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NSTLGA LEAGUE
SEASON 2

A VRS enabled open registration online league, that features up to 64 teams and a $10,000 prize pool.

 

EVENT DETAILS:

-$10,000 PRIZE POOL

-64 TEAM CAP

-3 STAGES: CONFERENCES, GROUPS, PLAYOFFS

-VRS ENABLED FOR GROUPS & PLAYOFFS

-HOSTED OFFICIALLY THROUGH FACEIT

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NSTLGA CIRCUIT

SCALING PRIZE POOL

8 TEAMS

$1,250

16 TEAMS

$2,500

24 TEAMS

$3,750

32 TEAMS

$5,000

40 TEAMS

$6,250

48 TEAMS

$7,500

56 TEAMS

$8,750

64 TEAMS

$10,000

Register Your Team

Registration opens July 10th at 5:00 PM PST on a first come, first served basis.

Registration closes July 10th, at 9:00 PM PST.

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By submitting your team for open registration, you agree to pay the $200.00 USD Team Pass. (NON-REFUNDABLE)!

REGISTER NOW

Public Team List

Linked below is a publicly accessible non-editable spreadsheet that features the all registered teams in order.

PUBLIC REGISTRY

Public
Bracket

Linked below is a publicly accessible bracket that features the all teams seeded in order.

PUBLIC REGISTRY

The NSTLGA League is VRS enabled, with match coverage being determined when it is submitted to HLTV 2 weeks prior to the event start.

The VRS ranked list used for seeding will be the 08/03/2026 VRS rankings.

The event visa region is based in the United States of America & Canada.

NSTLGA LEAGUE Stage Schedule:
 

  • Stage 1 - Conferences: August (4 weeks)

  • Stage 2 - Swiss Groups: September 2–6

  • Stage 3 - Playoffs: September 9–13

Stage 1 Conference Format:
 

  • Ruby & Sapphire conferences each feature 4x groups of up to 7 teams per group. 

  • Default day is Wednesday, but matches are available for play the entire 7 day week.

  • Total cap for teams in Stage 1 is 56.

  • The format is BO1 round robin matches, with 2x matches a week (6 max).
    The final 4th week will have conference tiebreakers. Featuring the 1st & 2nd place teams per conference, in an 8 team double-elimination BO3 bracket. Top 4 from each conference tiebreaker bracket moves onto Stage 2.

  • VRS enabled, but will not be featured on HLTV.

Stage 2 Swiss Groups Format:
 

  • Group stage features 16 total teams seeded like this:

  • The top 8 total teams from the conferences move onto group stage.

  • The top 8 VRS ranked teams as of August 3rd will be pre-seeded into groups.

  • The format is a 16 team swiss groupstage, with the top 8 teams advancing.

  • Group stage runs across September 2–6

  • VRS enabled, but only potentially covered by HLTV.

Stage 3 Playoff Format:
 

  • Top 8 double elimination bracket playoffs.

  • The format for the matches are all BO3, besides the BO5 grand finals.

  • Playoff stage runs across September 9–13.

  • All 8 teams receive a share of the prize pool.

  • VRS enabled, but only potentially covered by HLTV.

Playoffs Prize Pool Distribution:
 

1st — 50% = $5,000
2nd — 25% = $2,500
3rd — 10% = $1,000
4th — 5% = $500
5/6th — 3% each = $300
7/8th — 2% each = $200

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