PGL Astana 2025 is the third PGL CS2 tournament of 2025, following Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest before it. Given the high quality of those events, PGL Astana certainly has a lot to live up to, with the action kicking off on May 10th and running all the way until the 18th. With a massive $1.25 million on the line, it’s set to be one of the most competitive CS2 events of the year.
We’ve got everything you need to know about PGL Astana 2025 below.
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If you’ve watch any of the previous PGL events throughout this year, such as PGL Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest, then you should already have a strong idea about what to expect here. The PGL Astana 2025 event kicks off with a Swiss format group stage, which has been a popular choice for PGL this year, even if other tournament organizers haven’t preferred it. Then, it’s a standard eight-team Playoff bracket in a sprint to the finish.
Group Stage (May 10th – 14th)
Playoffs (May 16th – 18th)
It’s a pretty strong selection of CS2 teams in attendance at PGL Astana 2025. There are some notable teams not flying out, such as Vitality, MOUZ, and Falcons, leaving a glaring hole in the very top of the competition. Still, you can find the full list of the 16 teams at PGL Astana below.
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Looking at the slate of teams attending PGL Astana 2025, there is one big favorite standing out among the rest: Team Spirit. Given the lack of Vitality, Falcons, and MOUZ, it looks like a clear runway for Team Spirit to get a second tournament win of 2025 under their belt after BLAST Bounty at the start of the year. Anything less than the top spot would be immensely disappointing for Team Spirit, especially as they head to the BLAST.tv Austin Major just after.
In terms of underdogs, The MongolZ and Aurora will also fancy themselves to get their first trophies of the year. These two teams have been kept on the fringes of the game’s pinnacle by the sheer quality of the top four rosters, but they can take great solace in the fact that beating Team Spirit at PGL Astana would likely mean a free run at the trophy. That’s a big ask, of course, but they seem the next best-placed to do it.
