G2 Esports and 3DMAX each recorded 2-1 wins in their respective Round 3 High Matches on Tuesday in the group stage of the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event in Romania.
G2 dismissed Complexity, sandwiching a 16-12 win on Dust II and 13-10 victory on Ancient around a 13-10 setback on Anubis.
As for 3DMAX, they toppled Aurora Gaming after sandwiching a 13-9 win on Inferno and a 16-14 over victory on Dust II around a 13-5 loss on Anubis. G2 and 3DMAX (3-0) are the first two teams to clinch their places in the playoff stage.
The group stage is operating under the Swiss system format. The eight winning teams from Round 1 advanced to Round 2 high matches, and the eight losing sides moved to Round 2 low matches. Teams advance to the playoff stage once they win three matches.
All matches in the group stage are best-of-three, with eight teams advancing to the single-elimination playoffs. The grand final will be best-of-five, with the winner pocketing $200,000.
In Round 3 Mid Matches, Apogee Esports posted a 2-0 win over Astralis, Virtus.pro did the same against FURIA and FaZe Clan secured a 2-0 victory over Rare Atom.
GamerLegion, however, needed three maps to secure a 2-1 win over Legacy. They prevailed 13-11 on Anubis, fell 16-13 in overtime on Inferno and rallied to beat Legacy 13-7 on Ancient.
In Round 3 Low Matches, The Mongolz swept Team Liquid while Team Falcons posted a 2-1 win over paiN Gaming. Liquid and paiN were the first two teams eliminated from the competition.
The group stage continues Wednesday with eight matches:
Round 4 High Matches (all teams 2-1): –GamerLegion vs. Virtus.pro –Complexity vs. FaZe Clan –Aurora Gaming vs. Apogee Esports
Round 4 Low Matches (all teams 1-2): –Astralis vs. Legacy –Rare Atom vs. Team Falcons –FURIA vs. The Mongolz
PGL Bucharest 2025 prize pool: 1. $200,000 2. $93,750 3. $75,000 4. $43,750 5-8. $31,250 9-11. $15,625 12-14. $9,375 15-16. $6,250 — Team Liquid, paiN Gaming
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