While we’ve known about the Direct Invite teams for PGL Bucharest 2025 for a while now, the highly-anticipated Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) event’s full teams list was not available. With the regional qualifiers now complete, we know precisely which squads have qualified for the event.
Let’s take a look at all the PGL Bucharest 2025 teams, including a real shocker from the European Qualifier!
Teams Competing At PGL Bucharest 2025
Tournament organizer PGL officially announced the 12 Direct Invite teams on 28 February 2025. These invites were based on Valve’s Global Rankings as of 25 February 2025.
While the image above should clearly say it all, I’m just going to be on the safe side and list all the PGL Bucharest 2025 teams directly invited based on their global rankings below.
- G2 Esports
- FaZe Clan
- The MongolZ
- Team Liquid
- Eternal Fire
- Team Falcons
- FURIA Esports
- Virtus.pro
- Astralis
- paiN Gaming
- 3DMAX
- GamerLegion
The teams list above is sorted in no particular order.
In early March 2025, four qualifiers for PGL Bucharest got underway. These regional qualifiers were filled with teams who made it through their respective Open Qualifiers. The four regional qualifiers are European, North America, Asia, and South America. With the Closed Qualifiers in each region now complete, we can share the final four teams.
- Betclic Apogee Esports (Europe)
- Complexity (North America)
- Legacy (South America)
- Rare Atom (Asia)
The biggest upset comes from the European Closed Qualifier. It was here that Betclic Apogee Esports, a Portuguese organization’s CS2 squad filled with Polish players, managed to secure victory over some clear favorites. These favorites include NIP, Fnatic, OG, HEROIC and BetBoom Team, all of which will not be attending PGL Bucharest 2025.
So there you have it; the complete team list for PGL Bucharest 2025, featuring the 12 Direct Invite squads, and the four teams who made it past the exciting regional qualifiers. Stay tuned to NLG’s ever-expanding esports section for more news, event coverage, and viewer’s guides.
