Spirit, Falcons sweep into PGL Astana grand final

Team Falcons and Team Spirit will meet Sunday in the grand final at the $800,000 PGL Astana tournament in Kazakhstan.

Falcons swept magic and Spirit swept MOUZ in the semifinals on Saturday. The winner of their best-of-five championship will earn $256,000.

MOUZ and magic will meet in the best-of-three third-place match.

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.

Falcons defeated magic 13-7 on Ancient and 13-5 on Dust II. Russia's Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov led the winners with 44 kills.

Spirit made swift work of MOUZ, winning 13-3 on Dust II and 13-2 on Nuke behind a team-high 36 kills from Danil "donk" Kryshkovets of Russia.

PGL Astana 2026 prize pool:

1. $256,000

2. $120,000

3. $96,000

4. $56,000

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