PGL Masters Bucharest 2026: FURIA and Nemiga in the final

The essentials: FURIA and Nemiga meet in the final

The PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 final (Counter-Strike 2) is Nemiga against FURIA on October 31, in Bucharest, Romania. FURIA reached it by beating MOUZ in the semifinal on October 30; Nemiga won the other semifinal.

The tournament runs from October 24 to 31, 2026, played on LAN in a studio, with 16 teams and $1,250,000 to share. This article was written on October 31, before the final was decided: to find out who won, check the event page or PGL's channel.

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Format, teams and prize pool

The 16 teams start with a Swiss stage from October 24 to 28, with every match played as a best-of-three. Eight teams advance to the playoffs, from October 29 to 31: single elimination, best-of-three, except the final, which is best-of-five.

Twelve teams are invited based on Valve's global VRS ranking; the other four spots go through online qualifiers, open from September 3 to 6 and closed from September 9 to 13. The field includes Team Spirit, MOUZ, Team Vitality, FURIA, Natus Vincere, G2 Esports, Team Liquid, The MongolZ and Nemiga.

The $1,250,000 prize pool is split into two equal pools of $625,000, called prize money and club reward. In each of them, first place earns $225,000 and second place $100,000.

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Where to watch and what time

PGL streams the event live on its YouTube channel and on Twitch (twitch.tv/pgl). The event page points to this coverage.

In Paris time, the October 30 broadcast, on the semifinal day, started at 12:15 pm, and the October 31 broadcast, on the final day, at 8:15 am. For the time of each match, check PGL's channel.

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What comes next: the Singapore Major

The next big Counter-Strike 2 event is the PGL Major Singapore, from November 24 to December 13, 2026, the second Major of the year. 32 teams play in three stages, and the last four days are held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, ending with a best-of-five grand final.

According to Valve's Major rulebook, invited teams are chosen from the VRS regional ranking, which has three lists: Europe, the Americas and Asia.

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