Six teams have shaped Counter-Strike 2 in 2026: Vitality, Team Spirit, Falcons, FURIA, MOUZ and G2. Between them they have won the year’s biggest trophies, and all six are still alive at BLAST Rivals Hong Kong this week, just before the PGL Major Singapore.
Here is where each of them stands: roster, 2026 form and the latest news.
The Tier S teams at a glance
| Team | Biggest 2026 result | At BLAST Rivals Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Vitality | Five titles by May, including IEM Rio and BLAST Rivals Spring | Quarter-final vs MOUZ |
| Team Spirit | PGL Astana, Esports World Cup and BLAST Open Porto champions | Straight to the semi-finals |
| Falcons | IEM Cologne Major champions | Quarter-final vs G2 |
| FURIA | IEM Cologne Major finalists | Straight to the semi-finals |
| MOUZ | BLAST Bounty Summer champions | Quarter-final vs Vitality |
| G2 | Second in their Hong Kong group, ahead of MOUZ | Quarter-final vs Falcons |
Vitality
Roster: ZywOo, ropz, flameZ, mezii, apEX
Vitality arrived in 2026 as back-to-back Major champions after winning BLAST.tv Austin and StarLadder Budapest in 2025, with ZywOo named MVP of both. They kept winning in the first half of the year: by early May they had five titles, including IEM Rio and BLAST Rivals Spring, where they beat Natus Vincere 3-0 in the Grand Final.
Latest news: Hong Kong has been rough. FURIA beat them 2-1 and closed the series with a 13-0 on Mirage, the first 13-0 map loss in Vitality’s history. They play MOUZ in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Team Spirit
Roster: donk, sh1ro, zont1x, magixx, tN1R
Spirit brought back magixx and zont1x for 2026, and the move paid off. They won PGL Astana 2026 with a 3-0 over Falcons in the final, then the Esports World Cup, then BLAST Open Porto in September, where they went undefeated and beat MOUZ 3-1 in the final.
Latest news: Spirit topped Group B in Hong Kong after beating FUT Esports and G2, with sh1ro and donk leading the way. They go straight to Saturday’s semi-finals.
Falcons
Roster: NiKo, m0NESY, kyousuke, TeSeS, karrigan · Coach: zonic
The reigning Major champions. Falcons signed in-game leader karrigan from FaZe in April 2026, moving kyxsan to the bench, and two months later they won the IEM Cologne Major with a 3-0 Grand Final over FURIA. m0NESY was named MVP.
Latest news: Falcons lost their Hong Kong opener to Vitality but bounced back with a 2-0 over Legacy, led by kyousuke. They face G2 in the quarter-finals.
FURIA
Roster: FalleN, KSCERATO, yuurih, YEKINDAR, molodoy
FURIA reached the IEM Cologne Major final in June and the semi-finals of PGL Masters Bucharest in October. It is also a season of farewell: captain FalleN will retire at the end of 2026, and FURIA will need a new leader for 2027. Read more in FalleN’s final run.
Latest news: FURIA won Group A in Hong Kong without dropping a series, beating Legacy and Vitality. They play the semi-finals on Saturday.
MOUZ
MOUZ won BLAST Bounty Summer 2026, beating Spirit in the final, and reached the BLAST Open Porto final in September, where Spirit got their revenge. The team relies on a core of experienced players, with torzsi on the AWP.
Latest news: MOUZ had to survive in Hong Kong. After losing to G2, they dropped a 19-16 double-overtime Cache to FUT Esports before coming back to win the series 2-1. They play Vitality in the quarter-finals.
G2
Roster: HeavyGod, NertZ, MATYS, huNter-, r1nkle
G2 opened Hong Kong with a comeback win over MOUZ, taking Ancient 16-14 and Inferno 13-7 after losing Nuke. They then lost 2-1 to Spirit despite winning Mirage. NertZ was their standout against Spirit.
Latest news: G2 face Falcons in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Team profiles
Who else is close
- Natus Vincere reached the BLAST Rivals Spring final, where they lost to Vitality.
- The MongolZ and Aurora both earned direct invites to the later stages of the PGL Major Singapore through the Valve rankings.
Major recap: the last five champions
| Major | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Cologne 2026 | Falcons | FURIA |
| StarLadder Budapest 2025 | Vitality | FaZe Clan |
| BLAST.tv Austin 2025 | Vitality | The MongolZ |
| Perfect World Shanghai 2024 | Team Spirit | FaZe Clan |
| PGL Copenhagen 2024 | Natus Vincere | FaZe Clan |
Follow these teams live at BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2026.
Sources
- Cybersport.ru — BLAST Rivals Fall 2026 rosters and groups
- Team Vitality — BLAST Rivals Spring victory
- Wikipedia — Team Spirit)
- GosuGamers — Team Spirit defeat MOUZ to win BLAST Open Porto 2026
- Wikipedia — Team Falcons
- PirateSwap — Every CS2 Major winner (2024–2026)
- Dust2 Brasil — FURIA at PGL Masters Bucharest (Portuguese)
- HLTV — Spirit through to Hong Kong semis
- Hotspawn — BLAST Rivals Hong Kong groups come to an end