Esports match organiser PGL has introduced that its Belgrade occasion, set to happen in October 2026, has been relocated to Bucharest and renamed to PGL Masters Bucharest.
The occasion, initially scheduled for October twenty seventh to November 1st, 2026, will now happen between October twenty fourth and thirty first.
Introduced on December twenty second, 2025, 12 groups from the highest of July’s Valve Regional Standings (VRS) will obtain an invite to compete on the Tier 1 occasion. 4 invitations will go to Europe and the Americas, with two assigned for every Asian sub-region. Whereas invitations are decided by July 2026’s VRS, the seeding for the occasion can be determined utilizing October’s standings.
Along with the invitations, PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 will function open and closed qualifiers. The open qualifiers will happen from September third to sixth, with the closed qualifiers happening three days later, from September ninth to thirteenth.
The match is not any stranger to internet hosting occasions within the Romanian capital. In November 2024, it hosted the primary version of PGL Masters Bucharest, with Aurora Gaming rising victorious.
This additionally isn’t the primary case of PGL adjusting its 2026 Counter-Strike 2 match calendar. In November, the match organiser revealed a number of updates to the calendar to keep away from overlaps with different tournaments.
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 encompasses a best-of-three Swiss stage and a best-of-three single-elimination playoff bracket. The Grand Ultimate can be contested utilizing a best-of-five collection, following an analogous format to the StarLadder Budapest Main.
PGL CS2 In 2026
Following a profitable yr of internet hosting a number of high-profile occasions, PGL is about to proceed its assist for Counter-Strike esports over the following 12 months with one other intensive slate of tournaments.
Along with its October occasion, PGL will host three Tier 1 occasions between February and Might, earlier than ending the yr internet hosting a Main in Singapore.
Outdoors of Counter-Strike, the corporate has joined forces with Secretlab for the 2026 season, with the gaming furnishings producer offering on-stage and follow setups throughout all PGL Counter-Strike and Dota 2 tournaments.
