Staff Vitality tops March 2026 CS2 Valve Regional Standings

Staff Vitality has topped the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) for March 2026 following its robust begin to the Counter-Strike 2 season.

The French esports organisation gained IEM Krakow 2026 and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 to return to the highest of the worldwide standings for the primary time since August 2025.

Unveiled on March 2nd, this month’s international Counter-Strike 2 rankings comply with PGL Cluj-Napoca, the place Staff Vitality swept apart BLAST Bounty Season 1 winner Parivision within the Grand Closing.

Because of Staff Vitality’s victories in two of 2026’s three Tier 1 tournaments, the organisation has reclaimed the highest spot, all however guaranteeing its place on the IEM Cologne Main happening in June.

March’s VRS determines the invitations to the CCT International Finals, BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1, and PGL Astana. BLAST, CCT, and PGL haven’t shared which groups have accepted invites. The standings had been additionally figuring out the opponents for FISSURE Playground 3 earlier than the match organiser introduced the cancellation of the occasion.

After consecutive top-four finishes at IEM Krakow and PGL Cluj-Napoca, MOUZ has returned to the highest three, climbing 4 locations. Elsewhere, FaZe Clan has dropped exterior of the highest ten because of early exits from each tournaments.

Different notable movers embrace GamerLegion, which has climbed 5 locations, and FUT Esports, which has climbed from nineteenth to 14th following robust showings in its first high-profile occasions of the 12 months.

The largest mover into the highest 20 is Monte. After successful Copenhagen Gaming Week 2026, the worldwide roster has climbed from thirty eighth place to 18th.

With a number of Tier 1 and Tier 2 tournaments shaking up the order, March is one other month of change throughout the international standings as groups battle to earn a spot at different Tier 1 occasions and the all-important Main. Beneath is a listing of the present standings and the way it differs from February: