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May 18, 2026 12:26 am

Team Spirit cruises past Team Falcons in PGL Astana grand final

YMCA member Austin Manengu
Photo by: Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK

Team Spirit swept Team Falcons 3-0 in the grand final on Sunday at the $800,000 PGL Astana tournament in Kazakhstan.

Winning the best-of-five championship earned Team Spirt the $256,000 first prize. Team Falcons collected $120,000.

MOUZ downed magic 2-0 in the best-of-three match for third place and $96,000, with $56,000 for fourth.

Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams began the event on May 9, with eight advancing through the Swiss System group stage to the single-elimination playoffs.

Team Spirit beat Team Falcons 16-12 on Dust II, 13-7 on Mirage and 14-10 on Ancient.

Danil “donk” Kryshkovets of Russia as Player of the Match with a match-high 62 kills to 46 deaths for Team Spirit. Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin of Russia recorded 58 kills for the Falcons.

MOUZ dispatched magic 13-2 on Mirage and 13-7 on Inferno.

Justinas “jL” Lekavicius of Lithuania was voted Player of the Match, pacing MOUZ with 28 kills to 14 deaths. No magic player scored a positive K-D ratio, with Nikita “tenzy” Kochenyuk of Russia posting 22 kills.

PGL Astana 2026 prize pool:
1. $256,000 — Team Spirit
2. $120,000 — Team Falcons
3. $96,000 — MOUZ
4. $56,000 — magic
5-8. $40,000 — FURIA, 9z Team, Aurora Gaming, G2 Esports
9-11. $20,000 — The MongolZ, Monte, Gentle Mates
12-14. $12,000 — HEROIC, PARIVISION, The Huns Esports
15-16. $8,000 — K27, Fisher College

–Field Level Media

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