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NAVI lead Annual Club Incentive, Vitality move to second

ESL's update after EPL Season 24 in Katowice keeps Natus Vincere first with 390 points. Team Vitality rise to second, and Team Spirit are left out of the standings.

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Key facts

  • What126 of the year's 720 viewership points were awarded at EPL Season 24
  • Whothe top 16 teams in the standings are paid out
  • Whenpayouts come in Q1 of 2027

ESL published the second-to-last 2026 update to its Annual Club Incentive (ACI) on Oct. 26, after ESL Pro League Season 24 in Katowice. Natus Vincere stay first with 390 total points, while Team Vitality, the event’s champions, move into second place.

How the points were awarded

ESL ranked the 16 teams at the event by average concurrent viewers in the group stage, using data from Esports Charts. Playoffs are not counted. The top 12 teams received viewership points.

  • Team Falcons294,979 average viewers, 14 points
  • Team Vitality274,319, 14 points
  • Natus Vincere269,067, 14 points
  • MOUZ222,615, 14 points
  • FURIA, Aurora Gaming, PARIVISION, 9z Teamplaces five to eight, 10.5 points each
  • 1win Team, ShindeN, M80, G2 Esportsplaces nine to 12, seven points each

BetBoom Team, TYLOO and Legacy received no points. The event handed out 126 of the 720 points available in 2026, and the last 108 will be distributed after IEM Beijing.

Current standings

Vitality hold second with 250 points, ahead of FURIA with 242.5. NAVI’s share of the pool is 17.7%, or $482,650, while Vitality’s is 11.3% ($309,391) and FURIA’s 11.0% ($300,110).

ESL wrote that the Event Multiplier continues to favor teams that consistently attended its events. Falcons are sixth with 160 points, having attended four events, one fewer than Vitality, FURIA, G2 Esports and MOUZ.

BC.Game Esports sit 17th with 40 points and receive nothing. Passion UA are 16th with 48 points and a $59,403 share.

Team Spirit left out

Team Spirit ranked fourth by average viewers among all teams in Katowice but are not in the standings. ESL said the team recorded three tournament declines in the 2025-2026 period. Spirit can no longer earn or receive ACI rewards for the rest of 2026, but their attendance and skipped events in 2026 will count toward the 2027 ACI. They are eligible again in 2027.

ESL said it will publish the final update after IEM Beijing.

Why it matters

The top 16 teams in the standings are paid in Q1 of 2027, and one more update after IEM Beijing will set the final order.

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