June 3, 2025
In the latest VRS rankings, the European powerhouse Vitality ranked first with 2124 points, followed by MOUZ with 1922 points, and Spirit ranked third with 1905 points. The MongolZ from Asia performed well, winning the fifth place with 1790 points, becoming the biggest dark horse in this round and successfully joining the ranks of the world’s top teams. And Aurora also rose to sixth with 1742 points with its recent stable performance, entering the top ten in the world for the first time, showing a strong upward momentum.
IEM Cologne 2025: 24 teams gather to compete for a $1.25 million prize pool
The 2025 IEM Cologne will be held from July 23 to August 3, with a total prize of $1.25 million. It is still one of the most watched CS2 offline events this year. According to the latest VRS ranking, a total of 24 teams have qualified.
Among the new teams this year, B8, Ninjas in Pyjamas and TYLOO stand out, replacing Imperial Valkyries, SAW and Wildcard respectively, becoming the new faces of this event. In particular, Ninjas in Pyjamas performed well in PGL Astana and made it to the quarterfinals. With this momentum, they successfully locked in the ticket to Cologne. Aurora also ushered in the opportunity to participate directly for the first time. Their continued stable performance makes them one of the most noteworthy rising teams this season.
2025 E-sports World Cup: VRS points determine 15 seats, TYLOO beats the competition to win the AFC Champions League ticket
The 2025 E-sports World Cup will officially start this summer, and 16 world-class teams will gather together to compete for the highest honor of the year, the championship trophy. In this event, 15 teams directly advanced based on VRS points, and the last precious seat was successfully won by the Asian Champions League champion-TYLOO.
It is worth mentioning that Virtus.pro won the last direct invitation ticket with a slight points advantage, which shows the fierceness of the ranking competition this time. The gap between global teams has entered a millimeter battle.
VRS ranking system undergoes major adjustments
In order to improve the fairness and credibility of the ranking mechanism, Valve has made a number of reforms to the VRS ranking system in 2025, mainly including:
More flexible invitation criteria: Tournament organizers can now issue more diversified invitations based on the team’s recent status and tournament performance, including issuing wild cards to outstanding second-tier teams, to increase the game’s highlights and uncertainty.
More precise regional segmentation: The original “Americas” and “Asia” regions are further divided into North America, South America, East Asia, West Asia and other sub-regions, which more accurately reflect the true strength and competitive level of teams in various regions.
VRS Ranking update mechanism optimization: Points will no longer be updated immediately during the competition, but will be uniformly counted after all the competitions are over to prevent unfair ranking fluctuations caused by mid-term updates.
This series of reforms will directly affect the promotion path and seed rankings of future competitions, and put forward higher requirements for all teams.
Conclusion
This round of VRS rankings not only determines the lineups for IEM Cologne and the E-sports World Cup, but also brings new changes to the global CS2 competitive landscape. European teams still dominate, but the rapid rise of Asian teams such as The MongolZ and TYLOO is gradually breaking this pattern, adding more suspense and highlights to the event.
For major teams, maintaining a high level of stable performance has become the key to participating in top events. In the future, the CS2 ecosystem will pay more attention to continuous output, team strategy and event adaptability.
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