PGL Major Singapore 2026: the 32 teams are set — MOUZ top Valve's November standings as Spirit drop to fifth, 100 Thieves take Europe's last spot, play starts 24 November
Valve published its November Regional Standings on 2 November at 17:44 UTC — the ranking PGL uses to invite all 32 teams to the Major in Singapore. MOUZ lead the global list on 1,960 points ahead of Vitality (1,922), FURIA (1,912), Aurora (1,860) and Spirit (1,842), who were first in October. Europe sends 18 teams, the Americas nine and Asia five: 100 Thieves took Europe's last place from HOTU by 23 points, Wildcard the Americas' and Lynn Vision Asia's. The Major runs 24 November to 13 December, with the playoffs at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
- Where it is: Valve's regional-standings repository on GitHub — the global file standings_global_2026_11_02.md plus the Europe, Americas and Asia files, committed on 2 November at 17:44 UTC. PGL confirmed in April that this update decides the field; teams confirm names, logos and substitutes by 6 November and submit tournament items by 9 November.
- Global top ten: MOUZ 1,960; Vitality 1,922; FURIA 1,912; Aurora 1,860; Spirit 1,842; BetBoom 1,786; Falcons 1,764; FUT 1,721; Legacy 1,662; Nemiga 1,650. Against the 5 October list, Spirit fall from first (2,046) to fifth and Legacy from second (1,931) to ninth, while MOUZ climb from fourth (1,863) to first and Vitality from third to second.
- The field by stage, using the regional split HLTV reports (18 Europe, 9 Americas, 5 Asia) — Stage 3: MOUZ, Vitality, Aurora, Spirit, BetBoom, Falcons, FURIA, Legacy. Stage 2: FUT, Nemiga, G2, 1win, Natus Vincere, Astralis, MIBR, The MongolZ. Stage 1: Ninjas in Pyjamas, PARIVISION, HEROIC, FaZe, Eternal Fire, 100 Thieves, Liquid, 9z, M80, DENDELE, Imperial, Wildcard, BC.Game, FlyQuest, Chinggis Warriors, Lynn Vision.
- Who missed out: HOTU (19th in Europe on 1,488, 23 points behind 100 Thieves after losing the GLuck Moscow final to 1win, per HLTV), then fnatic, B8, Inner Circle, Virtus.pro and BIG; NRG (10th in the Americas, 1,322); TYLOO (6th in Asia, 1,264) after withdrawing from HyperX Retake in Lisbon. HLTV counts four Major debutants: 100 Thieves, 1win, DENDELE and BC.Game.
- Format and dates: three 16-team Swiss stages — Stage 1 on 24–27 November, Stage 2 on 28 November–1 December, Stage 3 on 2–6 December, the top eight of each advancing — then a single-elimination playoff on 10–13 December at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, with a third-place decider before the best-of-five final. The prize pool is $1,250,000, $500,000 of it for the winner; Liquipedia lists the map pool as Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage and Nuke.
- What it means for your rank: nothing mechanical — Premier and competitive matchmaking are untouched by an invite list. Expect a Counter-Strike update with the Singapore Pick'Em, sticker capsules and viewer pass shortly before 24 November; Valve has not announced them, so that is our expectation, not a date. What we are watching: PGL's own team list and schedule, the 6 November roster deadline and the in-game Major update.
The field is set
Valve posted its November Regional Standings on 2 November at 17:44 UTC, and with them the field for the PGL Major Singapore is settled: PGL said in April that this update, and no other, would decide the 32 invites. The ranking is the same VRS that has shaped the whole season, so there is no qualifier left to play — teams are in or out as of the date stamp.
Who is on top
MOUZ lead the global list on 1,960 points, with Vitality (1,922), FURIA (1,912), Aurora (1,860) and Spirit (1,842) behind them. That is a reshuffle at the top: on 5 October Spirit led on 2,046 and Legacy sat second on 1,931; a month later Spirit are fifth and Legacy ninth (1,662), while MOUZ moved from fourth to first and Vitality from third to second. FURIA are the best team in the Americas by a distance — 250 points clear of Legacy — and The MongolZ (1,554) lead Asia.
The 32 teams by stage
HLTV reports the split PGL applies: 18 teams from Europe, 9 from the Americas and 5 from Asia, seeded straight into the three Swiss stages.
- Stage 3 (from 2 December): MOUZ, Vitality, Aurora, Spirit, BetBoom and Falcons from Europe, FURIA and Legacy from the Americas.
- Stage 2 (from 28 November): FUT, Nemiga, G2, 1win, Natus Vincere and Astralis from Europe, MIBR from the Americas, The MongolZ from Asia.
- Stage 1 (from 24 November): Ninjas in Pyjamas, PARIVISION, HEROIC, FaZe, Eternal Fire and 100 Thieves from Europe; Liquid, 9z, M80, DENDELE, Imperial and Wildcard from the Americas; BC.Game, FlyQuest, Chinggis Warriors and Lynn Vision from Asia.
Who missed out
Europe's cut fell between 100 Thieves (1,511) and HOTU (1,488) — 23 points. HLTV's account of the last weekend: HOTU lost the GLuck Moscow Cyber Games final to 1win, and 100 Thieves won FiRe Last Chance in Buenos Aires to take the eighteenth place. fnatic, B8, Inner Circle, Virtus.pro and BIG are the next names on the European list. In the Americas the line fell after Wildcard (1,391), leaving NRG (1,322) out; in Asia Lynn Vision (1,267) took the fifth place after TYLOO (1,264) withdrew from HyperX Retake in Lisbon before the playoffs. HLTV counts four Major debutants: 100 Thieves, 1win, DENDELE and BC.Game.
Format and dates
Three 16-team Swiss stages, each sending its top eight on: Stage 1 on 24–27 November, Stage 2 on 28 November–1 December, Stage 3 on 2–6 December. The playoffs run 10–13 December at the Singapore Indoor Stadium — a single-elimination bracket of best-of-threes, a third-place decider on the Sunday and a best-of-five grand final. The prize pool is $1,250,000, with $500,000 to the winner. Liquipedia lists seven maps: Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage and Nuke.
What it means for your climb
Nothing changes in Premier or competitive matchmaking because of a tournament invite list. What usually follows is an in-game Major update — Pick'Em, sticker capsules and the viewer pass — a few days before the first match; Valve has not announced Singapore's yet, so treat the timing as our expectation rather than a date. If you want to practise what the pros will be drafting from for three weeks, the seven maps above are the pool.
What we are watching
PGL's own publication of the team list and match schedule, the 6 November deadline for rosters and substitutes, the 9 November item-submission date, and the Counter-Strike update that brings Singapore into the game.
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