{"id":166839,"date":"2025-02-12T11:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=166839"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:06:04","slug":"pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-guide","title":{"rendered":"A brief guide to PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GehtAbdXgAAlLIc-large.jpg\" alt=\"PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025\" class=\"wp-image-164922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GehtAbdXgAAlLIc-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GehtAbdXgAAlLIc-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GehtAbdXgAAlLIc-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GehtAbdXgAAlLIc-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GehtAbdXgAAlLIc.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: PGL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cb50bc\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025<\/strong>, the tournament organiser\u2019s first international Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) event of the year, is kicking off in just two days.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cb5a0b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Held in Bucharest\u2019s Cluj-Napoca, the competition will see 16 top-tier teams fight for its $1.25m (~\u00a31.04m) prize pool from February 14th-23th.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cb62a1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>With the stage set, here is everything you need to know about PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d6465cb7246\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-165791\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/team-spirit-counter-strike-2-vrs-valve-february-update\" target=\"_blank\">Team Spirit top Counter-Strike 2&#8217;s VRS in Valve&#8217;s February update<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-166778\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/pgl-2027-cs2-event-cancelled\" target=\"_blank\">PGL event cancelled by City of Krak\u00f3w hours after announcement<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-162166\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/blast-pgl-2027-cs2-event-clash\" target=\"_blank\">BLAST and PGL announce clashing 2027 CS2 events<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d6465cb8451\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-format-explained\"><span id=\"pgl_cluj-napoca_2025_format_explained\">PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 format explained<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cb8be3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Cluj-Napoca\u2019s format is divided into two parts: the Group Stage taking place at PGL Studio and the Playoffs at BT Arena. All matches are best-of-threes (BO3s) except for the best-of-five (BO5) Grand Final.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cb934f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The first stage follows a 16-team Swiss system format, which draws random match-ups between squads that have not faced each other yet and then places teams in high, mid, and low tiers based on their match results. This continues across five rounds, with winners of the high groups advancing and losers of the low groups being eliminated.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cb9ad1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The emerging top-eight rosters qualify for the Playoffs, commencing on February 21st. A single-elimination bracket is used to determine the Cluj-Napoca champion. As part of PGL\u2019s new playoffs format, an additional Third Place Match is held ahead of the Grand Final.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d6465cba26d\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-watch-pgl-cluj-napoca-2025\"><span id=\"how_to_watch_pgl_cluj-napoca_2025\">How to watch PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbaaea\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Throughout the tournament, CS2 fans can tune into the English broadcast on PGL\u2019s official Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and Facebook channels. With some matches being played simultaneously, an official secondary stream is available on Twitch, YouTube and Kick.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbb289\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>PGL has announced that day one of the Group Stage on February 14th will start at <strong>10:00am EET\/ 8am GMT<\/strong> with the final matches of the day expected to commence at <strong>7pm EET \/ 5pm GMT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbb9f9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>For the Playoffs, the Friday, February 21st quarter-finals will start at <strong>10:00am EET\/ 8am GMT<\/strong> with the semi-finals taking place the next day at <strong>5pm EET\/ 3pm GMT.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbc156\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Finally, Sunday&#8217;s third-place match and the Grand Final will begin at <strong>3pm EET \/ 1pm GMT<\/strong> and <strong>6pm EET\/ 4pm GMT<\/strong>, respectively. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbc8b0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Content creators can also <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/co-streamer-applications-pgl-cluj-napoca-2025\">apply to co-stream<\/a> the event as long as their broadcast will be in English.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d6465cbd048\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-teams-and-players-to-watch\"><span id=\"teams_and_players_to_watch\">Teams and players to watch<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-teams-large.jpg\" alt=\"Image of PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 teams. The logos of each team are on a dark blue-grey background\" class=\"wp-image-164887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-teams-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-teams-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-teams-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-teams-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-teams.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 teams revealed. Image credit: PGL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbd902\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Kicking off just five days after the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice Final, Cluj-Napoca will feature a unique <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lineup of teams<\/a>. Several of the highest-ranking CS2 rosters have opted out of the event. Notably, current VRS ranking leader Team Spirit, as well as Katowice 2025 winner <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/team-vitality-wins-iem-katowice-and-vct-emea-kickoff-in-the-same-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team Vitality<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbe057\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>From the top-five teams, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/ranking\/teams\/2025\/february\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valve\u2019s CS2 ranking system<\/a>, only Eternal Fire will attend Cluj-Napoca. The Turkish squad recently placed second at the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 tournament. This, however, allows other organisations, such as TheMongolZ and SAW, to take centre stage instead.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbe7c2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Interestingly, Brazilian team Imperial Fe will also be among the contestants. Having won several iterations of ESL Impact, a league for marginalised genders, Imperial Fe recently became the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/imperial-fe-first-womens-team-iem-katowice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first women\u2019s roster to qualify for an IEM event<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d6465cbef2a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The club was <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/furia-pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-withdrawal-imperial-fe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">invited by PGL<\/a> following the exit of fellow Brazilian organisation FURIA to prioritise a Visa acquisition for the BLAST.tv Austin Major.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: PGL PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, the tournament organiser\u2019s first international Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) event of the year, is kicking off in just two days. Held in Bucharest\u2019s Cluj-Napoca, the competition will see 16 top-tier teams fight for its $1.25m (~\u00a31.04m) prize pool from February 14th-23th. With the stage set, here is everything you need &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-guide\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":164922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","esi_template":"default","excluded":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,16335,239,51,55,106,237,8701],"tags":[16052,17062,1798,20293],"class_list":["post-166839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-counter-strike","category-esports-ecosystems","category-europe","category-events-calendar-news","category-esports-titles","category-latest-news","category-news-by-region","category-shooters","tag-counter-strike-2-2","tag-counter-strike-esports-2","tag-pgl","tag-pgl-cluj-napoca-2025"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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