NAVI, PARIVISION, Aurora make PGL Cluj-Napoca playoffs

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