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

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

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

Here is a take a look at PGL Astana 2025 together with a full schedule, staff record, standings, and how one can watch dwell.

Barys Enviornment awaits the highest eight. (Picture by way of 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 might be performed in entrance of a dwell viewers within the Barys Enviornment from Might 16 to 18.

The 16 groups (12 by way of VRS invitations, 4 by way of 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 house.

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

Not like earlier PGL occasions this 12 months, a few of the greatest 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 staff record for PGL Astana 2025:

Swiss stage. (Screenshot by way of Liquipedia)

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

Saturday, Might 10 – Spherical 1

7am: Aurora 1-2 BIG | Astralis 2-1 ODDIK

10am: MongolZ 2-1 FURIA | G2 1-2 MIBR

1pm: NaVi 2-0 M80 | VP 1-2 NiP

4pm: Spirit 2-0 GamerLegion | paiN 2-0 HOTU

7am: MongolZ 2-0 MIBR (1-0) | VP 2-1 M80 (0-1)

10am: Astralis 2-0 paiN (1-0) | GamerLegion 1-2 FURIA (0-1)

1pm: NaVi 2-0 BIG (1-0) | Aurora 2-1 HOTU (0-1)

4pm: Spirit 2-0 NiP (1-0) | G2 1-2 ODDIK (0-1)

Tuesday, Might 13 – Spherical 4

Wednesday, Might 14 – Spherical 5

Playoffs. (Screenshot by way of Liquipedia)

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

7am: MongolZ 0-2 Aurora

10am: Astralis 2-1 NaVi

1pm: FURIA 2-0 MIBR

4pm: NiP 0-2 Spirit

Listed below are the standings for PGL Astana 2025:

PGL Astana might be streamed dwell on Twitch, YouTube, and KICK. For those who missed a sport, 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 trying to attend the dwell finals on the Barys Enviornment, tickets are on sale right here.