Race to the Major
Majors are filled by direct VRS invitation from each region's own standing — Europe, Americas and Asia — not a single global list (and there are no more Regional Major Qualifiers since June 2025). Every region gets a fixed quota of slots, seeded frozen on November 2, 2026 for the next Major (Nov 25–Dec 13, 2026): its top ranks go to Stage 3, the next block to Stage 2, the next to Stage 1 — and teams below the quota miss the Major entirely.
For the global VRS line that drives tier 1 event invites, see the Race to Tier 1 Invites.
Per-region slot quotas are carried from the previous Major (Europe 18, Americas 9, Asia-Pacific 5). Model includes 14 upcoming matches before the snapshot.
Europe — 6 × Stage 3 · 6 × Stage 2 · 6 × Stage 1 (18 slots)
| # | Team | VRS | Elo | P(S3) | P(S2+) | P(Major) | Seeds into | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitality | 2,024 | 1488 | 86.4% | 98.9% | 100% | Stage 3 seed | ▼ Sliding |
| 2 | Spirit | 1,990 | 1500 | 79.7% | 99.1% | 100% | Stage 3 seed | ▼ Sliding |
| 3 | Falcons | 1,954 | 1536 | 73.4% | 99.1% | 100% | Stage 3 seed | ▼ Sliding |
| 4 | Natus Vincere | 1,940 | — | 70.4% | 95.3% | 99.8% | Stage 3 seed | – Holding |
| 5 | MOUZ | 1,859 | — | 63.1% | 93% | 99.6% | Stage 3 seed | – Holding |
| 6 | Aurora | 1,741 | 1500 | 44% | 93.2% | 99.9% | Stage 3 seed | – Holding |
| Top 6 seed into Stage 3 ↑ | ||||||||
| 7 | GamerLegion | 1,724 | 1476 | 33.5% | 88.6% | 99.8% | Stage 2 seed | – Holding |
| 8 | Astralis | 1,721 | — | 38.4% | 81.8% | 98.2% | Stage 2 seed | – Holding |
| 9 | FUT | 1,694 | — | 31.3% | 76.1% | 97.4% | Stage 2 seed | – Holding |
| 10 | G2 | 1,683 | 1488 | 19.9% | 70% | 97.1% | Stage 2 seed | – Holding |
| 11 | PARIVISION | 1,679 | — | 18.5% | 61% | 93.6% | Stage 2 seed | – Holding |
| 12 | B8 | 1,582 | — | 14.1% | 53.3% | 91.1% | Stage 2 seed | – Holding |
| Through #12 seed into Stage 2 ↑ | ||||||||
| 13 | BetBoom | 1,562 | 1488 | 7.5% | 44.3% | 89.8% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 14 | magic | 1,550 | — | 6.8% | 37.4% | 82.6% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 15 | Monte | 1,517 | — | 5.1% | 30.3% | 77.9% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 16 | FaZe | 1,492 | — | 3.3% | 23.4% | 70.9% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 17 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 1,460 | — | 2% | 18.3% | 64% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 18 | 3DMAX | 1,429 | — | 1.3% | 13.1% | 56% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| Through #18 reach the Major ↑ — teams below miss it | ||||||||
| 19 | HEROIC | 1,420 | — | 0.7% | 8.9% | 47.3% | Misses Major | ▲ Breaking in |
| 20 | BIG | 1,416 | — | 0.4% | 6.7% | 38.6% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 21 | Alliance | 1,405 | — | 0.2% | 4.5% | 31.8% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 22 | Gentle Mates | 1,403 | 1500 | 0% | 1.5% | 30.6% | Misses Major | ▲ Climbing |
| 23 | HOTU | 1,402 | 1488 | 0.1% | 1.4% | 20.2% | Misses Major | ▲ Climbing |
| 24 | SINNERS | 1,378 | — | 0.1% | 1.1% | 14% | Misses Major | ▲ Climbing |
Americas — 2 × Stage 3 · 1 × Stage 2 · 6 × Stage 1 (9 slots)
| # | Team | VRS | Elo | P(S3) | P(S2+) | P(Major) | Seeds into | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy | 1,856 | — | 51.7% | 64% | 95.7% | Stage 3 seed | ▼ Sliding |
| 2 | FURIA | 1,716 | 1512 | 25.6% | 43.6% | 97.2% | Stage 3 seed | ▼ Sliding |
| Top 2 seed into Stage 3 ↑ | ||||||||
| 3 | 9z | 1,633 | 1488 | 28.9% | 42.1% | 91.4% | Stage 2 seed | – Holding |
| Through #3 seed into Stage 2 ↑ | ||||||||
| 4 | paiN | 1,549 | — | 28.2% | 40.8% | 87.6% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 5 | MIBR | 1,535 | — | 21.2% | 31.9% | 82.9% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 6 | Wildcard | 1,431 | — | 15.7% | 24.2% | 76.2% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 7 | M80 | 1,385 | — | 11.6% | 19.1% | 69.6% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 8 | Sharks | 1,354 | 1536 | 2.3% | 6.3% | 73.8% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 9 | Liquid | 1,304 | — | 5.6% | 9.6% | 55% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| Through #9 reach the Major ↑ — teams below miss it | ||||||||
| 10 | BESTIA | 1,262 | — | 3.5% | 6.5% | 46.8% | Misses Major | ▲ Breaking in |
| 11 | NRG | 1,247 | — | 2.4% | 4.6% | 38.6% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 12 | Voca | 1,240 | — | 1.6% | 3.3% | 30.9% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 13 | Gaimin Gladiators | 1,233 | — | 1% | 2.1% | 23.6% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 14 | ShindeN | 1,206 | — | 0.6% | 1.2% | 17.6% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 15 | LP | 1,188 | — | 0.2% | 0.7% | 13.2% | Misses Major | ▲ Climbing |
Asia-Pacific — 0 × Stage 3 · 1 × Stage 2 · 4 × Stage 1 (5 slots)
| # | Team | VRS | Elo | P(S3) | P(S2+) | P(Major) | Seeds into | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The MongolZ | 1,763 | — | 0% | 27.6% | 81% | Stage 2 seed | ▼ Sliding |
| Through #1 seed into Stage 2 ↑ | ||||||||
| 2 | Lynn Vision | 1,443 | — | 0% | 22.1% | 75.3% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 3 | TYLOO | 1,395 | — | 0% | 15.8% | 69.2% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 4 | THUNDER dOWNUNDER | 1,181 | — | 0% | 11.4% | 60.3% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| 5 | 5star | 1,178 | — | 0% | 7.9% | 52.9% | Stage 1 | – Holding |
| Through #5 reach the Major ↑ — teams below miss it | ||||||||
| 6 | The Huns | 1,159 | — | 0% | 5.5% | 44.9% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 7 | NEXVOID | 1,115 | — | 0% | 3.5% | 36.4% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 8 | FlyQuest | 1,112 | — | 0% | 2.6% | 29.1% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 9 | Chinggis Warriors | 1,110 | — | 0% | 1.8% | 22.4% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 10 | SemperFi | 1,078 | — | 0% | 1.1% | 16.7% | Misses Major | – Holding |
| 11 | Rare Atom | 1,033 | — | 0% | 0.7% | 11.9% | Misses Major | ▲ Climbing |
How to read this: ranks and slots are within each region. The highlighted divider rows mark each region's quota cutoffs — teams above a line seed into that stage, and teams below the last line miss the Major. Seeds into is the stage a team takes by its current standing (how Valve actually seeds). P(S3)/P(S2+)/P(Major) are the modelled chances of landing in that region's Stage 3, Stage 2-or-better, and any-slot bands at the snapshot — a Monte Carlo over upcoming matches that starts each team from its VRS standing and adjusts for our opponent-weighted Elo where we have recent form. Momentum flags where that form would move a team versus its standing: Breaking in / Climbing = form pushing them up across a line, At risk / Sliding = currently in but trending out, Holding = no clear form signal.