PGL Bucharest 2027 (CS2)
PGL opens its 2027 Counter-Strike 2 season in Bucharest from 17 to 24 January, with 16 teams and $1.4M in total prize money incl. a $400k VRS bonus pool.
PGL Bucharest 2027 is the first PGL Counter-Strike 2 tournament of the 2027 season, played in Bucharest, Romania from 17 to 24 January 2027.
Sixteen teams take part. Fourteen of them were invited through the Valve Regional Standings of 5 October 2026 and all accepted: Team Spirit, Legacy, Team Vitality, MOUZ, G2 Esports, Team Falcons, FURIA, FUT Esports, Aurora Gaming, Astralis, BetBoom Team, MIBR, B8 and Nemiga Gaming. The last two places are decided through qualifiers in October 2026. FUT Esports return as the defending champions of PGL Bucharest 2026.
The event carries $1.4M in total: a $1,000,000 prize pool plus a separate $400,000 VRS bonus pool for the highest-ranked teams that accepted their invites.
NAVI, Heroic, Liquid, FaZe and PARIVISION were outside the top 14 of the 5 October VRS and would need to go through the qualifiers to make the field. BLAST Bounty Season 1 2027 in Malta (11-24 January) runs at the same time. For fans in Croatia and the wider region, Bucharest is a relatively short trip, and PGL is a familiar organiser of top-tier CS2 events in Romania. Follow PGL's official channels for broadcast and any audience information.
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