PGL Announces 16 Teams for 2026 CS2 Cluj-Napoca Event

Organizers of the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 Counter-Strike 2 tournament have announced the 16 participating teams for the event, set to take place from February 14 to 22 at the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The competition features a $1.25 million prize pool and marks PGL's first major Counter-Strike 2 tournament of the year, drawing a field of elite squads vying for the championship.

The lineup includes 14 of the top 16 teams from the Valve Regional Standings as of January, with invitations extended based on those rankings. Team Spirit and Team Liquid declined their spots, allowing HEROIC and paiN Gaming, ranked 17th and 18th respectively, to join the roster. The full list of teams is FURIA, Vitality, Team Falcons, Natus Vincere, MOUZ, FaZe Clan, The MongolZ, Aurora, B8, Legacy, G2 Esports, 3DMAX, Astralis, PARIVISION, HEROIC, and paiN Gaming. Defending champions MOUZ from the previous Cluj-Napoca event have accepted their invitation, alongside powerhouses like Vitality and FaZe Clan.

The tournament follows a 16-team Swiss System format for the group stage, where all matches will be best-of-three series. The top eight teams advancing from this stage will proceed to...