PGL Astana 2025: Schedule, groups, outcomes, and extra

From the well-known Astana Dragons of outdated to modern-day main champions like HObbit and AdreN, Kazakhstan is an underrated powerhouse in Counter-Strike — and residential followers will get the prospect to show it when PGL Astana 2025 kicks off on Could 10.

It is the primary huge occasion to be held within the Kazakhstani capital, and alongside the prospect to play in entrance of an enormous viewers, very important VRS factors can be up for grabs for these attending.

This is a take a look at PGL Astana 2025 together with a full schedule, crew checklist, standings, and how one can watch dwell.

Barys Enviornment awaits the highest eight. (Photograph through Wikimedia Commons)

Aggressive Counter-Strike debuts within the Kazakhstani capital for the primary time in 2025 and PGL is pulling out all of the stops. PGL Astana is an S-tier VRS match that means there’s lots up for grabs for attendees; the occasion’s prize pool is available in at a formidable $625,000 USD, and the finals can be performed in entrance of a dwell viewers within the Barys Enviornment from Could 16 to 18.

The 16 groups (12 through VRS invitations, 4 through regional qualifiers) will play via a best-of-three Swiss stage. The highest eight groups (three wins every) will proceed to the playoffs, whereas the underside eight (three losses) will head dwelling.

Surviving groups then head to the world to play out a single-elimination bracket with the champ strolling away $200,000 richer, that means a giant bounce up the VRS standings.

In contrast to earlier PGL occasions this 12 months, a few of the largest groups aren’t skipping out, with the likes of Spirit and NaVi hoping to safe invite spots on the Austin Main. Right here is the crew checklist for PGL Astana 2025:

Swiss stage. (Screenshot through Liquipedia)

All match occasions are in CEST (UTC+2).

Saturday, Could 10 – Spherical 1

7am LIVE: Aurora 1-0 BIG | Astralis 1-0 ODDIK

10am: MongolZ vs. FURIA | G2 vs. MIBR

1pm: NaVi vs. M80 | VP vs. NiP

4pm: Spirit vs. GamerLegion | paiN vs. HOTU

7am: TBD vs. TBD (1-0) | TBD vs. TBD (0-1)

10am: TBD vs. TBD (1-0) | TBD vs. TBD (0-1)

1pm: TBD vs. TBD (1-0) | TBD vs. TBD (0-1)

4pm: TBD vs. TBD (1-0) | TBD vs. TBD (0-1)

Tuesday, Could 13 – Spherical 4

Wednesday, Could 14 – Spherical 5

Playoffs. (Screenshot through Liquipedia)

The playoff stage for PGL Astana 2025 has not been drawn but. Test again quickly!

Listed below are the standings for PGL Astana 2025:

PGL Astana can be streamed dwell on Twitch, YouTube, and KICK. In case you missed a recreation, you’ll head to every channel for spoiler-free replays accessible on the finish of every matchday.

Broadcasts in different languages could also be accessible. Head to the occasion’s Liquipedia web page for a stream-by-stream breakdown. These seeking to attend the dwell finals on the Barys Enviornment, tickets are on sale right here.