Counter-Strike 2: VRS Monthly Ranking Difference

Valve has introduced their own ranking method back in 2023 which has been used in the competitive CS2 scene since 2025. The Valve Regional Standings (VRS) is a ranking system which takes in each teams performance at recent events to determine their rankings upon which teams are invited to certain tournaments including the major.

This system is comprised of multiple factors such as their performance, results against other teams, consistency, LAN results and more.

In this blog I will break down the monthly difference to show where the teams are standing this month, compared to the previous month.

  • VRS Difference is the amount of points that the team has gained/lost compared to the previous month.

  • Rank Difference is how many spots did the team climbed or dropped compared to the previous month.

  • Region: EU - Europe / AM - America / AS - Asia

  • Note: Some teams VRS points may be a few points off if some games had already happened at the start of the month on midnight (specifically NA games or late night EU matches).

VRS Difference in February 2026:

January 2026 was a slow start to the year as there was the player break and many teams made roster changes which affected their rankings.

Some of the standout points from January:

  • Many NA teams such as M80 and NRG gained vital VRS points from Fl0ms Mythical LAN and Fragadelphia Miami.

  • Parivision had a strong start to the year by winning the BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 Finals.

  • BC Game acquired SAW’s core to help propel them up the VRS rankings.

  • Passion UA, Imperial and Gentle Mates had dropped out of the top 25 teams by the start of February following lackluster results and inactivity.

Below are the Top 25 teams standing as of February 1, 2026 when compared to January 1, 2026.

Ranking

Team

VRS Points

Region

VRS Difference

Rank Difference

1 Vitality 1975 EU -14 1
2 Furia 1938 AM -70 -1
3 Parivision 1923 EU 343 13
4 Falcons 1917 EU 9 -1
5 Natus Vincere 1852 EU -2 1
6 Spirit 1815 EU -48 -2
7 Mouz 1760 EU -97 -2
8 Aurora 1736 EU 7 1
9 Faze 1734 EU -65 -2
10 The Mongolz 1699 AS -95 -2
11 G2 1695 EU 12 0
12 3DMax 1671 EU 53 2
13 B8 1650 EU -72 -3
14 Team Liquid 1649 EU 22 -1
15 FUT 1631 EU 79 4
16 Legacy 1612 AM -63 -4
17 Astralis 1611 EU 6 -2
18 NRG 1600 AM 241 14
19 Gamerlegion 1583 EU 156 8
20 PaiN 1563 AM -9 -2
21 BC Game 1547 EU 573 71
22 Ninjas in Pyjamas 1543 EU 1 -1
23 M80 1542 AM 71 2
24 Heroic 1539 EU -36 -7
25 BetBoom 1534 EU 115 4

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Hashir "HasH" Anis

Long-time esports follower and have worked for esports organizations such as Blight Gaming and Natus Vincere (NaVi). I also help in organizing monthly Dota 2 tournaments hosted by the Dota 2 sub-reddit, partnering with multiple organizations such as ESL, Team Secret and Alliance. You can follow me on Twitter.

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