Week 3 Preview
PGF 2026 Season, Week 3 Preview: Kings Hold the Lead, Twisters Bring Heat, and the Middle of the Board Needs Answers
Week 3 arrives with the Kings still first, the Twisters only seven points back, Kevin Beuhring one point ahead of Jett Thompson, and every team walking into March 18 with a different kind of pressure.
LAS VEGAS — Week 2 did not flip the PGF 2026 Season table, but it did compress it. The Kings still sit in first at 60, the Twisters are now right behind them at 53, and the individual race is down to a single point between Kevin Beuhring and Jett Thompson entering Wednesday, March 18.
The broadcast's own framing coming out of Week 2 felt clear: Las Vegas and Alabama look like the two front-running standards right now, while Philadelphia and Colorado need Week 3 to change the conversation. That makes this slate about more than just the next 30 matches. It is about which stories get stronger and which teams refuse to drift.
Five Week 3 Matchups That Jump Off the Board
| Matchup | Week 3 Slot | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Fekete vs Andrew Kochel | Block A | Kings-Phenoms opens immediately with two athletes who can swing the tone of the night. |
| Jett Thompson vs Kyle Chambers | Block A | Jett enters one point off the athlete lead, so every early match still moves the whole board. |
| Kevin Beuhring vs Jayden Groner | Block A | The current athlete leader gets a high-variance Wolverines matchup right out of the gate. |
| Chuy Magana vs Kevin Beuhring | Block B | Week 2's breakout King runs straight into the athlete leader in one of the night's clearest pressure matches. |
| Andrew Kochel vs Anthony Salisbury | Block C | Philadelphia needs a late-card answer, and Alabama's depth keeps asking difficult questions. |
The Kings' job is straightforward: survive the Twisters push without letting the overall lead slip into a coin flip. That is what makes Jett, Austin Oranday, and Chuy so central to Week 3. Las Vegas does not need one hero night from one athlete as much as it needs the same thing that carried it through two weeks already: enough pressure across the card to keep first place from feeling fragile.
The Twisters walk in with a different type of confidence. Week 2 showed what Alabama looks like when Beuhring, Carlton, Haven, and the rest of that lineup start stacking points in the same night. They do not have the overall lead yet, but they now have the clearest case that Week 3 can become a genuine two-team sprint if they back up the surge.
Philadelphia still has the names to crash that script. Andrew Kochel and Shawn Melanson remain close enough to the athlete leaders that one sharp night can move them back toward the center of the season, but the Phenoms need scoreboard traction now. Week 3 is less about staying alive than it is about proving Week 2 was a stumble instead of a trend.
Colorado's path is different. The Wolverines need points, but they also need disruption. Jonathan Wilson returns to the Week 3 schedule, Jayden Groner is back in the rotation, and the cleanest way for Colorado to change its season now is to start damaging other teams' plans. In a format like this, spoiler energy still matters.
That is why Week 3 feels important even without a direct Beuhring-Thompson showdown. The Kings still own the top line, the Twisters have made the chase real, the Phenoms need a response, and the Wolverines need chaos. Another Wednesday in Las Vegas is enough to move all of that again.