M80 and Legacy Withdraw from XSE Pro League

On Tuesday, Chinese organisers Xinsai Esports announced that M80 and Legacy will not attend the US$500,000 XSE Pro League 2026 tournament in July.

As revealed by the organisers, the North American and Brazilian Counter-Strike 2 teams will not compete in the upcoming Chinese tournament due to passport-related issues and jury duty obligations.

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The two squads were slated to clash in the opening round of the group stage on July 1, marking their third meeting of the season and first since Monday’s game at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major, where Legacy won 2-0.

While the absence of Legacy and M80 is a notable blow to the quality of the lineup competing in China, the tournament organisers did not need long to find replacements.

Stepping in to fill the gaps are two local teams, TYLOO and Lynn Vision Gaming, who were the next-highest-rated teams on the Valve Regional Standings.

XSE Pro League 2026 is the sixth edition of the tournament series, which originally started in 2023 as a Chinese-only event.

Following the cancellation of XSE Pro League Season 6 in 2025, the tournament expanded to include international teams and now uses VRS standings to hand out invites to eligible squads.

XSE Pro League is set to kick off on July 1 and will run for just under two weeks, ending with the grand final on July 12.

The tournament is divided into two stages, starting with a 16-team Swiss-System group, where the teams will battle for eight tickets into the playoffs.

The playoffs will then transition into a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-three except for the grand final, which will be best-of-five.

While the top-rated betting sites have yet to open outright odds for the event, known names such as PARIVISION, BetBoom Team, FaZe Clan, Monte, BIG, and B8 are among those widely considered some of the main title candidates.

Mark Prezelj

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