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NSTLGA League Season 2

A best-of-five final for $5,000.

When
AUG 3 – SEP 13, 2026
Where
Online
Prize pool
$10,000
Field
Up to 64 teams

Sapphire · LEAGUE S2

Grand finalOnline

Champion

SportsBetExpert

3–2

Runner-up

Without a Roof

  1. 01 Dust213–7
  2. 02 Nuke4–13
  3. 03 Inferno11–13
  4. 04 Mirage13–1
  5. 05 Cache13–4

1

Overview

Sixty-four slots, a Swiss stage and a best-of-five final. SportsBetExpert came back from 1–2 down against Stewie2K's Without a Roof and closed it out on Cache for $5,000, the biggest first prize NSTLGA had paid.

Gage "Infinite" Green's second NSTLGA title of 2026

Format
Conferences, a 16-team Swiss stage, then top-8 double-elimination playoffs · Bo5 grand final
Field
Up to 64 teams
Platform
Online
Team pass
$200 per team
Circuit points
2–10 points · every team that plays scores
  1. 1st:10 points
  2. 2nd:8 points
  3. 3rd:6 points
  4. 4th:4 points
  5. 5th–8th:2 points
How the circuit works
Ranking
VRS enabled

2

Final standings

  1. Without a Roof

    2nd

  2. SportsBetExpert

    1st

  3. LAG

    3rd

  4. Iowa Stormboar

    4th

  1. 5th–6thOvertake Sector
  2. 5th–6thMarsborne
  3. 7th–8thFarmVille
  4. 7th–8thregain

3

Who played

  1. SportsBetExpert

    1st

    • Infinite
    • motm
    • Peeping
    • consti
    • shane
    • Aureo · coach

  2. Without a Roof

    2nd

    • CeRq
    • Stewie2K
    • autimatic
    • Brehze
    • FaNg
    • steel · coach

  3. LAG

    3rd

    • Cryptic
    • djay
    • Sandman
    • SLIGHT
    • Bwills

  4. Iowa Stormboar

    4th

    • TyRa
    • Scorchyy
    • aelor
    • Valter0k
    • H0NeST
    • carbs · coach

  5. Overtake Sector

    5th–6th

    • Umar
    • intra
    • LEARSI
    • jason
    • corim
    • Juhst · coach

  6. Marsborne

    5th–6th

    • Grizz
    • ogwizard
    • freshie
    • WUMBO
    • nicx
    • Lucid · coach

  7. FarmVille

    7th–8th

    • BeaKie
    • KmZ
    • Signal
    • calamity
    • Slugy
    • ninja · coach

  8. regain

    7th–8th

    • Zucar
    • sasha
    • grape
    • fuzenko
    • spud

  9. Beyond Limits

    Out in the swiss stage

    • flixxy
    • doltn
    • Beastman
    • Pr0mise
    • denz

  10. DETONATE

    Out in the swiss stage

    • tatm
    • chante
    • carN
    • Maxuel
    • ReFuZR

  11. For Fun

    Out in the swiss stage

    • Momo
    • Pluto
    • mason
    • Shooter
    • Taqi

  12. Villainous

    Out in the swiss stage

    • DYLAN
    • Sunk
    • Jolts
    • Burglar
    • bright

  13. Wanted Goons

    Out in the swiss stage

    • Johan
    • febreeze
    • Magic
    • killerPandas
    • hibui
    • GKaay · coach

  14. Axial

    Out in the swiss stage

    • SolGoat
    • AtomiK
    • seziwana
    • Noxio
    • swayu

  15. NuTorious

    Out in the swiss stage

    • Kermi
    • bones
    • neight
    • cmrn
    • Fruitcupx
    • Kurrent · coach

  16. Chicken Coop

    Out in the swiss stage

    • REKMEISTER
    • Crisp
    • Drop
    • jared
    • mds
    • darkpsy · coach

4

Swiss stage

SportsBetExpert and Marsborne went through without dropping a match.

Teams
16
Rounds
5
Matches
33
To the playoffs
8
2–2 deciders
3
Forfeits
2

Round 1 · Sep 3

Round 2 · Sep 4

Round 3 · Sep 5

Round 4 · Sep 6

Round 5 · Sep 6

Final records

0–0
1–0
0–1
2–0Match point
1–1
0–2Elimination
3–0Playoffs
  • SportsBetExpert
  • Marsborne
2–1Match point
1–2Elimination
0–3Eliminated
  • Chicken Coop
  • NuTorious
3–1Playoffs
  • Overtake Sector
  • LAG
  • Iowa Stormboar
2–2Decider
1–3Eliminated
  • Axial
  • Villainous
  • Wanted Goons
3–2Playoffs
  • Without a Roof
  • regain
  • FarmVille
2–3Eliminated
  • For Fun
  • Beyond Limits
  • DETONATE

Standings

Every team's Swiss run: record, maps, rounds and each match
#TeamW–LMapsRDR1R2R3R4R5
1SportsBetExpertPlayoffs3–04–0+28Axial16–14For Fun13–5Iowa Stormboar2–0——
2MarsbornePlayoffs3–04–0+22FarmVille13–6Without a Roof13–4LAG2–0——
3Overtake SectorPlayoffs3–14–2+14Iowa Stormboar4–13Villainous13–6Axial13–5DETONATE2–1—
4LAGPlayoffs3–14–3+13Beyond Limits13–4DETONATE16–12Marsborne0–2For Fun2–1—
5Iowa StormboarPlayoffs3–14–2+1Overtake Sector13–4Wanted Goons13–7SportsBetExpert0–2Beyond Limits2–0—
6Without a RoofPlayoffs3–25–2+16regain13–6Marsborne4–13Beyond Limits6–13Wanted Goons2–0For Fun2–0
7regainPlayoffs3–24–3+6Without a Roof6–13FarmVille10–13NuTorious2–1AxialW–FFDETONATE2–0
8FarmVillePlayoffs3–25–4+4Marsborne6–13regain13–10DETONATE9–13Villainous2–1Beyond Limits2–1
9For FunOut2–33–5-5Chicken Coop13–8SportsBetExpert5–13Wanted Goons13–5LAG1–2Without a Roof0–2
10Beyond LimitsOut2–33–5-11LAG4–13NuTorious16–13Without a Roof13–6Iowa Stormboar0–2FarmVille1–2
11DETONATEOut2–33–5-15NuTorious16–14LAG12–16FarmVille13–9Overtake Sector1–2regain0–2
12AxialOut1–31–2-7SportsBetExpert14–16Chicken Coop13–10Overtake Sector5–13regainFF–W—
13VillainousOut1–31–4-18Wanted Goons6–13Overtake Sector6–13Chicken CoopW–FFFarmVille1–2—
14Wanted GoonsOut1–31–4-28Villainous13–6Iowa Stormboar7–13For Fun5–13Without a Roof0–2—
15Chicken CoopOut0–30–2-8For Fun8–13Axial10–13VillainousFF–W——
16NuToriousOut0–31–4-12DETONATE14–16Beyond Limits13–16regain1–2——

5

Bracket & format

Swiss stage

16-team Swiss · 8 advance

Swiss stage

Playoffs

Double elim · Bo5 final

Swiss stage standings
Swiss stageDetails ↑
SportsBetExpert3–0
Marsborne3–0
Iowa Stormboar3–1
Overtake Sector3–1
LAG3–1
Without a Roof3–2
FarmVille3–2
regain3–2
For Fun2–3
Beyond Limits2–3
DETONATE2–3
Axial1–3
Villainous1–3
Wanted Goons1–3
Chicken Coop0–3
NuTorious0–3

UB Quarterfinal

UB Semifinal

UB Final

LB Round 1

LB Quarterfinal

LB Semifinal

LB Final

Grand Final

SportsBetExpert2
FarmVille0
Iowa Stormboar2
Overtake Sector1
LAG2
regain0
Marsborne0
Without a Roof2
SportsBetExpert2
Iowa Stormboar0
LAG1
Without a Roof2
SportsBetExpert2
Without a Roof0
FarmVille0
Overtake Sector2
regainFF
MarsborneW
LAG2
Overtake Sector1
Iowa Stormboar2
Marsborne0
LAG2
Iowa Stormboar1
Without a Roof2
LAG1
SportsBetExpert3
Without a Roof2
SportsBetExpert's matches· Full event on HLTV ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Champion's matches · SportsBetExpert

  1. 01 · Swiss Round 1 · 0–0 pool

    vs Axial16–14

    Mirage 16–14

    HLTV ↗

    HLTV match page (opens in a new tab)

  2. 02 · Swiss Round 2 · 1–0 pool

    vs For Fun13–5

    Mirage 13–5

    HLTV ↗

    HLTV match page (opens in a new tab)

  3. 03 · Swiss Round 3 · 2–0 pool

    vs Iowa Stormboar2–0

    Cache 13–7 · Inferno 13–1

    HLTV ↗

    HLTV match page (opens in a new tab)

  4. 04 · Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

    vs FarmVille2–0

    Dust2 13–6 · Inferno 13–8

    HLTV ↗

    HLTV match page (opens in a new tab)

  5. 05 · Upper Bracket Semifinals

    vs Iowa Stormboar2–0

    Dust2 13–0 · Mirage 16–13

    HLTV ↗

    HLTV match page (opens in a new tab)

  6. 06 · Upper Bracket Final

    vs Without a Roof2–0

    Dust2 13–10 · Nuke 13–6

    HLTV ↗

    HLTV match page (opens in a new tab)

  7. 07 · Grand Final

    vs Without a Roof3–2

    Dust2 13–7 · Nuke 4–13 · Inferno 11–13 · Mirage 13–1 · Cache 13–4

    HLTV ↗

    HLTV match page (opens in a new tab)

6

Prize payouts

Paid out

$10,000

  1. 1stSportsBetExpert$5,000
  2. 2ndWithout a Roof$2,500
  3. 3rdLAG$1,000
  4. 4thIowa Stormboar$500
  5. 5th–6thOvertake Sector$300
  6. 5th–6thMarsborne$300
  7. 7th–8thFarmVille$200
  8. 7th–8thregain$200

7

Video

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