CS2 Major Cut-off approaching: Who will make it to Singapore?

Bruno Sobieraj Published October 23, 2026

With the second season of 2026 slowly creeping to an end, the PGL Major Singapore 2026 is right around the corner. Teams are scrambling to get as many VRS points as they possibly can before the Major cut-off on November 2nd. Who will make it to the PGL Major Singapore 2026?

Race to Singapore: who’s still fighting for a Major spot?

NAVI are yet to secure a PGL Singapore Major spot. Credit: © ESL

Several top CS2 teams have already secured their Major berth, but there are still high profile players and squads out there who are yet to claim their Major spot. In Europe, there around 10 to 15 teams fighting for six remaining spots, with less competition present in other regions.

The biggest names gunning for a Major spot in Europe are undoubtably Natus Vincere and FaZe Clan. It’s s shock that NAVI even finds themselves in this situation, but their last few months of play have been dire results-wise.

FaZe have been on the grind the whole year and it seems like it’s finally paying off. They are one of the teams most likely to clinch the Singapore Major qualification.

Asia and the Americas is a blood bath as always and there a couple popular teams that are dangerously close to missing the Major, namely NRG and paiN. While both teams haven’t had much success recently, they are still household names in their respective regions (NA and SA).

The one team CS2 fans from around the world are most excited to see at the Major is probably BC.Game, and they all but secured their spot in Singapore. At the time of writing they are the second best team in the Asian VRS, so it’s almost certain we will get to see Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev back where he belongs – on the biggest stage in Counter-Strike.

Here are the most notable squads that will be battling on the server in the next couple weeks for those percious VRS points:

EU

• Natus Vincere
• FaZe Clan
• HEROIC
• B8
• 100 Thieves
• Nemiga
• BIG
• Luminosity
• Inner Circle
• HOTU
• magic
• fnatic

Americas

• DENDELE
• Wildcard
• Imperial
• NRG
• paiN

Asia/Oceania

• Lynn Vision
• TYLOO
• FlyQuest
• Chinggis Warriors
• 5star

Crucial Events before the Cut-off

PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 is the last big event before the Major cut-off. Credit: © PGL

CS2 teams hoping to make the Major still have several chances to build their VRS ranking and get that invite. Multiple events will take place over the coming week and a half, where every Major spot will be decided.

PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 will be the last big Tier 1 event before the cut off. Check out our betting preview.

Here’s a complete list of the most important events before the cut-off:

Who’s going to miss out?

GamerLegion were nowhere to be seen in the second season of 2026. Credit: © ESL

There are a couple of high-profile teams whose Major chances are most likely done and dusted. The pair that comes to mind is GamerLegion and Envy. GamerLegion has been a solid Tier 1 squad for the past few years, but their performances divebombed after Oldrich “PR” Novy left for MOUZ during the summer break.

Another key emission is Envy. The legendary organization just came back into Counter-Strike, signing the french roster we got used to watching under the 3DMAX banner. Not long ago 3DMAX was a consistent gatekeeping team right around the top 10, but they fell off in 2026.

A recent tournament victory at the Logitech G Play Connect 2026 gave the players and fans of the team some hope, but a singular positive result was not enough to take them over the line and guarantee Major qualification.

Read also: Esports World Cup CS2 history: Every champion, biggest upset and viewership record

Featured image credit: © PGL