All participants for Pgl Masters Bucharest 2026 have been officially determined following the conclusion of the closed regional qualifiers. The $1,250,000 tier-1 event is scheduled to run from October 24 to 31 in Romania. This tournament serves as the final tier-1 event impacting invites to the PGL Singapore Major 2026.

Most competing squads secured their spots through direct invites based on the VRS world ranking. The direct invitees feature Natus Vincere, FUT, G2, Spirit, MOUZ, Team Vitality, FURIA, Legacy, Aurora, 9z, The MongolZ, and Team Liquid.

The remaining four slots were decided through intense regional battles. Team Liquid claimed the North American qualifier by defeating NRG 3-2 in the final. TYLOO swept DEPO 3-0 to take the Asian qualifier, while DENDELE overcame Fluxo 3-1 in South America. Finally, Nemiga secured the European spot by defeating Ukrainian team B8 3-0 in the grand final.