100 Thieves have qualified for the Singapore Major after defeating Wildcard 2-0 in the FiRe Last Chance grand final in Buenos Aires on 1 November 2026. The result gives the North American organization its first appearance at a Counter-Strike Major and ends a long wait that began with a failed qualification for ELEAGUE Major Boston in 2018.
The victory also completed a clean tournament run for 100 Thieves. The team won all five matches without dropping a map, although the grand final was considerably closer than its final score suggests. Wildcard pushed the opening map into double overtime before 100 Thieves closed it out, then the winners pulled away on the second map.
A close opening map in Buenos Aires
100 Thieves began Cache with a 9-3 lead on the CT side, but Wildcard recovered after a missed 5v2 advantage in a pistol round. The comeback forced 100 Thieves to defend two map points before the North American team finally secured the map at 19-16 in double overtime.
Nicolai “device” Reedtz settled the decisive map with a 1v1 duel that ended with three seconds remaining. The match then moved to Dust2, where 100 Thieves held an 8-4 advantage on the T side and completed a 5-0 closing run for a 13-4 result.
| Map | Result |
|---|---|
| Cache | 100 Thieves 19-16 Wildcard |
| Dust2 | 100 Thieves 13-4 Wildcard |
Device leads the final
Statistics reported from HLTV placed device at the top of the series. He finished with a 1.53 rating and a 45-26 kill-death record. Håvard “rain” Nygaard followed with a 1.30 rating, while Alex “poiii” Nyholm Sundgren and William “sirah” Kjærsgaard recorded ratings of 1.26 and 1.25, respectively.
- 100 Thieves won the FiRe Last Chance grand final 2-0.
- The team did not lose a map across five matches.
- Wildcard’s Jadan “HexT” Postma led his team with a 1.43 rating and a 42-38 record.
Singapore Major place secured
The qualification has significance beyond the FiRe Last Chance trophy. 100 Thieves had never played at a Counter-Strike Major before this result. The organization’s nearest previous opportunity came at ELEAGUE Major Boston in 2018, when an ex-Immortals lineup qualified but was ruled out because of immigration issues.
FiRe Last Chance represented the final route available to teams in the region after the last European Stage 1 place remained open following HOTU’s second-place finish at the GLuck Moscow Cyber Games. By winning in Buenos Aires, 100 Thieves claimed the opportunity to compete at the Singapore Major, giving Southeast Asian Counter-Strike fans a newly qualified North American team to follow at the event.
