Natus Vincere dropped to 13th place in the VRS ranking, repeating their previous anti-record. This drop stems from three consecutive poor tournament performances where the squad failed to finish higher than 9th.

The team missed out on the playoffs at IEM Cologne Major 2026 and BLAST Open Porto 2026. Additionally, an elimination in the 1/8 finals at the Esports World Cup 2026 compounded their ranking losses while rival rosters gained points at FISSURE Playground 3 in China in their absence.

A year ago, Natus Vincere fell to the exact same 13th position before bouncing back to win StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025. The lineup will look to start another recovery on September 17, 2026, when they face Aurora at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026.