Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent and Japan’s Yosuke Asaji clinched the two coveted 2026 LIV Golf League spots on offer through ten leg International Series on the Asian Tour, sealing their places after the season-ending Saudi International in Riyadh.
Created by the Asian Tour, with investment from LIV Golf, The International Series features upgraded purses of US$2 million each, fields which usually feature top ranked LIV Golf Stars and its own independent Ranking. While results also count toward the Asian Tour Order of Merit, only the International Series table awards direct LIV Golf access: two automatic spots and additional berths through LIV Promotions, a qualifying tournament.
Vincent, winner of the inaugural 2022 International Series Rankings, earned his return to LIV in 2025 after a strong season with a win in Morocco and a runner-up finish in Jakarta. A closing 75 in Riyadh did not threaten his top spot as his challengers failed to mount a charge. Asaji, who won the Moutai Singapore Open, held on to second place in the ranking despite missing the cut in the final event in Saudi. Filipino Miguel Tabuena fell agonisingly short—one stroke away from the top-six finish he needed.
For India, the promise remains but the breakthrough hasn’t yet come. Gaganjeet Bhullar remains the country’s most consistent performer on the Asian Tour, with top finishes of 13th (2022), 8th (2023), 38th (2024) and 41st (2025) on the International Series Rankings. He remains the only Indian to win an elevated International Series event—a dominant five-shot victory at the BNI Indonesian Masters 2023, where Karandeep Kochhar finished second.
Anirban Lahiri came closest in 2022, finishing runner-up to Sarit Suwannarut at BNI Indonesian Open; while Kochhar was 2nd again in 2023.
The opportunity is clear: one sustained season across six elevated events can change a career. India’s top pros have shown flashes—now they must convert consistency into contention in the 2026 race.
