PGL Masters Bucharest reveals teams, format and opening matchups

PGL Masters Bucharest, with a $1.25 million prize pool, starts on October 24 with 12 invited teams plus four regional qualifier winners; Falcons declined its invite. The event uses a best-of-three Swiss stage to cut to eight teams for a single-elimination playoff and a best-of-five final, with opening matches including Aurora vs The MongolZ and G2 vs Natus Vincere. Prize money is split evenly between players and clubs, with the champion taking $225,000 on each side.