Valve release updated ranking of teams

Valve has released an update to the official ranking of the world's strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams. This list will be used to issue invites to several big LAN tournaments: IEM Kraków 2026, PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, ESL Pro League Season 23, and IEM Rio 2026.

IEM Kraków 2026 will be held from January 28 to February 9 and feature 24 teams; PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, which will run from February 14 to 22, will feature 16 teams; ESL Pro League Season 23, which will run from February 27 to March 15, will feature 24 teams; and IEM Rio 2026 will be held from April 13 to 19 and feature 16 teams.

Earlier, HLTV.org also released an updated ranking of the world's strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams. NRG rose to 30th place after winning Fragadelphia Miami 2026 in the United States.

Origin: www.hltv.org