PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 preview: A brand new workforce’s time to shine?

PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is the newest cease on the Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 occasion calendar, giving groups one other likelihood to show their price in a LAN setting.

16 groups from September’s Valve Regional Standings (VRS) have accepted an invite to compete on the occasion going down on the PGL Studios in Bucharest, Romania, from October twenty fourth to November 1st.

With a number of notable names in attendance, PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is ready to be a possibility for groups to start out constructing momentum earlier than consideration turns to November’s Budapest Main.

Following Legacy‘s triumph at the CS Asia Championship 2025, the Brazilian esports organisation has cemented itself as considered one of South America’s hottest prospects.

Because the workforce continues to construct Tier 1 occasion expertise, Bucharest acts as a superb alternative to compete in opposition to others which have additionally earned their place at subsequent month’s Main.

Legacy begins its Bucharest marketing campaign with a CAC rematch in opposition to Group Liquid, one other workforce that has began to search out its toes following the arrival of Jonathan ‘ELiGE‘ Jablonowski.

Following consecutive top-six finishes at IEM Melbourne and IEM Dallas, GamerLegion appears to have reworked into considered one of Europe’s strongest groups.

Nonetheless, a string of top-16 placements has seen the workforce’s kind drop considerably forward of its Masters Bucharest look.

The addition of Milan ‘hypex‘ Polowiec into the AWPer function has but to yield the outcomes anticipated of a workforce that was embarking on a trajectory in the direction of the very high of the rankings.

GamerLegion faces off in opposition to FlyQuest in its opening Group Stage match. On paper, GamerLegion ought to finest the Australian aspect, but when current kind is something to go by, the Australians might start their event on the entrance foot.

Having proven glimpses of brilliance since buying the previous Everlasting Hearth roster, Aurora Gaming heads into Masters Bucharest with the very best VRS rating of the groups in attendance.

Since ending second on the Esports World Cup 2025, the workforce has struggled to search out consistency inside its Tier 1 appearances, scoring a top-eight placement at FISSURE Playground 2, a high eleven at ESL Professional League, and fourth on the Thunderpick World Championship.

PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 is the ultimate occasion earlier than Aurora Gaming heads to Budapest for the Main. A robust efficiency in Bucharest might act as a catalyst for a powerful finish to a turbulent 2025 season.

Aurora Gaming faces off in opposition to Fragadelphia Blocktober champions Fnatic in its first match of the occasion.

With a number of carefully matched groups competing on the occasion, the Group Stage has the potential to be an thrilling prospect. The highest eight groups will advance to the Playoffs for an opportunity to compete for the lion’s share of the $625,000 (~£484,549) prize pool.

Primarily based on current kind, Esports Insider expects the next groups to safe a Playoff place:

Legacy’s current victory places the Brazilians in a main place so as to add a second trophy to its cupboard, whereas Group Liquid goals to attain its first Tier 1 win since 2019.

Contemplating the extremely aggressive nature of the eight predicted groups competing, predicting an outright winner is a troublesome process. Taking current kind into consideration, it wouldn’t be shocking to see 3DMAX and Legacy battling it out as soon as extra.

Predicted PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 winner: Legacy