FURIA Esports and Astralis Face Elimination Threat at PGL Bucharest 2025
The battle for survival and advancement continues at PGL Bucharest 2025, and on this game day, we witnessed decisive matches where the fate of the teams hung by a thread. Some secured a spot in the 2-1 pool and a step towards the playoffs, while others found themselves on the brink of elimination, falling to 1-2.
GamerLegion vs Legacy
The day opened with an intense showdown. The first map, Anubis, was dominated by GamerLegion , but after the side switch, Legacy almost leveled the score. In the final round, GamerLegion managed to clinch it — 13:11. On Inferno, the teams were neck and neck, and it all came down to overtime, where Legacy took the win — 13:16. But on the decisive Ancient, GamerLegion 's discipline kicked in again: after a close first half, they confidently pressed on to victory — 13:7, 2:1 in maps.
Astralis vs Apogee
One of the most unexpected outcomes of the day. Apogee made a serious statement by defeating the scene's titans in a clean sweep. On Mirage, they dominated the first half (9:3), and despite Astralis ' attempts to make a comeback, they secured the map — 13:8. Ancient followed a similar pattern: after a strong start, Apogee didn't let the opponent back into the game — 13:9. The score in maps was a confident 2:0 in favor of the underdogs.
FURIA Esports vs Virtus.pro
The match was close, but Virtus.pro showed their steel character. On Anubis, after a 10:5 score in favor of FURIA Esports , Virtus.pro took 7 consecutive rounds, turned the tide, and snatched the map 13:11. On Dust II, the scenario repeated: once again, FURIA Esports led in the first half, but VP executed a powerful series after the side switch and won — 13:8. Two comebacks, and the score was 2:0.
Rare Atom vs FaZe
Rare Atom tried to put up a fight on the first map, Ancient, where the game was evenly matched for a long time. However, FaZe gradually took the initiative and closed out the map in their favor — 13:10. On Dust II, the Chinese team was not prepared for the opponent's powerful onslaught: FaZe dominated from the start and left no chances — 13:3. Rare Atom showed fighting spirit on the first map, but were completely overwhelmed on the second.
The results of this day significantly impacted the power dynamics in the group. Teams GamerLegion , Apogee , Virtus.pro , and FaZe moved up to the 2-1 pool and have the chance to advance to the next stage in the upcoming match. Meanwhile, Legacy , Astralis , FURIA Esports , and Rare Atom are one step away from elimination — the next loss will be their last in this tournament.
PGL Bucharest 2025 runs from April 6 to 13. The entire tournament takes place 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 this link.
