The regional distribution for the PGL Singapore Major has firmed up following the IEM Cologne Major’s Stage 3 results, and the headline is a painful one for Asia. 9z’s upset of The MongolZ in Cologne has cost the region its direct Stage 3 invite, while Europe has climbed to 18 of the 32 available slots, leaving Asia with just five places and none in the final stage.
How the 32 Singapore Major Slots Break Down
The results in Cologne reshaped the allocation across all three stages, with Europe picking up one spot from the Americas after Stage 1, rising to 18 from 17. The full distribution is below.
| Region | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Americas | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Asia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
9z’s Win Costs Asia Its Stage 3 Place
The decisive shift came from 9z’s victory over The MongolZ, which removed Asia’s invitation to Stage 3 of the Singapore Major, barring any last-minute rule changes. As things stand, Stage 3 will feature six European teams joined by two from the Americas. Stage 2 again leans European with six spots, plus one each for Asia and the Americas, while Stage 1 pits six European squads against six from the Americas and four from Asia.
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Europe Tightens Its Grip
The net effect is a Major weighted heavily toward Europe, which now holds more than half of all available slots and a full third of every stage. The Americas hold steady at nine across the three stages, but Asia’s drop to five, with no representation in Stage 3, underlines how much the Cologne results have reshaped the path to Singapore before a single match has been played there.