April 8 turned out to be a real explosion of emotions at PGL Bucharest 2025. Some teams snatched victories by the skin of their teeth, others were eliminated without a chance, and social media literally shook with memes, insights, and fakes. We've collected the hottest for you.

Falcons vs. paiN

Falcons finally won the match, but it was not the result that was hype, but biguzera. The paiN player made an ACE, starting with a grenade for three, and became the star of the round.

biguzera - ACE with triple HE

But even that didn't save the Brazilians - Falcons were pushed on the third map. NiKo, by the way, did not rest either - 4 frags with M16 on Nuke showed that the Bosnian lion is still in shape.

Also, after the rumors about m0NESY's move to Falcons, there were rumors about the transition of another Russian - Kyousuke and GamerLegion did not stand aside and posted a meme about sports cars in the dust, implying that Falcons is “the end of his career”.

Aurora vs 3DMAX

3DMAX is already in the playoffs, and Aurora is still fighting. The key moment was Maka's 1v2 clutch on Dust2, which took the map to overtime and gave the team a decisive advantage. Graviti became MVP with 59 frags - it's just crazy.

Maka clutch 1v2 at the most important moment

G2 vs Complexity

G2 is in the playoffs, and Complexity lost their 13-match winning streak. Dust2 became a field for drama: a comeback from 1:10 to 15:15, 1v3 clutch from hallzerk, overtime... but G2's experience did its job. m0NESY once again showed why everyone is afraid of him.

hallzerk won 1v3 on Dust2

Complexity is the end of the winning streak

GamerLegion vs Legacy

GL won, but the match was remembered for something else entirely. saadzin crashed out of the game while setting up a bomb. He just “blacked out” at the most important moment. Fortunately, the round had already been won, but the moment immediately went viral.

saadzin - crashed right during the planting of a bomb

Astralis vs Apogee

Astralis failed again, this time at the hands of Apogee. The most embarrassing moment? stavn tried to stab his opponent in the smoke... and failed. The round was lost, and the fans exploded. FlyQuest immediately “renamed” the team to ASStralis, and social media talked more about this than about the match itself.

PGL Bucharest 2025 runs from April 6 to April 13. The entire tournament takes place in Bucharest, Romania, at the PGL Studio. Participants are competing for a prize pool of $625,000. You can follow the results and progress of the tournament here.