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PGL Astana 2025 Odds – A Chance for Team Spirit to Shine?
- PGL Astana 2025 is set to begin on Saturday, May 10, 2025
- 16 Counter-Strike 2 teams vie for the lion’s share of the $1.25 million prize pool
- Team Spirit are the betting favourites
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Kazakhstan will play host to the season’s ninth S-Tier Counter-Strike 2 tournament between May 10-18, as the world’s best teams head to Astana for PGL Astana 2025.
- PGL Astana 2025 Format
- Where to Bet on PGL Astana 2025?
- PGL Astana 2025 Favourites
- Latest PGL Astana 2025 Odds
- PGL Astana 2025 FAQ
The season’s third PGL-organised tournament will offer a mouth-watering $1,250,000 prize pool and a stacked lineup of teams competing for the ultimate glory.
While the top bookmakers have made it very clear that this is Team Spirit’s tournament to lose, that does not take away from the excitement.
Featuring the likes of Aurora Gaming, Virtus.pro, Astralis, Natus Vincere, G2 Esports, The MongolZ, and other heavyweights, PGL Astana 2025 promises to be a thrilling event and a perfect opportunity for the teams who’ve spent the season in Team Vitality’s shadow to step up and perform.
With many storylines to follow, PGL Astana 2025 is shaping up to be one of the Counter-Strike 2 tournaments no esports fan should miss.
PGL Astana 2025 Format
PGL Astana 2025 is scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 10, with the first group stage fixtures and conclude on May 18 with the grand finals.
The tournament will feature 16 Counter-Strike 2 esports teams, including 12 squads who received invites based on their VRS position and four teams who made it to Astana through regional qualifiers.
All 16 teams will begin their PGL Astana 2025 campaign in the Swiss-style group, where all matches will be played as best-of-three (BO3).
The first eight teams that win three series will proceed to the playoffs, while the first three teams that lose three games will be eliminated.
PGL Astana 2025 playoffs are single-elimination with all games played as best-of-three (BO3), except for the grand finals, which are best-of-five (BO5).
Group Stage
- 16 Counter-Strike 2 teams
- Swiss-style group
- All games are best-of-three (BO3)
- The top eight teams proceed to the playoffs
- The bottom eight teams get eliminated
Playoffs
- Eight Counter-Strike 2 teams
- Single-elimination bracket
- Best-of-five (BO5) grand finals
- All other games are best-of-three (BO3)
Where to Bet on PGL Astana 2025?
PGL Astana 2025 is one of the biggest Counter-Strike 2 tournaments of the season, with betting markets available on all of the top bookmakers – including Stake.
Esports fans who use Stake can take advantage of its extensive market coverage, competitive betting odds, and generous bonuses and promotions, including a welcome bonus with the Stake promo code NEWBONUS.
- Visit Stake
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- Find Counter-Strike 2 markets
- Place PGL Astana 2025 bets
PGL Astana 2025 Favourites
The outright PGL Astana 2025 betting odds make it very clear how the tournament should play out, pricing Team Spirit as the clear favourites at 2.10.
This gives the Russian outfit just under 50% implied probability of winning PGL Astana 2025 and claiming their first S-Tier tournament trophy since BLAST Bounty Spring 2025.
However, despite the fact that Spirit have not won an event in four months, Spirit are in a good position to shine in Kazakhstan.
The main reason is the absence of Team Vitality, who have proven to be Spirit’s kryptonite this season.
But the absence of Vitality will also make the road to the top much easier for other teams, including The MongolZ (4.00), who have had many flashes of greatness this season.
The Mongolian outfit are second-favourites to win PGL Astana 2025 and win their first big trophy of the season after they got eliminated by Vitality from IEM Katowice, ESL Pro League Season 21, and IEM Melbourne 2025 semifinals.
Natus Vincere and Aurora Gaming are both priced at 6.00 to win the PGL Astana 2025 trophy. Both teams have had their moments this season, yet neither have found much consistency in their showings, and PGL Astana 2025 is the perfect opportunity for both to show what they’re capable of.
NaVi in particular will be an exciting team to follow, having shown how high their ceiling is with a semifinal run at the last Major.
But since then, Natus Vincere have struggled to shine, making PGL Astana 2025 the event in which they’ll have to step up and turn things around or consider further roster changes to reclaim their tag as one of the world’s elite.
Like NaVi, G2 Esports (11.00), Virtus.pro (21.00), and Astralis (26.00), will want to leave a strong impression.
All three teams have made roster changes recently, some more impactful than others, but they all have one thing in common: all three will hope the changes will help them find more traction in preparation of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.
Latest PGL Astana 2025 Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Team Spirit | 2.10 |
| The MongolZ | 4.00 |
| Natus Vincere | 6.00 |
| Aurora Gaming | 6.00 |
| G2 Esports | 11.00 |
| GamerLegion | 14.00 |
| Virtus.pro | 21.00 |
| Astralis | 26.00 |
| FURIA | 41.00 |
| paiN Gaming | 51.00 |
| MIBR | 51.00 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 76.00 |
| M80 | 101.00 |
| BIG | 101.00 |
| ODDIK | 251.00 |
| HOTU | 501.00 |
PGL Astana 2025 FAQ
When Does PGL Astana 2025 Start?
PGL Astana 2025 is set to start on Saturday, May 10, 2025, with the first games of the group stage.
Who Are PGL Astana 2025 Favourites?
The latest esports betting odds show Team Spirit as the main favourites to win PGL Astana 2025, ahead of The MongolZ, Aurora Gaming, and Natus Vincere.
Where to find PGL Astana 2025 Betting Odds?
PGL Astana 2025 betting odds are available on all of the top esports betting sites, including crypto bookmakers such as Stake, where esports fans can claim a welcome bonus with promo code NEWBONUS.
