Valve’s revised CS Major Supplemental Rulebook makes a recent region switch a potential barrier to a Regional Assignment at the PGL Singapore Major. A roster is eligible only if it did not appear on another region’s VRS list during the preceding three calendar months.
The restriction applies to Major invitations, not invites to events outside the Major circuit. Valve told HLTV that the rule applies to the Singapore Major and that the three-month cutoff is measured from when Major invitations go out, not when the tournament begins.
The change follows organizations switching from Europe to Asia after their European Major chances faded. BC.Game signed Tyson “asap” Paterson, while WW and Sashi also changed regions ahead of the Singapore Major. Sashi’s roster changes included two Australian players and Anton “Anlelele” Huynh, whose Danish-Vietnamese dual citizenship factored into its Asian assignment. Esports executive Tom Lemke said Valve told him Sashi’s move prompted the rule change, specifically citing the dual citizenship.
After speaking with Valve they explained to me that @Sashi_Esport was the straw that broke the camel's back, specifically the dual citizenship.
Crazy. https://t.co/RHIQdTnHTk
— Tom J. Lemke (@TomJangLemke) October 6, 2026
For BC.Game, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev’s team, a strict reading could leave it unable to receive a Regional Assignment in either region. Its recent European VRS appearance could block an Asian assignment, while its Asia listing could prevent an immediate return to Europe. BC.Game was last listed 30th in Europe’s September standings, and its chances of qualifying there were already slim.
Valve had said affected teams could contact it to find a solution. On Oct. 7, HLTV editor-in-chief Milan “Striker” Švejda wrote that Valve would consider disregarding BC.Game’s one-time Asia entry so the roster could remain in the European race. That is a possible accommodation, not confirmation that BC.Game has been reinstated.
They said that since BCG already made the switch without knowing what the impact would be, they'd consider ignoring their one-time Asia entry to help them stay in the race from Europe. https://t.co/JB2R7S3f4O
— Milan Švejda (@StrikerHLTVorg) October 7, 2026
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