PGL Announces Masters Bucharest Invites - Falcons to Skip the Tournament

The tournament operator PGL has announced the list of teams invited to the upcoming PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Counter-Strike 2 championship. The tournament will be held from October 24 to 31 in Bucharest, Romania, with the prize pool amounting to $1.25 million.

In total, 12 teams have been invited directly. Falcons are the only top team from the VRS ranking on July 6, who have declined the participation in the tournament. As a consequence, The MongolZ has become the last team that was invited and ranked 13th.

This tournament is quite stacked. Vitality, Spirit, FURIA, Natus Vincere, 9z, Aurora, G2, BetBoom, MOUZ, Legacy, FUT, and The MongolZ will participate in PGL Masters Bucharest. Aurora will enter the tournament as the PGL Masters Bucharest champions but with the new international roster.

Also, BetBoom and 9z got their invitation after reaching the quarterfinals of the IEM Cologne Major. Legacy, last year’s finalists, will try to take revenge on their opponents with the changed lineup that includes Santino “try” Rigal instead of Guilherme “saadzin” Pacheco.

The remaining four spots will be awarded to the victors of the regional qualifier tournaments that will be hosted in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. The qualification tournaments will take place in the second week of September.

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PGL Masters Bucharest will have its opening phase with a Swiss-system format tournament. The top eight teams will qualify for the knockout phase, and the winner will be crowned after a best-of-five grand final.