Opening Matchups for PGL Major Singapore 2026 Revealed

The organizers of PGL Major Singapore 2026 have announced the opening matchups and schedule for the first stage of the Counter-Strike 2 championship. The matches will begin on November 24 in Singapore. One of the most anticipated first-round encounters will feature Team Liquid against GOSH, formerly known as BC.Game. FaZe Clan will also face Wildcard, while PVISION will take on DENDELE.

PGL Major Singapore 2026 Opening Matches, s1mple to Face His Former Organization, How Will Stage 1 of the Major Work?, PGL Major Singapore 2026 Dates and Prize Pool

PGL Major Singapore 2026 Opening Matches

On November 11, PGL released the schedule for the opening round of Stage 1.

The teams were seeded based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) from November 2, 2026.

All eight opening-round matchups:

• HEROIC vs. Imperial: 05:00 CET.

• 9z vs. Lynn Vision: 05:00 CET.

• Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. M80: 06:00 CET.

• 100 Thieves vs. Chinggis Warriors: 06:00 CET.

• Team Liquid vs. GOSH (BC.Game): 07:00 CET.

• PVISION (PARIVISION) vs. DENDELE: 07:00 CET.

• FaZe Clan vs. Wildcard: 08:00 CET.

• Eternal Fire vs. FlyQuest: 08:00 CET.

All opening-round matches will be played in a best-of-one format.

The first day of competition will begin at 12:00 local time in Singapore.

s1mple to Face His Former Organization

The match between Team Liquid and GOSH is attracting particular attention.

GOSH features Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev, who previously represented Liquid.

In 2016, the Ukrainian AWPer helped the organization reach the grand final of ESL One Cologne Major.

Now, s1mple will face his former team in the opening stage of the Singapore Major.

GOSH is the temporary name of BC.Game, adopted due to Singapore's restrictions on gambling advertising.

For the same reason, PARIVISION will compete under the PVISION name.

How Will Stage 1 of the Major Work?

16 teams will compete in Stage 1 using the Swiss system.

Teams must secure three victories to advance to the next stage.

Three defeats will result in elimination from the championship.

Regular matches will be played in a best-of-one format, while advancement and elimination matches will use a best-of-three format.

The top eight teams will advance to Stage 2, which begins on November 28.

Stage 1 will run from November 24 to 27.

All PGL Major Singapore 2026 Teams Confirmed

PGL Major Singapore 2026 Dates and Prize Pool

PGL Major Singapore 2026 will take place from November 24 to December 13.

The tournament will feature 32 teams competing for a total prize pool of $1.25 million.

The champion will receive $500,000.

The playoffs will be held December 10–13 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

This will be the first Counter-Strike Major in Southeast Asian history.