StarLadder have announced the direct invites for the upcoming StarSeries Fall 2026 closed qualifiers.
The qualification events will be held in three regions, namely Europe, South America, and North America, with the latter two featuring eight teams, while 16 squads will contest the European tournament.
The highest-ranked out of those 16 is the new-look Aurora squad, who will also be the only top-20 team attending the qualifier. Joining them are the likes of Astralis, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and 3DMAX, while 100 Thieves have also sneaked into the invite list thanks to a plethora of declines.
The full European team list is as follows:
- Aurora
- Astralis
- magic
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Nemesis
- 3DMAX
- HEROIC
- Gentle Mates
- Echo
- Nuclear TigeRES
- HOTU
- FOKUS
- Walczaki
- INFINITE
- K27
- 100 Thieves
In North America, NRG come into the event as the highest-ranked team in attendance, with Chicken Coop, SportsBetExpert, and Marsborne also set to compete.
The entire North American team list is:
- NRG
- Chicken Coop
- SportsBetExpert
- Marsborne
- Voca
- regain
- LAG
- Iowa Stormboar
MIBR, who recently added Lucas "nqz" Soares to their ranks, come into the South American qualifier as the highest-ranked squad, and will be joined by some of Brazil's domestic scene stalwarts, such as Imperial, BESTIA, and Gaimin Gladiators.
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Turma do Pagode
- MIBR
- LP
- BESTIA
- Imperial
- Galorys
- ShindeN
The aforementioned qualifiers will award four spots at the $500,000 event, which already features Vitality, FURIA, Natus Vincere, and MOUZ on the team list as direct invites.
Gentle Mates
Alejandro 'alex' Masanet
Alejandro 'mopoz' Fernández-Quejo Cano
Pere 'sausol' Solsona Saumell
David 'dav1g' Granado Bermudo
NRG
Nick 'nitr0' Cannella
Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek
Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli
Michael 'Grim' Wince
Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott
100 Thieves
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard
Jack 'Gizmy' von Spreckelsen
William 'sirah' Kjærsgaard
Alex 'poiii' Nyholm Sundgren
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander
Vitality
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Robin 'ropz' Kool
Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut
Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan
William 'mezii' Merriman
Rémy 'XTQZZZ' Quoniam
MIBR
Linus 'LNZ' Holtäng
Lucas 'nqz' Soares
Breno 'brnz4n' Poletto
Felipe 'insani' Yuji
Carlos 'venomzera' Eduardo
Marsborne
Adam 'freshie' Paterson
Nick 'nicx' Lee
Adam 'Grizz' Golden
Bogdan 'ogwizard' Savula
Chance 'WUMBO' Boyer
FURIA
Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo
Yuri 'yuurih' Santos
Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis
Kaike 'KSCERATO' Cerato
Danil 'molodoy' Golubenko
Sid 'sidde' Macedo
LAG
Jonathan 'djay' Dallal
Matthew 'Cryptic' Whitmore
Brendan 'Bwills' Williams
Keller 'SLIGHT' Nilan
Justin 'Sandman' Saulle
HEROIC
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin
Linus 'nilo' Bergman
Tim 'susp' Ångström
Antonio 'MartinezSa' Martinez
Christoffer 'Chr1zN' Storgaard
magic
Svyatoslav 'MaSvAl' Masko
Vitaliy 'sFade8' Marushka
Andrey 'AW' Anisimov
Abdurakhim 'mo0N' Issa
Nikita 'tenzy' Kochenyuk
Nuclear TigeRES
Arseniy 'senka' Kozlovsky
Denis 'm1QUSE' Karpovich
Timur 'z1k4' Askhadulin
Ilya 'flouzer' Selifonov
Egor 'ayuki' Ershov
NRG
Nick 'nitr0' Cannella
Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek
Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli
Michael 'Grim' Wince
Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott
Damian 'daps' Steele
Aurora
Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş
Özgür 'woxic' Eker
Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo
Damjan 'kyxsan' Stoilkovski
Ali 'Wicadia' Haydar Yalçın
Ashley 'ash' Battye
BESTIA
Ignacio 'nacho' Rodriguez
Cássio 'cass1n' Santos
Nicolás 'buda' Kramer
Tomas 'tomaszin' Corna
Cristhian 'timo' Perez
100 Thieves
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard
Jack 'Gizmy' von Spreckelsen
William 'sirah' Kjærsgaard
Alex 'poiii' Nyholm Sundgren
Echo
Oliver 'IceBerg' Berg
Jason 'salazar' Salazar
Jamie 'leakz' Bugge West Jensen
Jonas 'Boye' Boye Østergaard
Nicky 'NickyB' Bruhn
Aurora
Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş
Özgür 'woxic' Eker
Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo
Damjan 'kyxsan' Stoilkovski
Ali 'Wicadia' Haydar Yalçın
HOTU
David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan
Aidos 'kade0' Khairzhan
Dmitry 'mizu' Kondratev
Aleksandr 'dwushka' Pakhnevich
Kim 'frontales' Argunov
Astralis
Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen
Love 'phzy' Smidebrant
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Gytis 'ryu' Glušauskas
3DMAX
Bryan 'Maka' Canda
Lucas 'Lucky' Chastang
Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier
Jeremy 'Kursy' Gast
Filip 'Graviti' Brankovic
Voca
Paytyn 'junior' Johnson
Carson 'nosraC' O'Reilly
Wyatt 'snav' Phillippi
Walczaki
Dawid 'SaMey' Stańczak
Wojciech 'bajmi' Strzelczyk
Szymon 'sk1tt' Rogoziński
Patryk 'olimp' Woźniak
Bartosz 'moonwalk' Mikołajczyk
FOKUS
Erik 'ztr' Gustafsson
Matias 'Banjo' Kivistö
Paavo 'podi' Heiskanen
Jacob 'jocab' Nerheden
Mateo 'Matheos' Prišlin
Imperial
Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes
Vinicius 'VINI' Figueiredo
Lucas 'decenty' Bacelar
Kaiky 'noway' Santos
Guilherme 'saadzin' Pacheco
MIBR
Linus 'LNZ' Holtäng
Lucas 'nqz' Soares
Breno 'brnz4n' Poletto
Felipe 'insani' Yuji
Carlos 'venomzera' Eduardo
Nestor 'LETN1' Tanić
Gaimin Gladiators
SportsBetExpert
Gage 'Infinite' Green
Kevin 'consti' Yi
Shane 'shane' Dressler
Jaxon 'Peeping' Cornwell
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer
Martin 'stavn' Lund
Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck
Roman 'n0te' Hamze
Kacper 'xKacpersky' Gabara
Galorys
Gabriel 'nython' Lino
Gabriel 'gbb' Pereira
Moisés 'tomate' Lima
Fabricio 'k1not1' Manheze
LP
Leonardo 'zmb' Toledo
Leonardo 'Leomonster' Enrique
Alisson 'Alisson' Farias
Guilherme 'happ' Bento
Gustavo 'divine' Santicioli Altapini
ShindeN
Tomas 'tom1jed' Rivero
Matias 'abizz' Muñiz Cusi
Ivan 'ivz' Quintana
Nazareno 'naz' Romero
Lautaro 'guty' Gomez
Nemesis
Ivan 'SELLTER' Miroshnikov
Evgeny 'r3salt' Frolov
Alemkhan 'mag1k3Y' Moldakamalov
Philipp 'tex1y' Moskvitin
Daniil 'Sdaim' Tupov
INFINITE
Rasmus 'kreaz' Johansson
Raul 'Blytz' Gligor
Martin 'Dytor' Handl
Sebastian 'volt' Maloș
Henrich 'sl3nd' Hevesi
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer
Martin 'stavn' Lund
Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck
Roman 'n0te' Hamze
Kacper 'xKacpersky' Gabara
Richard 'Xizt' Landström
Chicken Coop
John 'mds' Marin
Evindar 'Drop' Isik
Alexander 'REKMEISTER' Flynn
Jared 'jared' Habib
Chad 'Crisp' Bredeson
Igor 'darkpsy' Zaniboni
Turma do Pagode
Lucas 'nqz' Soares
SportsBetExpert
Gage 'Infinite' Green
Kevin 'consti' Yi
Shane 'shane' Dressler
Jaxon 'Peeping' Cornwell
Brennan 'Aureo' O’Connell
MOUZ
Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás
Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi
Dorian 'xertioN' Berman
Oldřich 'PR' Nový
Adrian 'xelex' Vincze
Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsen
regain
Brennan 'grape' Greer
Eric 'Zucar' Zuccaro
Andrew 'dvrk' Brunken
Alexander 'sasha' Burke
Nazar 'H0NeST' Stefinko
Astralis
Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen
Love 'phzy' Smidebrant
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Gytis 'ryu' Glušauskas
Filip 'NEO' Kubski
Marsborne
Adam 'freshie' Paterson
Nick 'nicx' Lee
Adam 'Grizz' Golden
Bogdan 'ogwizard' Savula
Chance 'WUMBO' Boyer
Hunter 'Lucid' Tucker
K27
Timur 'clax' Sabirov
Daniil 'X5G7V' Maryshev
Aleksey 'xeedo' Mikulich
Danila 'kashl1d' Dronov
Daniil 'qw1nk1' Kabilov
Iowa Stormboar
Anthony 'ayaneuu' Scheuer
Ty 'TyRa' Aron
William 'aelor' Africano
Brett 'Scorchyy' Coolen
Noah 'false' Richardson
Chicken Coop
John 'mds' Marin
Evindar 'Drop' Isik
Alexander 'REKMEISTER' Flynn
Jared 'jared' Habib
Chad 'Crisp' Bredeson
Natus Vincere
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov
Drin 'makazze' Shaqiri
Andrey 'B1ad3' Gorodenskiy
BESTIA
Ignacio 'nacho' Rodriguez
Cássio 'cass1n' Santos
Nicolás 'buda' Kramer
Tomas 'tomaszin' Corna
Cristhian 'timo' Perez
Afonso 'shaRpy' Bastos
3DMAX
Bryan 'Maka' Canda
Lucas 'Lucky' Chastang
Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier
Jeremy 'Kursy' Gast
Filip 'Graviti' Brankovic
Damien 'wasiNk' Dufour