PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 is under way in Romania (24–31 October, $1,250,000 prize pool, 16 teams), and Day 3 of the Swiss stage (26 October) gave us the first team into the playoffs and the first team out.
FUT are first into the playoffs (3-0)
FUT Esports beat Team Vitality 2-1 in the 2-0 pool. Vitality, playing with stand-in jL while apEX is away after becoming a father, took Mirage 13-9, but FUT answered 13-9 on Dust2 and closed it out 13-10 on Anubis. FUT are now 3-0 without having lost a series, after earlier 2-0 wins over TYLOO and Liquid. Vitality drop to 2-1.
The rest of Round 3 so far
- MOUZ 2-0 The MongolZ – 13-11 Nuke, 13-9 Mirage (MOUZ 2-1, The MongolZ 1-2)
- Aurora 2-0 Nemiga – 16-14 Mirage, 13-4 Anubis (Aurora 2-1, Nemiga 1-2)
- TYLOO 2-1 9z – 11-13 Inferno, 13-5 Nuke, 13-7 Mirage. 9z are eliminated at 0-3.
- Liquid 2-0 Legacy – opened with 13-10 on Ancient (Liquid 2-1, Legacy 1-2)
Still to come today
- Spirit vs FURIA was still being played when we published (1-1 in maps: Spirit 13-7 on Nuke, FURIA 13-8 on Ancient).
- BetBoom vs NAVI (both 2-0) – the winner joins FUT in the playoffs.
- G2 vs DENDELE (both 0-2) – the loser goes home.
The Swiss stage runs until 28 October, with the playoffs from 29 to 31 October (Bo3, grand final Bo5). Who are you backing in Bucharest?
Source: https://www.hltv.org/events/8050/pgl-masters-bucharest-2026 and https://esports.gg/news/counter-strike-2/swiss-stage-pgl-masters-bucharest-2026-results/
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