PGL Masters Group Stage Bucharest 2026 EEU Preview: Favorites, Form and Value Picks

Liquid meet magic to open the week. redzy is the standout value at a price of 1, rated 0.88 over 40 maps. Form, favorites and the full schedule inside.

Written by Mija M.2 min read

Tier S play headlines the schedule as PGL Masters Group Stage Bucharest 2026 EEU starts on 24 October. Tier A action is also scheduled at 1win Private Club Playoffs Season 2 2026 EEU, which starts on 19 October. Lower down the calendar, Tier C events run throughout the week, with CCT Europe Group Stage Series #12 2026 EEU starting on 20 October and ESL Challenger League Group C Europe Cup #9 season 52 2026 EEU starting on 21 October.

Fixtures begin on 20 October at 1win Private Club Playoffs Season 2 2026 EEU, where Liquid meet magic, TheMongolz play BIG, and fnatic take on PARIVISION. On 21 October at CCT Europe Group Stage Series #12 2026 EEU, BakS eSports face Sökerorg, and Inner Circle Academy meet HAVU. Also on 21 October at ESL Challenger League Group C Europe Cup #9 season 52 2026 EEU, Noir Verse go in as the form favorite against maybe with a 47% win rate over 58 matches.

On the fantasy board, redzy of Sökerorg is a bargain at price 1 with a 0.88 rating over 40 maps at CCT Europe Group Stage Series #11 2026 EEU. At price 2, VILBy of Spirit Academy brings a 0.99 rating over 425 maps, and rosoneriii of ILLYRIANS posts a 0.99 rating over 57 maps, both recorded at CCT Europe Group Stage Series #11 2026 EEU. Also priced at 2, Aleksib of Natus Vincere holds a 0.98 rating over 1242 maps at PGL Masters Group Stage Bucharest 2026 EEU, while upE of Alliance carries a 0.98 rating over 712 maps at 1win Private Club Playoffs Season 2 2026 EEU.

Rosters are open for drafting now for PGL Masters Group Stage Bucharest 2026 EEU. Head over to assemble your lineup before matches begin on 24 October.

How this is scored: every player carries a price set by recent form, and a roster is five picks inside a fixed budget. That makes a cheap player in form worth more than the biggest name.

Value picks

Rating over recent maps against the price each player carries. A cheap player in form is worth more than the biggest name on a fixed budget.

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redzy

Sökerorg · CCT Europe Group Stage Series #11 2026 EEU

Rating 0.88
Maps 40
1
VI
VILBy

Spirit Academy · CCT Europe Group Stage Series #11 2026 EEU

Rating 0.99
Maps 425
2
RO
rosoneriii

ILLYRIANS · CCT Europe Group Stage Series #11 2026 EEU

Rating 0.99
Maps 57
2
Aleksib
Aleksib

Natus Vincere · PGL Masters Group Stage Bucharest 2026 EEU

Rating 0.98
Maps 1242
2
UP
upE

Alliance · 1win Private Club Playoffs Season 2 2026 EEU

Rating 0.98
Maps 712
2

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