Team Spirit, Astralis move to grand final at PGA Astana

Team Spirit and Astralis each recorded 2-1 wins on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the $625,000 PGL Astana 2025 tournament in Kazakhstan.

Team Spirit dispatched FURIA after rebounding from a 13-7 setback on Train with a 13-9 win on Nuke and 13-7 victory on Mirage.

Astralis, in turn, overcame a 13-11 loss on Mirage to Aurora Gaming by recording a 13-8 triumph on Nuke and a 13-3 victory on Train.

Team Spirit and Astralis will square off in the grand final on Sunday following the third-place match between FURIA and Aurora Gaming.

Sixteen teams began the Counter-Strike 2 tournament on May 10 in a Swiss system format, with the top eight teams reaching the playoffs. All matches were best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final, with $200,000 going to the winner.

PGL Astana prize pool:

1. $200,000

2. $93,750

3. $75,000

4. $43,750

5-8. $31,250 -- The MongolZ, Natus Vincere, MIBR, Ninjas in Pyjamas

9-11. $15,625 -- ODDIK, Virtus.pro, G2

12-14. $9,375 -- BIG, paiN Gaming, HOTU

15-16. $6,250 -- GamerLegion, M80