Spirit, MOUZ, Aurora, and Legacy lose opening matches at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
The opening day of the Swiss stage at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 delivered several major upsets. While FUT, The MongolZ, Liquid, BetBoom Team, Nemiga, Vitality, FURIA, and NAVI all secured victories, teams including Spirit, MOUZ, Aurora, and Legacy failed to secure their first points, falling to the 0-1 pool.
The MongolZ provided one of the day's biggest highlights by defeating Aurora 2-1. After dropping the first map on Inferno (12-16), the Mongolian side dominated Nuke (13-2) and sealed the series on Dust2 (13-9). Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch stood out as the series MVP with a 7.1 rating.
Liquid also pulled off an upset against MOUZ with a 2-1 victory. Following a hard-fought win for MOUZ on Ancient (16-13), Liquid bounced back on Inferno (16-12) and eventually took the deciding Mirage map 13-11. Georgi "Jorko" Mitev led the Liquid side in performance.
BetBoom Team managed a comeback victory over Spirit. After losing the opening map on Anubis (10-13), they responded strongly on Ancient (13-3) and secured the series in overtime on Mirage (16-14). Aleksandr "zorte" Zagodyrenko was the standout performer for the winning side.
Elsewhere, FUT cruised past TYLOO 2-0, while Vitality secured a clean sweep against 9z. The final match of the day saw Natus Vincere overcome G2 Esports in a grueling series, winning Nuke 13-11 and surviving a third overtime on Dust2 (22-19). Nemiga also secured their first win by defeating Legacy 2-0.
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 is taking place in Bucharest from October 24 to 31. The tournament features a $1.25 million prize pool, with the top eight teams from the Swiss stage advancing to the playoffs.
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