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PGL Astana 2025
PGL Astana 2025 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held in Astana from May 10 to 18, with its playoffs at Barys Arena. Team Spirit won the event.
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Updated October 22, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Playoffs: Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan · May 16–18, 2025
Champion
Team Spirit
Combined prize pool
USD 1.25m
PGL reports USD 625,000 in player prizes and a separate USD 625,000 club reward.[1]
Games
Participant scale
16 teams
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Organizer
Partner
PGLCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[1]
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Official Partner
Partner
1xBetCommercial note
Exclusive global betting partner across PGL CS2 and Dota 2 events through 2026 · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
SecretlabCommercial note
PGL esports partner for event-stage equipment · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[5]
PTG Database Analysis
PGL held its 2025 Astana Counter-Strike 2 tournament from May 10 to 18. The 16-team event offered USD 625,000 in player prizes and an additional USD 625,000 in club rewards. Its public playoff stage took place at Barys Arena in Astana, Kazakhstan. Team Spirit defeated Astralis 3–1 in the final.[1][3]
PGL’s official event page lists 1xBet among the sponsors, while its February 2025 announcement defines the brand’s circuit-wide betting partnership. Secretlab lists PGL as an esports partner and Liquipedia includes it among Astana’s sponsors. Transtelecom separately reported a technical partnership shared with Kazakhtelecom and Kcell; those three companies are recorded here as a sourced contextual relationship pending canonical PTG profiles.[4][5][6][8]
References8
- [1]PGL Astana 2025 — PGL
- [2]PGL CS2 2025–2026 Update: Key Invite Dates, Innovative Playoffs Format, Prize Pool Payment Date and Locations Update — PGL
- [3]Spirit clinch PGL Astana trophy after 3–1 final against Astralis — HLTV
- [4]1xBet Becomes an Official Partner of PGL — PGL
- [5]Secretlab Brand Partners & Collaborations — Secretlab
- [6]Transtelecom became the technical partner of PGL Astana 2025 — Transtelecom
- [7]S-Tier Tournaments — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
- [8]PGL Astana 2025 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
Commercial opportunities
Exclusive betting partner
1xBet was PGL's exclusive global betting partner across Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 through 2026; PGL listed it as a sponsor for the Astana event.[4]
Event-stage equipment partner
Secretlab identifies PGL as an esports partner and describes its on-stage equipment relationship; Liquipedia lists Secretlab among event sponsors.[5][8]
Technical partners
Transtelecom reported that it, Kazakhtelecom and Kcell jointly provided technical partnership for PGL Astana 2025. Their canonical PTG entity pages are not yet present.[6]
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