PGL Esports
PGL Esports is a Romanian esports production company based in Bucharest that produces Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 tournaments. They are most notable for producing developer-sponsored events such as Counter-Strike Major Championships as well as The International series of events.
History
PGL was founded in Romania in 2002. PGL began hosting Dota 2 tournaments with the Manila Major in 2016. Since then, they have hosted major events including each of The Internationals between 2016 and 2024. Recently, PGL announced events between 2024 and 2026, including their Wallachia series of events.PGL has hosted multiple Counter-Strike Major Championships, including PGL Major: Krakow 2017 and PGL Major Stockholm 2021, as well as the first Counter-Strike 2 Major, PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. They also produced the English broadcast for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.
''Dota 2''
PGL has hosted Dota 2 tournaments since 2016, including Valve-sponsored Majors and The International, as well as their own independent tournament series.''Counter-Strike''
PGL has hosted Counter-Strike tournaments beginning in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with Minor qualifiers for MLG Major Championship: Columbus in 2016. Since then, PGL have hosted several Valve-sponsored Major Championships. Beginning in 2025, after Valve banned tournament organizers from selling tournament spots to teams, PGL announced that it would organize independent non-Major events in 2025 and 2026 for the first time.PGL also organized the English-language broadcast for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.