The MongolZ beat Aurora 2-1 in PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 opener
The MongolZ came back from losing Inferno 12-16 to beat world No. 5 Aurora 13-2 on Nuke and 13-9 on Dust2 in the first Swiss round of PGL Masters Bucharest 2026.
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The MongolZ beat Turkey's Aurora 2-1 in their opening match at the Counter-Strike 2 tournament PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. According to HLTV.org, the best-of-three series was played in the first Swiss round of the event, which began in Bucharest, Romania, on October 24.
How it went
In the map veto The MongolZ picked Inferno, Aurora picked Nuke, and Dust2 was left as the decider. The Mongolian side took its own pick, Inferno, to overtime but lost it 12-16. It then crushed Aurora 13-2 on Aurora's pick, Nuke, and won the decider, Dust2, 13-9 to turn the series around.
HLTV.org statistics show Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch had the best numbers of either team across the three maps, with 53 kills, 33 deaths and a 1.23 rating.
About the event
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 runs from October 24 to 31 with a total prize pool of $1.25 million. Aurora is ranked fifth in the world by HLTV.org, which makes the win valuable for The MongolZ in the rankings too. The team won the 1win Private Club-2 tournament in Belgrade earlier this week.
The MongolZ turn it around against Aurora to claim the series 👏
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