PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 is scheduled from February 14, 2025, to February 23, 2025. A total of 16 teams worldwide — based on their Valve Regional Standings — will gather in Romania to participate in 2025's first PGL tournament. While the group stage will be played at the PGL Studio, the playoffs will commence in BTarena in Cluj-Naploca, Romania.PGL Cluj-Napoca features a huge prize pool of $1,250,000. Since a few tier-1 teams, such as Team Spirit, G2 Esports, and NAVI are missing out on the tournament, numerous small-scale organizations got an opportunity to compete against big-shots.This article will highlight everything you need to know including participating teams, format, prize pool, and more ahead of the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025.All PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 teamsAll teams participating in PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 (Image via PGL)As discussed, 16 teams from around the world are about to fight it out for the prestigious PGL trophy. Here's a complete list of all the teams:The MongolZFaZe ClanMOUZTeam FalconsImperial Female*paiN GamingMIBR3DMAXEternal FireComplexity GamingSAWBIGFlyQuestAstralisWildcardVirtus.proNote: FURIA withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Imperial Female.The teams mentioned above have qualified based on their Valve Regional Standings as of January 6, 2025. However, a few tier-1 teams, such as Team Liquid, G2 Esports, Team Spirit, and Vitality, have decided not to participate in this tournament for internal reasons.Read more: 5 highest-earning CS2 teams of 2024PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 format and prize poolIn this section, we'll get to know about the format and prize pool of PGL's first tournament in 2025:FormatLike any standard CS2 tournament, CS2 PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 will follow a Swiss format featuring 16 Teams. Among the participating teams, the top eight will qualify for the playoff stage. All the matches in the group stage will follow the BO3 (best of three) format.Coming to the playoffs stage, the matches will follow a single-elimination bracket. All the matches in this stage except the Grand Final will follow a standard BO3 format, while the final will operate on a BO5 (best of five) format.Prize PoolAs discussed, CS2 PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 will feature a prize pool of US$ 1,250,000. The winners will bag $400,000, while the runners-up will receive $187,500. Here are more details:Place$USDParticipant1st$400,000TBD2nd$1,875,000TBD3rd$150,000TBD4th$87,500TBD5th-8th$62,500TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD9th-11th$31,250TBD, TBD, TBD 12th-14th$18,750TBD, TBD, TBD15th-16th$12,500TBD, TBDCS2 PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 schedule and live resultsBelow is the full schedule of the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 Group Stage. Once we have official confirmation for Playoffs, we'll update this section.Group StageRound 1 (February 14, 2025)MOUZ vs BIG: 01:00 am PT, 04:00 am ET, 09:00 am GMT, 02:30 pm IST3DMAX vs Virtus.pro: 01:00 am PT, 04:00 am ET, 09:00 am GMT, 02:30 pm ISTFaZe Clan vs SAW: 04:00 am PT, 07:00 am ET, 12:00 pm GMT, 05:30 pm ISTTeam Falcons vs FlyQuest: 04:00 am PT, 07:00 am ET, 12:00 pm GMT, 05:30 pm ISTThe MongolZ vs Complexity: 07:00 am PT, 10:00 am ET, 03:00 pm GMT, 08:30 pm ISTMIBR vs Wildcard: 07:00 am PT, 10:00 am ET, 03:00 pm GMT, 08:30 pm ISTpaiN Gaming vs Astralis: 10:00 am PT, 01:00 pm ET, 06:00 pm GMT, 11:30 pm ISTEternal Fire vs Imperial Female: 10:00 am PT, 01:00 pm ET, 06:00 pm GMT, 11:30 pm ISTRound 2High matchesTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDLow matchesTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDRound 3High matchesTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDMid matchesTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDLow matchesTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDRound 4High matchesTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDLow matchesTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDRound 5 TBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDPlayoffs stageQuarterfinals (February 21, 2025)TBD vs TBD: 12:00 am PT, 03:00 am ET, 08:00 am GMT, 01:30 pm ISTTBD vs TBD: 03:00 am PT, 06:00 am ET, 11:00 am GMT, 04:30 pm ISTTBD vs TBD: 06:00 am PT, 09:00 am ET, 02:00 pm GMT, 07:30 pm ISTTBD vs TBD: 09:00 am PT, 12:00 pm ET, 05:00 pm GMT, 10:30 pm ISTSemifinals (February 22, 2025)TBD vs TBD: 07:00 am PT, 10:00 am ET, 03:00 pm GMT, 08:30 pm ISTTBD vs TBD: 10:00 am PT, 01:00 pm ET, 06:00 pm GMT, 11:30 pm ISTThird Place match (February 23, 2025)TBD vs TBD: 05:00 am PT, 08:00 am ET, 01:00 pm GMT, 06:30 pm ISTGrand Final (February 23, 2025)TBD vs TBD: 08:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 04:00 pm GMT, 09:30 pm ISTWhere to watch PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025CS2 enthusiasts worldwide should navigate to PGL's official YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and Facebook channels to watch the English language stream of PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 matches. Here are the links:PGL official YouTubePGL official Twitch PGL official FacebookPGL official KickFor more information on Counter-Strike's tournament worldwide, check out Sportskeeda's CS2 page.