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PGL Wallachia Season 8 Survival Guide; Teams, stand-ins, format, schedule, prize pool
Sixteen teams will gather at the PGL Studios in Bucharest from April 18-26th to battle for their share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. As always, the tournament features a mix of established contenders, rising teams trying to cement their place among the elite, and qualifier hopefuls simply looking to prove they belong on the same stage.
The event arrives with more uncertainty than usual. Between visa issues forcing roster stand-ins and shifting momentum across the competitive scene, several teams will be entering the tournament looking slightly different than expected.
Team Spirit and Tundra Esports rely on replacements due to visa issues, MOUZ and Team Liquid will continue with familiar stand-ins they have been competing with for the last few qualifiers and matches.
Team Yandex come to the event as the defending champions, but also as one of the stronger contenders as they also arrive on the back of a strong ESL Birmingham 2026 run where they took second place to Tundra.
The action kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, April 18th at 10:00 CEST as Xtreme Gaming take on NAVI and Team Spirit locks horns with ViCi Gaming.
PGL Wallachia Season 8 teams
PGL Wallachia Season 16 invited teams
All teams competing were directly invited by PGL.
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Read PGL Wallachia Season 8 invites revealed; Qualifier teams need not apply
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Team Yandex
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Tundra Esports
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PARIVISION
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Team Spirit
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Xtreme Gaming
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Tean Liquid
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BetBoom Team
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Aurora Gaming
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Team Falcons
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HEROIC
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MOUZ
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ViCi Gaming
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NAVI
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GamerLegion
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Virtus.Pro*
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South America Rejects**
Notes:
*Virtus.pro replaced OG due to visa issues **paiN Gaming dropped their Dota 2 roster, the roster will continue to compete as South America Rejects
PGL Wallachia Season 8 format
As with every PGL Wallachia event since Season 1, Season 8 shares the same format. All 16 teams will begin in a single group, participating in a modified Swiss-style Round Robin Group Stage. All games during this stage will be best-of-three, with the top 8 teams advancing to the playoffs. The remaining 8 teams will be eliminated from the event.
Group Stage
- April 18-22nd
- One modified swiss-system of 16 teams
- All matches are Bo3
- Top eight teams advance to playoffs
- Remaining teams are eliminated
Heading into the Playoff Stage, the teams will enter into a double-elimination bracket. Once again, all series played will be best-of-three, leading up to a best-of-five grand finals where the champion is crowned.
Playoffs
- April 23rd-26th
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
- Grand Final is Bo5
PGL Wallachia Season 8 prize pool
PGL Wallachia Season 8 will feature a prize pool of $1,000,000. This prize pool is split between all participating teams, depending on their placements, with the lion’s share going to the champion.
- First place – $300,000
- Second place – $175,000
- Third place – $120,000
- Fourth place – $80,000
- Fifth-Sixth place – $60,000
- Seventh-Eighth place – $40,000
- Ninth-Eleventh place – $20,000
- Twelfth-Fourteenth place – $15,000
- Fifteenth-Sixteenth place – $10,000
PGL Wallachia Season 8 broadcasts
PGL Wallachia Season 8 will be broadcast over multiple channels, with the chance of overlapping series. You can find your favourite way to watch on any of the platforms listed below: