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Let us have more prime PGL like from 2016 to 2018, please. Image via PGL<\/figcaption><\/figure>

PGL Wallachia’s open qualifiers will begin on March 21, and the closed qualifier stage will start on March 25. PGL is one of the most known tournament organizers in the Dota 2<\/em> scene, as the organization was quite active toward the late 2010s, hosting six majors. After 2018, the organizer only hosted Singapore and Arlington Majors, which were in 2021 and 2022, respectively.<\/p>