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PGL Esports
Esports organizer and production company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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PGL Esports (simply PGL) is a Romanian esports production company based in Bucharest that produces Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 tournaments. They are most notable for producing developer-sponsored events such as Counter-Strike Major Championships as well as The International series of events.[1]
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History
PGL was founded in Romania in 2002.[2] PGL began hosting Dota 2 tournaments with the Manila Major in 2016.[3] Since then, they have hosted major events including each of The Internationals between 2016 and 2024. Recently, PGL announced events between 2024 and 2026, including their Wallachia series of events.[4]
PGL has hosted multiple Counter-Strike Major Championships, including PGL Major: Krakow 2017 and PGL Major Stockholm 2021, as well as the first Counter-Strike 2 Major, PGL Major Copenhagen 2024.[5] They also produced the English broadcast for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.[6]
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Dota 2
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PGL has hosted Dota 2 tournaments since 2016, including Valve-sponsored Majors and The International, as well as their own independent tournament series.
Notable tournaments
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Counter-Strike
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PGL has hosted Counter-Strike tournaments beginning in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with Minor qualifiers for MLG Major Championship: Columbus in 2016. Since then, PGL have hosted several Valve-sponsored Major Championships. Beginning in 2025, after Valve banned tournament organizers from selling tournament spots to teams,[28] PGL announced that it would organize independent non-Major events in 2025 and 2026 for the first time.[29]
PGL also organized the English-language broadcast for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.[6]
Notable tournaments
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Notes
- The playoffs weekend was played at Suntec Singapore, and the finals weekend was played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
- The playoffs weekend was played at Seattle Convention Center, and the finals weekend was played at the Climate Pledge Arena.
- The first and second stages were played at the Quality Hotel Globe, and the playoffs were played at the Avicii Arena.
- The group stage took place at the PGL Studios in Bucharest, and the playoffs took place at the BTarena in Cluj-Napoca.
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