Aurora Gaming, Parivision and NAVI qualify for PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs

Aurora Gaming, Parivision and NAVI have booked their locations within the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs following an exciting ultimate day of Group Stage motion. 

The three groups efficiently navigated their well beyond Astralis, FUT Esports, and G2 Esports to compete for the trophy on the BT Area.

After making it to the IEM Krakow 2026 playoffs, Aurora Gaming headed into its deciding match in opposition to Astralis trying to earn one other shot at competing for the lion’s share of the $625,000 (~£461,634) prize pool. On the opposite facet of the stage, Astralis hoped to safe an opportunity to compete within the area after narrowly lacking out in Krakow.

Aurora Gaming started the best-of-three on the entrance foot, displaying superior defence on Astralis’ decide of Overpass to finish the opening half with a 9-3 lead. Astralis started the second half with a pistol-round win, adopted by two extra defensive holds, however the all-Turkish roster broke by means of to win the map 13-7. 

Astralis answered again within the opening half of Mud II, taking a large 10-2 lead into the second half. 4 eliminations from Özgür ‘woxic⁠’ Eker started the comeback for Aurora Gaming, whereas Caner ‘soulfly’ Kesici’s robust maintain of the B website stored the workforce in competition of overturning the deficit.

Aurora Gaming continued to carry off any form of Astralis assault, overturning the eight-round deficit to finish the comeback with a 13-11 scoreline and rating a 2-0 sweep.

All through PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, FUT Esports has caught the eye of Counter-Strike followers because the worldwide roster appears to cement its place among the many first-person shooter title’s largest names. Standing in the way in which of its first playoff look was BLAST Bounty Season 1 champion Parivision, a workforce trying to proceed its robust begin to 2026.

After 24 rounds on Mud II, nothing might separate the 2 sides because of a late defensive resurgence from the pair of Dzhami ‘Jame’ Ali and Andrey ‘BELCHONOKK’ Yasinskiy. The Parivision defence continued to carry agency in additional time, with the Russian roster placing first with a hard-fought 19-17 win to maneuver a step nearer to the BT Area. 

Mirage kicked off with FUT Esports bouncing again after its Mud II defeat with ten medical defensive rounds to finish the primary half with a 10-2 benefit. Ivan ‘zweih’ Gogin discovered type with the rifle in hand, scoring 20 eliminations to steer Pavision’s resurgence within the second half. Two late attacking rounds sealed a 13-10 win for FUT Esports, levelling the sequence and forcing an Historic decider.

FUT Esports started Historic with the early higher hand, taking a two-round lead into the second half. Regardless of the workforce’s finest efforts, Parivision demonstrated its class with a standout efficiency from BELCHONOKK, spearheading the workforce to a hard-fought 13-10 win and a 2-1 sequence victory.

Following defeats to MOUZ and The MongolZ, NAVI seemed to maintain its playoff hopes alive, whereas G2 Esports headed into the fifth and ultimate spherical with the purpose of overturning two early losses. 

G2 Esports opened Mud II with the early momentum, taking a 7-5 lead within the first half, leaving NAVI with work to do within the second half. The second half noticed G2 Esports’ defence collapse because of Mihai ‘iM’ Ivan and Valerii ‘b1t’ Vakhovskyi topping the scoreboard with 104 and 85 ADR, respectively. NAVI scored eight attacking rounds with none reply from G2 Esports, taking Mud II 13-7 for the early sequence lead. 

Historic started with the G2 Esports defence holding off any form of NAVI offence, racing to a 9-3 lead at halftime. NAVI’s resilience within the second half proved the distinction, closing the six-round deficit to degree the sport as G2 scrambled to discover a response. The BLAST Open London winner couldn’t clear up NAVI’s defensive puzzle, because the workforce secured a 13-9 win to earn the ultimate playoff place. 

Following the conclusion of the Group Stage, the eight-team playoff area is about. Beneath is a listing of the groups which have certified: 

The PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs happen from February twentieth to twenty second, because the remaining groups battle for victory alongside all-important VRS factors.