Wildcard's Major hopes hinge on two remaining LAN events

Wildcard’s projected chance of qualifying for the PGL Singapore Major has fallen from 39% to 24% after a fifth-sixth finish at FOX Legacy Season 1 in Portugal. The North American Counter-Strike team has two scheduled LAN events left to improve its position.

The drop follows a playoff run in which Wildcard lost two of its three series. Projections calculated by Mischief put its qualification chance at 39% before FOX Legacy and 24% following its exit.

Playoff defeats add to the pressure

Wildcard began the playoffs in the upper bracket against Nice Try, ranked 115th in the Valve Regional Standings, but lost the opening match. It then beat EAC in the lower bracket before INFINITE ended its campaign with a 2-0 win.

That left Wildcard with a 1-2 series record at the event. The result was a setback after the team finished second behind Liquid at iBUYPOWER Masters FML 2026.

FOX Legacy was the first of three LAN events on Wildcard’s schedule after FML. Its early exit in Portugal therefore leaves FRAG University and FiRe Last Chance as the team’s two remaining scheduled opportunities to strengthen its Major qualification bid.

Two chances to improve its position

The projections cited for Wildcard show how much those results could matter. If the team finishes in the top eight at both remaining events, its estimated chance of qualifying rises to 55%.

A title at either tournament would produce a bigger projected increase. Winning FRAG University would raise the estimate to 74%, while victory at FiRe Last Chance would lift it to 89%.

FiRe Last Chance has the stronger field, which contributes to the higher projected value of a win there. The figures remain estimates rather than guarantees of a Major place, and Wildcard must still deliver the results on which they depend.

Wildcard is still in contention despite its Portugal result. Its next opportunity comes at FRAG University, followed by FiRe Last Chance as the final LAN on its listed schedule. Those events could shape whether it can recover enough ground to reach the PGL Singapore Major.