Valve released the October update to its Regional Standings for Counter-Strike 2 on Monday, HLTV reported. Spirit kept the No. 1 ranking, so the top of the table is unchanged from the previous monthly update.
Legacy moved up to second following their win at FISSURE Playground 3. G2 returned to the top five after what HLTV called an impressive month, and Astralis are back in the top 10 for the first time since June.
The October ranking determines invitations to two tier-one events, according to HLTV. BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2, scheduled for November 9-15, takes eight teams from the Global standings directly to its main event. PGL Bucharest 2027, scheduled for January 17-24, gives 14 Global spots to its main event and six Europe spots to a European closed qualifier.
