HEROIC: two top-8 finishes would give 90% Major chance

HEROIC published a recap of their position in the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) race for the Singapore Major on Oct. 13, ahead of the Nov. 2 deadline. The team wrote that two top-8 finishes, at Stake Pulse III and DracuLaN, would bring them to a 90% chance of making the Major.

HEROIC’s position

HEROIC said their run at Stake Pulse II moved them from outside the projected Major invites to inside Stage 2. They wrote that the title did not clinch Major qualification. The 90% figure is as of Oct. 13, the date HEROIC gave for the post.

Their next match is the opener against Envy on Thursday the 15th. BCG, which HEROIC described as a newly approved Asian VRS team, and MIBR are the other two teams in their group.

The rest of the race

HEROIC’s post names several other teams and their situations:

• Inner Circlewent out of their Stake Pulse III group 0-2 and are outside the invite range.
• BIG, magic and GamerLegionhave fallen out of the projected invites, each with less than a 25% chance.
• Alliancedown to a 7% chance.
• 100 Thieveslooking to qualify for their first CS2 Major after what HEROIC called a strong win over Liquid.
• Luminosity, Envy and Nemigaall in the mix for the last spots, according to HEROIC.
• NAVIHEROIC wrote that the Ukrainian organization has never missed a Counter-Strike Major, but would be in “serious trouble” if they fail to win two games at PGL Bucharest.
• FaZewinning the Portuguese RMN Imperium Cup eased the burden of missing a second Major in a row, HEROIC wrote.