Wallachia events, we will have a Bo5 Grand Final.
The prize pool is $350,000. The second-place team receives $145,000, and the squad that finishes third will receive $100,000.
Talent
When it comes to the PGL Wallachia Season 5 talent, we will see all of the big names in Dota 2. As always, our hosts will be Sheever and Tsunami, but we can also expect to see the following:
- Fear
- Jenkins
- lizZard
- Bkop
- Lacoste
- ODPixel
- Nomad
- Skrff
- PTP
- syndareN
- MLPDota
- Johnxfire
Teams & Favorites
PGL Wallachia Season 5 will feature 16 of the best Dota 2 teams. Even though the event is not associated with the upcoming Esports World Cup and The International, it will bring together many of the best in Dota 2. Currently, the list consists of the following:
- BetBoom Team
- Xtreme Gaming
- Virtus.Pro
- Aurora Gaming
- MOUZ
- AVULUS
- HEROIC
- Team Liquid
- OG
- Team Spirit
- Nigma Galaxy
- Tundra Esports
- Wildcard
- NAVI
- Gaimin Gladiators
- All Gamers Global
We can see a lot of the big names in Dota 2, as well as several underdogs. Even though all teams have a chance to win the competition, some are in a much better position to do it, so let’s go over each one and see what we can expect.
Team Liquid
In 2025, Team Liquid cemented its role as one of the best Dota 2 teams in the world. Regardless of the event it participates in, Liquid is always one of the favorites, so we expect the team to do well at PGL Wallachia Season 5.
If we take a look at the PGL Wallachia Season 4, we can see that Liquid won the event. The team successfully defeated all of its big rivals, including PARIVISION, and lifted the trophy. This happened around 2 months ago, so it’s safe to say that Liquid is in an excellent position to do the same.
Tundra Esports
After Tundra decided to take a break from the last big Dota 2 event, the squad is back in action. If we check the results from PGL Wallachia Season 4, we can see that Tundra achieved good results. Despite losing against Liquid in the UB Quarterfinals, the team bounced back and reached the LB final, where it lost against Liquid again.
Overall, Tundra has been one of the most stable Dota 2 teams in Western Europe and definitely has what it takes to win the competition. Keep in mind that PARVISION, the world’s best Dota 2 team right now, won’t attend the event. This gives Tundra even better chances at succeeding.
All Gamers Global
Even though most people don’t believe that a Chinese team can win a top-tier Dota 2 tournament right now, we don’t agree. All Gamers Global is an intriguing team from the Far East that consists of some of the best players in China and Malaysia. This will be the team’s first big challenge after its creation in May 2025, so we at Blix expect them to achieve good results.
BetBoom Team
The last PGL Wallachia Season 5 favorite that fans will keep a close eye on is BetBoom Team. The Eastern European powerhouses recently finished 2nd at DreamLeague Season 26, so there is no arguing they are among the best in the world. Before that, BetBoom won the FISSURE Universe Episode 4 and BLAST Slam I.
Honorable Mentions
Alongside some of the potential favorites, PGL Wallachia Season 5 has several other teams that can perform well. Team Spirit is definitely one of the names to keep an eye on because they can explode at any time. The same is true for Aurora Gaming because the squad consists of some of the best CIS Dota 2 players.
Closing Thoughts
PGL Wallachia Season 5 will be one of the last big Dota 2 tournaments before the most important events of the year. It will be a fun event that’s definitely worth watching, so make sure to follow the matches. As always, live coverage will be in English, Russian and Chinese.
