Team Spirit Climbs to Third Place in the HLTV Ranking

HLTV.org has updated its ranking of the strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams in the world. The main change of the week was Team Spirit’s rise to third place after winning PGL Astana 2026. Their successful performance in Kazakhstan allowed the team to strengthen its position near the top and move ahead of several competitors.

Team Vitality remained at the top of the ranking despite an early exit in the first round of the IEM Atlanta 2026 playoffs. Following the latest changes, FURIA dropped to fifth place, while MOUZ climbed to ninth, overtaking Astralis.

GamerLegion also made noticeable progress. After reaching the final of the tournament in the United States, the team gained several positions and secured a spot in the world’s top 11. The biggest rise inside the top 20 came from paiN Gaming. Biguzera's squad jumped by 12 places and now closes out the top 20. In addition, magic gained 19 points and entered the top 21.

Legacy, B8, and BetBoom Team also improved their positions over the past week. At the same time, FUT, FaZe, 9z, and several other teams moved down the table.

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The HLTV ranking is updated weekly. It primarily takes into account teams’ results from the past two months, as well as achievements over the last year, with the value of older results gradually decreasing.