Field Level Media
23 Feb 2026, 01:55 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
Team Vitality swept PARIVISION in the grand final of PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs Sunday in Romania to claim the $225,000 top prize.
PARIVISION received $100,000 for finishing second. In the third-place match, MOUZ swept The MongolZ and took home $68,750.
The $625,000 Counter-Strike 2 tournament began Feb. 14 with 16 teams. All matches were best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final.
Team Vitality opened with a 13-10 win over PARAVISION on Overpass, followed that with a 13-4 victory on Dust II and worked overtime to clinch the match 16-13 on Inferno. Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan of Israel paced Vitality with 54 kills and a plus-10 kill-death differential. For all-Russian PARIVISION, Dzhami 'Jame' Ali led the way with 49 kills and a plus-8 K-D differential.
In the third-place match, MOUZ jumped out to the lead with a 13-6 victory on Mirage, then secured the win with a 13-10 triumph on Inferno. Adam 'torzsi' Torzsas of Hungary was the top player for MOUZ, posting 35 kills and a plus-17 K-D differential. Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch led the all-Mongolian MongolZ with 33 kills and a plus-5 K-D differential.
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 prize pool:
1. $225,000 -- Team Vitality
2. $100,000 -- PARIVISION
3. $68,750 - MOUZ
4. $43,750 -- The MongolZ
5-8. $25,000 -- Aurora Gaming, FURIA, Natus Vincere, Team Falcons
9-11. $15,625 -- Astralis, FUT Esports, G2 Esports
12-14: $9,375 -- B8, FaZe Clan, HEROIC
15-16. $6,250 -- 3DMAX, paiN Gaming
--Field Level Media
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