The PGL Wallachia Season 9 group stage closed on September 23 with 1w Team, LGD Gaming and Team Nemesis winning the last three playoff places, Esports.gg reported.
They joined Team Yandex, Xtreme Gaming, Natus Vincere, Aurora Gaming and GamerLegion, who occupied the group stage’s top five standings. Six lower-seeded teams went into the final day on two series wins apiece with three places left.
How the deciding series went
1w Team beat Pipsqueak+4 2-0 in the first series of the day, denying their opponents a third game. Esports.gg credited offlaner Neta "33" Shapira’s counter-initiations, and noted that 1w Team held their composure while adjusting to a new carry.
Team Nemesis took the closest matchup of the day, coming from a game down to beat Conventus Stellarum — the former Nigma Galaxy lineup — 2-1. Conventus Stellarum won the opening game before Nemesis took the next two. The result left Team Nemesis as the only Southeast Asian team in the playoff field.
LGD Gaming closed the group stage with a one-sided win over MOUZ, with midlaner Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan leading the series. MOUZ struggled in the crucial teamfights, and game two ended with LGD racking up 42 kills to MOUZ’s seven.
The playoff bracket
PGL published the opening playoff pairings as soon as the group stage finished.
- Xtreme Gaming vs. Team Nemesis
- Natus Vincere vs. LGD Gaming
- Aurora Gaming vs. GamerLegion
- Team Yandex vs. 1w Team
Esports.gg noted roster continuity among the qualified teams. Team Yandex added offlaner Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf this season while keeping carry Alimzhan "watson" Islambekov, who the site said delivered consistent performances through 2026. Aurora Gaming’s carry, Oliver "skiter" Lepko, is a former Team Falcons teammate of ATF.
The PGL Wallachia Season 9 playoffs run in a double-elimination format from September 24, with the grand final scheduled for September 27, 2026.
