Furious comeback earns FURIA second-round win at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026

FURIA fought back after dropping the first map by winning an overtime battle en route to downing FUT Esports on Sunday in Round 2 of the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 event in Romania.

Other winners on Sunday in 2-1 matches were Team Falcons, Team Vitality, PARIVISION and Aurora Gaming. MOUZ, Astralis and B8 won in 2-0 sweeps.

The 16-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event begins with a Swiss style format with Saturday's winners playing Sunday's Round 2 high matches and the losers playing in the low matches. In Round 3 on Monday, the four 2-0 teams pair off, as do the four 0-2 teams, and the eight 1-1 teams make up the mid matches.

Two more rounds follow before the eight-team playoff field is set on Wednesday. All matches are best-of-three. The playoffs, which run Feb. 20-22, are single elimination and best-of-three except for the grand final, which is best-of-five.

The $625,000 prize pool awards $225,000 to the winner and $100,000 to the runner-up.

In Sunday's Round 2 high matches, FURIA dropped the opening match to FUT Esports, 13-9 on Mirage, then responded with a triple-overtime victory to stay alive, 22-18 on Overpass, followed by a 13-9 win on Anubis to take the match.

MOUZ swept Natus Vincere 2-0, winning 13-9 on Inferno and 13-7 on Mirage.

Team Falcons worked past FaZe Clan, taking Anubis 13-9 before dropping a 13-11 decision on Dust II. The Falcons won on Ancient 13-4 to decide the match.

Team Vitality followed the same pattern, falling to The MongolZ 13-10 on Mirage, then powering to 13-4 victories on Dust II and Nuke.

In Round 2 low matches, Astralis swept 3DMAX with wins on Overpass (13-2) and Nuke (13-11).

PARIVISION topped G2 Esports 2-1, winning 13-8 on Mirage, falling 13-8 on Inferno and triumphing 13-4 on Dust II.

Aurora Gaming fell 13-10 on Nuke to paiN Gaming before surging to wins on Anubis (13-7) and Dust II (13-4).

B8 swept HEROIC by winning on Nuke 13-9 and Ancient 13-4.

Monday's PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 matches:

Round 3 high matches:

--Vitality vs. MOUZ

--FURIA vs. Team Falcons

Round 3 mid matches:

--Natus Vincere vs. Aurora Gaming

--FaZe Clan vs. PARIVISION

--The MongolZ vs. B8

--Astralis vs. FUT Esports

Round 3 low matches:

--3DMAX vs. HEROIC

--G2 Esports vs. paiN Gaming

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

12-14: $9,375

15-16. $6,250

PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 standings (match record and round difference)

1. FURIA, 2-0, +9

2. MOUZ, 2-0, +20

3. Team Vitality, 2-0, +17

4. Team Falcons, 2-0, +20

5. Natus Vincere, 1-1, 0

6. FUT Esports, 1-1, +7

7. FaZe Clan, 1-1, +1

8. The MongolZ, 1-1, +2

9. B8, 1-1, +8

10. PARIVISION, 1-1, -1

11. Aurora Gaming, 1-1, +1

12. Astralis, 1-1, +3

13. G2 Esports, 0-2, -11

14. 3DMAX, 0-2, -22

15. HEROIC, 0-2, -25

16. paiN Gaming, 0-2, -29

--Field Level Media