Spirit, Falcons sweep into PGL Astana grand final
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Jordan Woodruff Team Falcons and Team Spirit will meet Sunday in the grand final at the $800,000 PGL Astana tournament in Kazakhstan.
Falcons swept magic and Spirit swept MOUZ in the semifinals on Saturday. The winner of their best-of-five championship will earn $256,000.
MOUZ and magic will meet in the best-of-three third-place match.
Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams began the event on May 9, with eight advancing through the Swiss System group stage to the single-elimination playoffs.
Falcons defeated magic 13-7 on Ancient and 13-5 on Dust II. Russia's Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov led the winners with 44 kills.
Spirit made swift work of MOUZ, winning 13-3 on Dust II and 13-2 on Nuke behind a team-high 36 kills from Danil "donk" Kryshkovets of Russia.
PGL Astana 2026 prize pool:
1. $256,000
2. $120,000
3. $96,000
4. $56,000
5-8. $40,000 -- FURIA, 9z Team, Aurora Gaming, G2 Esports
9-11. $20,000 -- The MongolZ, Monte, Gentle Mates
12-14. $12,000 -- HEROIC, PARIVISION, The Huns Esports
15-16. $8,000 -- K27, Fisher College
--Field Level Media
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