StarSeries Fall closed qualifier invites announced

Three regional qualifiers will award four spots at the $500,000 event.

StarLadder have announced the direct invites for the upcoming StarSeries Fall 2026 closed qualifiers.

The qualification events will be held in three regions, namely Europe, South America, and North America, with the latter two featuring eight teams, while 16 squads will contest the European tournament.

The highest-ranked out of those 16 is the new-look Aurora squad, who will also be the only top-20 team attending the qualifier. Joining them are the likes of Astralis , Ninjas in Pyjamas , and 3DMAX , while 100 Thieves have also sneaked into the invite list thanks to a plethora of declines.

The full European team list is as follows:

In North America, NRG come into the event as the highest-ranked team in attendance, with Chicken Coop , SportsBetExpert , and Marsborne also set to compete.

The entire North American team list is:

MIBR , who recently added Lucas "⁠nqz⁠" Soares to their ranks, come into the South American qualifier as the highest-ranked squad, and will be joined by some of Brazil's domestic scene stalwarts, such as Imperial , BESTIA , and Gaimin Gladiators .

The aforementioned qualifiers will award four spots at the $500,000 event, which already features Vitality , FURIA , Natus Vincere , and MOUZ on the team list as direct invites.