Each team has received their invite based on their rosters stated in the VRS.

Note: the final roster submission deadline for teams in each region are as follows:

1. Europe: March 2, 2026
2. Oceania, Asia, South America, and North America: March 6, 2026

For a team to be eligible to accept their invitation they must retain a majority roster. In this case there are some notable points to consider when looking at the invited teams:

1. FURIA (VRS 1), Vitality (VRS 2), PARIVISION (VRS 3), Falcons (VRS 4), Natus Vincere (VRS 5), Spirit (VRS 6), MOUZ (VRS 7), FaZe (VRS 8), Aurora (VRS 9), The MongolZ (VRS 10), Liquid (VRS 11), and B8 (VRS 12) can’t be invited based on the Valve’s Tournament Operating Requirements that states: “3.8.4 The VRS rank of the invited Rosters must be lower than 12 on the Global VRS at the time of the Invite Date.". 
2. Europe:
   1. G2 (VRS 13), 3DMAX (VRS 14), Astralis (VRS 15), GamerLegion (VRS 18), FUT (VRS 19), BC.Game (VRS 22), Ninjas in Pyjamas (VRS 24), HEROIC (VRS 25), BetBoom (VRS 26), Gentle Mates (VRS 27), HOTU (VRS 28), BIG (VRS 30), EYEBALLERS (VRS 33), 9INE (VRS 34), fnatic (VRS 35), Monte (VRS 38), SINNERS (VRS 39), Alliance (VRS 40), Inner Circle (VRS 43), Friendly Campers (VRS 44), CYBERSHOKE (VRS 45), ECSTATIC (VRS 46), ENCE (VRS 47), Tricked (VRS 48), Johnny Speeds (VRS 53), Sashi (VRS 54), Nuclear TigeRES (VRS 55), Oramond (VRS 58), magic (VRS 59), illwill (VRS 61), KOLESIE (VRS 62), OG (VRS 63), MOUZ NXT (VRS 65), BET-M (VRS 69), Virtus.pro (VRS 72), AM (VRS 73), 500 (VRS 77), Metizport (VRS 79), Phantom (VRS 80), ARCRED (VRS 81), BIG EQUIPA (VRS 84), JiJieHao (VRS 87), ECLOT (VRS 88), FAVBET (VRS 89), SPARTA (VRS 90), Fire Flux (VRS 91), Betclic (VRS 92), ASTRAL (VRS 93), AaB (VRS 95), Nemesis (VRS 102), OlyBet (VRS 107), BC.Game (VRS 109), ALGO (VRS 112), Acend (VRS 113), ALLINNERS (VRS 114), CPH Wolves (VRS 115), Lazer Cats (VRS 117), Nexus (VRS 120), kONO (VRS 125), Spirit Academy (VRS 126), NOVAQ (VRS 129), Partizan (VRS 134), WW (VRS 135), NIP Impact (VRS 137), Prestige (VRS 141), Bebop (VRS 142), Famalicão (VRS 145), Eternal Fire (VRS 149), Impulse GW (VRS 151), AMKAL (VRS 153), BASEMENT BOYS (VRS 155), Let Her Cook (VRS 163), VP.Prodigy (VRS 172), Oxuji (VRS 174), HEROIC (VRS 175), Universe (VRS 176), BRUTE (VRS 178), AaB (VRS 181), Phantom (VRS 182), Betclic (VRS 188), SAW (VRS 195), Nemesis Impact (VRS 204), ComeBack (VRS 205), Flame Sharks fe (VRS 206), Peekaboo (VRS 213), 8Sins (VRS 214), Partizan (VRS 216), ALLINNERS (VRS 217), 888aura (VRS 218), Young Ninjas (VRS 220), FACEITPLAYERS (VRS 227), m1x (VRS 230), wwaves (VRS 234), japczany (VRS 249), CALAOSCORNOS (VRS 251), 777 Esports (VRS 254), and Tricked (VRS 256) have all declined their invites.
3. North America:
   1. NRG (VRS 17), M80 (VRS 21), Passion UA (VRS 29), Marsborne (VRS 52), Voca (VRS 70), Rave (VRS 97), Wildcard (VRS 119), BOSS (VRS 124), InControl (VRS 210), Akimbo (VRS 224), Black Mold (VRS 225), Ghost (VRS 226), Aether (VRS 229), Nocturnal (VRS 231), Lotus fe (VRS 237), TSG (VRS 255), Straight2Killin (VRS 259), and Getting info (VRS 267) have all declined their invites.
4. South America:
   1. Legacy (VRS 16), paiN (VRS 20), MIBR (VRS 23), Imperial (VRS 32), BESTIA (VRS 36), Sharks (VRS 37), RED Canids (VRS 42), Gaimin Gladiators (VRS 49), ODDIK (VRS 56), 9z (VRS 57), Fluxo (VRS 60), 9z (VRS 66), MIBR fe (VRS 83), Fake do Biru (VRS 96), Gaimin Gladiators (VRS 116), Yawara (VRS 118), Galorys (VRS 123), Dusty Roots (VRS 140), Keyd Stars (VRS 143), KRÜ (VRS 164), MIBR (VRS 184), Four Magic fe (VRS 211), thekillaz fe (VRS 219), Curralzinho (VRS 223), and Dusty Roses (VRS 236) have all declined their invites.
5. Asia:
   1. Lynn Vision (VRS 50), TYLOO (VRS 74), and The Huns (VRS 86) have all declined their invites.
6. Oceania:

1. FlyQuest (VRS 31), THUNDER dOWNUNDER (VRS 148), Rooster (VRS 186), and Underground (VRS 238) have all declined their invites.