Liquid and FaZe Suffer Defeats in Opening Matches at PGL Bucharest 2025

PGL Bucharest 2025 for CS2 has just begun, already delivering thrilling matches to the audience. In the first round of the Swiss system, four teams confidently started with victories: aurora , FURIA Esports , Astralis , and Legacy . Here's how these encounters unfolded.

Liquid vs. Legacy
The match kicked off with the map Nuke, chosen by Legacy . They completely dominated it, winning the first half 9:3 and securing a confident victory — 13:4. On Anubis, Liquid's pick, the battle was tighter: the first half ended 7:5 in favor of Legacy , and although Liquid slightly closed the gap, their opponents took the map again — 13:10. A tough debut for Liquid with siuhy.

aurora vs. pain
On the first map Nuke, chosen by pain , aurora looked better and took it with a score of 13:8. The teams then moved to Inferno, where pain managed to make a comeback in overtime — 16:14. Everything was decided on Dust2, where after equal halves (6:6, 6:6), aurora clinched the victory in overtime — 19:17.

FaZe vs. Astralis
Astralis confidently started the series on Ancient , winning the first map 13:4. FaZe gathered themselves on Dust2, where after losing the first half 4:8, they not only leveled the score but also edged out their opponent — 16:13. On the decisive Train, the second half was crucial: Astralis played confidently and took the map 13:8.

FURIA Esports vs. Apogee
The match concluded with a confident triumph for FURIA Esports . On Dust2, their pick, they dominated from the start and finished the map with a score of 13:6. Then came Mirage, chosen by Apogee — the first half was closely contested, but FURIA Esports showcased excellent defense in the second, securing a 13:7 victory.

PGL Bucharest 2025 takes place from April 6 to 13. The entire tournament is held in Bucharest, Romania at the PGL Studio. Participants are competing for a prize pool of $625,000. You can follow the results and progress of the tournament via the link.