3DMAX enters the playoffs of PGL Bucharest 2025, while Liquid drops out of the tournament
On the third day of the group stage of PGL Bucharest 2025, two teams completed the Swiss stage at once: 3DMAX guaranteed themselves a place in the playoffs with a perfect 3-0 score, while Team Liquid , having lost all three matches with a score of 0-2, became the first to leave the championship.
aurora 1:2 3DMAX
The match between aurora and 3DMAX was one of the most spectacular in the tournament. The teams exchanged victories on the first two maps - Inferno (9:13) for 3DMAX and Anubis (13:5 ) for aurora . The fate of the match was decided on Dust2, where aurora had a 12:10 advantage, but Maka won a key 1v2 clutch, tied the score, and in overtime 3DMAX brought the game to victory with a 16:14 victory.
MVP: Graviti 59 frags, 89 ADR, 15 multikills, rating 6.9
EVP: jottAAA - 61 frags, 85 ADR, 15 multikills, rating 6.9
Thanks to this triumph, 3DMAX finish the group stage undefeated at 3-0, having beaten The MongolZ , Astralis , and aurora in succession. aurora , with a 2-1 record, still has a chance to move on.
The MongolZ 2: 0 Team Liquid
After painful defeats against Legacy and Virtus.pro , Team Liquid tried to save themselves in the match against The MongolZ , but lost 0-2:
Mirage: 13-11
Anubis: 13-7
The best player was Twistzz , who looked powerful - 38 frags, 85 ADR, 6.8 rating. But even his individual form did not help the team, which failed both offensively and defensively.
MVP: Twistzz (Liquid) - 38/26/4, rating 6.8, +12 K/D, 85 ADR
EVP: Senzu (The MongolZ ) - 30/25/9, rating 6.5, +5 K/D, 75 ADR
Liquid finishes in 16th place with a disastrous round difference of -32 and 0 cards won. The MongolZ , with a score of 1-2, will still compete in the elimination match.
Current positions of the teams in the group:
3DMAX (3-0 ) - first place in the playoffs
aurora (2-1 ) - a chance to go further in the next rounds
The MongolZ (1-2) - will play a survival match
Team Liquid (0-3 ) - leave the tournament without a single victory
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 the link.
