Esports finals weekend in Malaysia time: PGL Bucharest, MPL MY, PARI Universe, Worlds and Game Changers

Five major esports competitions reach their deciding matches this weekend, from 31 October to 2 November, and the start times are spread across almost every hour of the day in Southeast Asia. Here is one Malaysia-time (MYT, UTC+8) guide to the CS2, Mobile Legends, Dota 2, League of Legends and VALORANT schedules: the PGL Masters Bucharest final, the MPL MY Season 18 finals, the PARI Universe playoffs, the last Swiss round of LoL Worlds 2026 and the VALORANT Game Changers Championship. All times come from organiser or match-tracking listings checked on 31 October and may move if earlier matches run long.

Saturday, 31 October

• 4pm, CS2, PGL Masters Bucharest third-place match: Vitality vs MOUZ, best-of-three, starting at 09:00 CET per HLTV via ESTNN.
• 5.30pm, MLBB, MPL MY Season 18 lower bracket final: Team Rey vs Team Vamos, best-of-five, at Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur. The winner takes Malaysia's second direct M8 World Championship place.
• 7pm, CS2, PGL Masters Bucharest grand final: Nemiga vs FURIA, best-of-five. Nemiga beat Vitality 2-0 and FURIA beat MOUZ 2-1 in Friday's semi-finals.
• 9pm, Dota 2, PARI Universe upper bracket final: Team Yandex vs GamerLegion, best-of-three. The winner goes straight to the grand final.

Europe moved to CET (UTC+1) on 25 October, so CET is seven hours behind Malaysia. US daylight saving time lasts until 1 November.

Overnight into Sunday, 1 November

• 1am, LoL Worlds 2026 Swiss Round 5, first series: The three Round 5 series start at about 1am, 4am and 7am MYT (1pm, 4pm and 7pm US Eastern on Saturday), according to ESTNN. The pairings are LØS vs LYON, Karmine Corp vs Movistar KOI, and Hanwha Life Esports vs Bilibili Gaming, but the order has not been confirmed. The winners take the last three quarter-final places.
• 1am, Dota 2, PARI Universe lower bracket final: Team Spirit vs the loser of Yandex vs GamerLegion, at 17:00 UTC per Hawk.live.
• 2am, VALORANT Game Changers Championship lower bracket final: KRÜ Blaze vs Shopify Rebellion Gold, best-of-five, in São Paulo, at 18:00 UTC per THESPIKE.

The Worlds quarter-final draw follows the end of Round 5, so expect the bracket by Sunday morning in Malaysia.

Sunday, 1 November

• 5.30pm, MLBB, MPL MY Season 18 grand final: Selangor Red Giants vs the Team Rey/Vamos winner. SRG swept Team Rey 3-0 in the upper bracket final and are chasing a sixth consecutive MPL Malaysia title. Moonton says grand final tickets sold out within an hour, so most fans will watch on MPL Malaysia's YouTube and Facebook channels.
• 9pm, Dota 2, PARI Universe grand final: Best-of-five, with US$125,000 for the winners according to Field Level Media.

Early Monday, 2 November

• 2am, VALORANT Game Changers Championship grand final: Gentle Mates GC vs the lower bracket final winner, best-of-five, listed by VLR.gg for 12pm US Central on Sunday. Gentle Mates beat Shopify Rebellion Gold 2-1 in the upper bracket final on their first appearance at the event.

What comes next

After this weekend, the LoL Worlds knockout stage begins in Allen, Texas. The quarter-finals run from 3 to 6 November and each day's match starts at 6am MYT the following morning. In Mobile Legends, the two Malaysian finalists start preparing for M8, which Moonton has scheduled in Istanbul with the knockout stage from 14 to 19 January 2027.

Key takeaways

• The PGL Masters Bucharest final, Nemiga vs FURIA, starts at 7pm MYT on Saturday.
• MPL MY has its lower bracket final at 5.30pm MYT on Saturday and its grand final at 5.30pm MYT on Sunday.
• The three final-round Worlds 2026 Swiss series start at about 1am, 4am and 7am MYT on Sunday.
• The PARI Universe grand final is at 9pm MYT on Sunday.
• The Game Changers grand final is at 2am MYT on Monday, 2 November.

FAQ

Q: Which esports final this weekend is best for Malaysian viewers? A: MPL MY Season 18 is the easiest to watch live, with both of its weekend matches at 5.30pm MYT. The PGL CS2 final (7pm Saturday) and the PARI Universe Dota 2 grand final (9pm Sunday) also fall in the evening.

Q: Why are Worlds and Game Changers on so late? A: Worlds is being played in the United States and Game Changers in Brazil, so their afternoon and evening sessions fall in the early hours in Malaysia.

Q: Are these times final? A: No. Organisers often push matches back when earlier series run long, so check the official channels on the day.

Sources: HLTV, ESTNN, Liquipedia, Hawk.live, THESPIKE, VLR.gg, Moonton, Field Level Media