Americas has 9 slots: the top 2 go straight to Stage 3; 3rd place enters at Stage 2; 4th to 9th start in Stage 1. 9z hold the 3rd.
>99%9z hold the last Stage 2 slot, 471 points clear of WildcardChance of the Major: our simulation to the 2 Nov cut · standing and points: Valve's, 7 Sep 2026
Today is Valve's Regional Standings. At the cut is our simulation: the clubs in the order of their median place, with the range the middle 80% of runs fall in.
The whole method: the model, its sources, how well it has done and what it cannot see.
Nothing here counts toward the factors. No result from this event is among the ten best in bounty collected, opponent network or LAN wins. It moved head to head by -13.76.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
1 Jul – 12 Jul
XSE Pro League 2026
Record6–2
Head to head-11.48
Still counts82%
These results are down to 82% of their original weight.
8 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Their most valuable event. It holds 15 of the thirty slots that count, more than any other.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
11 Jun – 18 Jun
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major 2026
Record3–3
Head to head+1.48
Still counts66%
These results are down to 66% of their original weight.
6 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
6 Jun – 8 Jun
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major 2026 Stage 2
Record3–1
Head to head+5.77
Still counts59%
These results are down to 59% of their original weight.
4 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
27 May – 29 May
Stake Ranked Episode 2
Record1–2
Head to head-21.66
Still counts52%
These results are down to 52% of their original weight.
3 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Nothing here counts toward the factors. No result from this event is among the ten best in bounty collected, opponent network or LAN wins. It moved head to head by -21.66.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
9 May – 15 May
PGL Astana 2026
Record3–1
Head to head+11.55
Still counts43%
These results are down to 43% of their original weight.
4 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
22 Apr – 26 Apr
BetBoom RUSH B! Summit 2026: Part Three
Record3–2
Head to head-5.51
Still counts31%
These results are down to 31% of their original weight.
5 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Nothing here counts toward the factors. No result from this event is among the ten best in bounty collected, opponent network or LAN wins. It moved head to head by -5.51.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
31 Mar – 3 Apr
PGL Astana 2026: South American Qualifier
Record4–0
Head to head+0.09
Still counts15%
These results are down to 15% of their original weight: almost out of the window.
4 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
WTurma do PagodeApr 3A win outside the ten best+0.03
WTurma do PagodeApr 2A win outside the ten best+0.03
WFake do BiruApr 1A win outside the ten best+0.02
WRED Canids AcademyMar 31A win outside the ten best+0.01
Nothing here counts toward the factors. No result from this event is among the ten best in bounty collected, opponent network or LAN wins. It moved head to head by +0.09.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
26 Mar – 30 Mar
FERJEE In House 2026
Record5–0
Head to head+3.49
Still counts13%
These results are down to 13% of their original weight: almost out of the window.
5 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Nothing here counts toward the factors. No result from this event is among the ten best in bounty collected, opponent network or LAN wins. It moved head to head by +3.49.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
19 Mar – 22 Mar
BLAST Open Spring 2026
Record1–2
Head to head+1.01
Still counts7%
These results are down to 7% of their original weight: almost out of the window.
3 matches
A lit factor means the win holds one of its ten counting slots there; #1 is their most valuable result in that factor.
Nothing here counts toward the factors. No result from this event is among the ten best in bounty collected, opponent network or LAN wins. It moved head to head by +1.01.
Valve counts only the ten best wins in each of these three factors. All thirty slots are full, so a new result counts only by pushing an older one out. A loss takes no slot: it moves only head to head.
How these numbers are made
Matches, head-to-head changes, age weights and counting slots are Valve's, from its Regional Standings of 7 September 2026. Which event a match belongs to is our join to bo3's calendar.
The whole method: the model, its sources, how well it has done and what it cannot see.
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What the rating is made of
Valve's model averages four factors into a starting value, then adjusts it for head-to-head results. For 9z that is 1,666.5 minus 60.6.
The two parts
Valve's · release 7 Sep 2026
Starting value1,666.5
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Head to head−60.6
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Points1,606
The head-to-head correction is 3.8% of the total. Almost everything about where they sit comes from the four factors, not from whom they have beaten.
The four factors
Valve's · each runs from 0 to 1
Bounty offeredTheir own prize money, their ten best events, aged. Divided by the fifth-highest in the field, capped at 1, then curved.0.844median 0.535
Bounty collectedThe bounty of the sides they beat, their ten best wins. Divided by ten, then curved.0.656median 0.517
Opponent networkHow many sides their opponents had beaten, their ten best wins. Divided by ten.0.312median 0.204
LAN winsWins at LAN events, their ten best, aged. Divided by ten, then by the fifth-highest in the field.0.850median 0.715
0.841 is the highest average of any roster Valve loaded and 0.000 the lowest, both printed in Valve's file. If the top pulls away, everyone below falls without playing worse.
Valve ranked 401 rosters in this release: every lineup with a win and at least five matches in the six-month window.
Head to head is added last: a Glicko adjustment, match by match in date order.
Valve's file prints 1,666.5; the factors here are rounded to three decimals.
9z: At or above the median of the 14 chasing the slots on all four factors.
30 of the 47 matches were against sides in the world's top 30, and the largest change in any of them was 24.6 points.
How these numbers are made
Valve prints the points rounded to a whole number.
In the scatter both axes are Valve's: across, the opponent's world standing (unranked at the far right); up, Valve's head-to-head change for the match.
The whole method: the model, its sources, how well it has done and what it cannot see.
Legacy
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Liquid
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