As we predicted, Astralis defeated 3DMAX and secured a spot in the grand final of PGL Bucharest 2026. The Danish team won Dust2 13:11 and then closed out the series on Overpass with a 13:10 victory.
In the final, Astralis will face FUT Esports in a battle for the title and the $200,000 first-place prize. Before that, 3DMAX and Mongolz will meet in the third-place match.
PGL Bucharest 2026 is taking place in Bucharest from April 4 to 11, featuring a $625,000 prize pool. Sixteen teams are competing in a Swiss-system format, with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs.
A CS2 digest: nafany is no longer tied to AMKAL, Russia has the biggest player representation at PGL Astana 2026, and apEX missed the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 all-star lineup.
A CS2 digest: Cache quickly became the standout map after release, Aurora is expected to keep its Turkish lineup, Luminosity and TSM are eyeing 3DMAX, and broky topped the AWP chart at BLAST Rivals.
A CS2 digest: Team Vitality swept NAVI in the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 final, ZywOo became the second player to reach a +10,000 K/D difference, and donk played more Dota 2 pubs than CS2 FACEIT maps in April.
NaVi defeated FaZe to reach the BLAST final, GamerLegion knocked out Astralis, and BOROS was suspended from a Chinese event.
A CS2 digest: IEM Atlanta 2026 opening matchups were revealed, BIG paused its women’s roster, HObbit became a free agent, and FaZe eliminated G2 from BLAST Rivals Spring 2026.
A CS2 digest: Vitality reached the BLAST Rivals semifinal, Devilwalk joined ALGO, FUT is set to bring back lauNX, and HOTU signed kade0.
A CS2 digest: BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 opening results, FUT ending Vitality’s Dust2 streak, and Cache joining CS2.
