Natus Vincere, PARIVISION and Aurora Gaming joined the eight-team PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoff bracket with wins Wednesday in Romania.
They won their respective Round 5 matches to complete the group stage, with the single-elimination playoffs set to begin on Friday.
The $625,000 Counter-Strike 2 tournament began Saturday with 16 teams and concludes Sunday with the winning team taking home a top prize of $225,000. All matches are best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final.
Aurora Gaming swept Astralis with a 13-7 win on Overpass and a 13-11 win on Dust II.
Natus Vincere swept G2 Esports, winning 13-7 on Dust II and 13-9 on Ancient.
PARIVISION sandwiched a 19-17 win on Dust II and a 13-10 victory on Ancient around a 13-10 loss to FUT Esports on Mirage.
Friday’s quarterfinal matches:
–Team Vitality vs. Aurora Gaming
–The MongolZ vs. FURIA
–MOUZ vs. Natus Vincere
–PARIVISION vs. Team Falcons
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 prize pool:
1. $225,000
2. $100,000
3. $68,750
4. $43,750
5-8. $25,000
9-11. $15,625 — Astralis, FUT Esports, G2 Esports
12-14: $9,375 — B8, FaZe Clan, HEROIC
15-16. $6,250 — 3DMAX, paiN Gaming
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 standings (match record and Buchholz score):
1. Team Vitality, 3-0, +3
2. Team Falcons, 3-0, -3
3. MOUZ, 3-1, +4
4. FURIA, 3-1, +1
5. The MongolZ, 3-1, -1
6. Natus Vincere, 3-2, +3
7. PARIVISION, 3-2, 0
8. Aurora Gaming, 3-2, -6
9. FUT Esports, 2-3, +5
10. G2 Esports, 2-3, 0
11. Astralis, 2-3, -4
12. B8, 1-3, +3
13. FaZe Clan, 1-3, +1
14. HEROIC, 1-3, -8
15. paiN Gaming, 0-3, +2
16. 3DMAX, 0-3, 0
–Field Level Media
