FURIA Esports Wins PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Championship
FURIA Esports Wins PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Championship
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FURIA Esports won PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 in Counter-Strike 2, defeating Nemiga Gaming 3:2 in the grand final. The decisive match took place on October 31 in Bucharest. The Brazilian squad lost Ancient (2:13) but won Dust2 (13:5), Cache (13:2), and Nuke (13:6). Nemiga claimed victory on Mirage (13:11). FURIA secured its second consecutive championship title following its victory at Thunderpick World Championship 2026.
"1. FURIA Esports Wins PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Championship","1.1. FURIA vs. Nemiga: Grand Final Results","1.2. Ancient and Dust2: Teams Trade Victories","1.3. Cache and Mirage: The Battle Continues","1.4. Nuke: FURIA Secures the Championship","1.5. YEKINDAR Named Tournament MVP","1.6. PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Prize Money"
FURIA vs. Nemiga: Grand Final Results
The championship match was played in a best-of-five format and went the full five maps.
Match results:
Ancient: FURIA 2:13 Nemiga.
Dust2: FURIA 13:5 Nemiga.
Cache: FURIA 13:2 Nemiga.
Mirage: FURIA 11:13 Nemiga.
Nuke: FURIA 13:6 Nemiga.
Final score: FURIA Esports 3:2 Nemiga Gaming.
Ancient and Dust2: Teams Trade Victories
Nemiga started the final confidently on its own map pick, Ancient.
The team won the first half 10:2 before closing out the map without losing a single round after switching sides.
However, FURIA completely seized the initiative on Dust2.
The Brazilians established a 10:2 lead by halftime and secured a 13:5 victory.
Cache and Mirage: The Battle Continues
On Cache, FURIA dominated its opponent with a 13:2 victory, taking the lead in the series.
Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis recorded three kills in the pistol round.
On Mirage, Nemiga established a 10:3 lead, but FURIA managed to level the score at 10:10.
Nevertheless, Nemiga won the map 13:11, forcing the final onto Nuke.
Nuke: FURIA Secures the Championship
The deciding map began with a closely contested battle.
FURIA finished the first half with a 7:5 lead.
After switching sides, the Brazilians won six of the next seven rounds.
A 13:6 victory on Nuke secured the championship title for FURIA.
YEKINDAR Named Tournament MVP
YEKINDAR received the first HLTV MVP award of his career.
His grand final statistics:
Kills: 82.
Deaths: 57.
Average damage per round: 99.6.
HLTV 3.0 rating: 1.56.
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PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Prize Money
FURIA earned $450,000 for finishing first, including both the players' and organization's shares.
Nemiga Gaming finished in second place.
The tournament took place from October 24 to 31, featuring 16 teams and a total prize pool of $1.25 million.
FURIA's next tournaments will be IEM Beijing 2026 and BLAST Rivals Season 2.