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Scott Vincent and Yosuke Asaji have secured their spots in the LIV Golf league following the conclusion of the Asian Tour’s International Series.

The collection wrapped up in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, with LIV expertise Josele Ballester clinching the Saudi International at Riyadh Golf Club. Vincent and Asaji also had motive to rejoice, ending as the top two gamers in the season-long order of advantage who have been already members of LIV Golf.

Both can be taking part in LIV’s 2026 season opener, set to happen at Riyadh Golf Club in February. Their entry comes during a period of important change for the league, including an increase in prize money.

Vincent, a founding member of LIV and former participant for the Iron Heads for three seasons before his relegation in 2024, has made a swift comeback to the league.

In 2023, the 33-year-old had his best season, securing two top-five finishes and ending up twenty second in the Individual Championship standings. Despite being ousted from the league last yr after incomes just 6.18 factors, he made a strong comeback in the International Series.

Vincent claimed victory in Morocco in July, main to a second-place end in the order of advantage, behind Ballester. His shared Forty second-place end in Riyadh was enough to secure his return to LIV.

Vincent confessed to being “very nervous” forward of Saturday’s remaining spherical, stating: “I woke up at about 4:30 a.m., which was two hours before I was hoping to. Then you start playing all the different scenarios in your head, which was not what I was hoping for.

“I needed to come out right here and just play freely and give it my best, but yeah, I used to be nervous. Obviously, not figuring out and not making an attempt to look at leaderboards, you do not know how a lot of a cushion you’ve gotten. You don’t desire to be the man who’s forward and loses, all those issues.

“Once I kind of got moving and got into my routine and putting and range work, I definitely did settle down. I just didn’t play great today, but obviously the season was enough.”

Asaji secured third place in the order of advantage standings and is set to make his LIV Golf debut next season. The 32-year-old, who has spent most of his profession on the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour, did not make the cut in Riyadh, but his victory in Singapore earlier this month assured him a spot on the LIV roster.

“I was so happy with my wife and my caddie, we were together. We can get in the LIV event. I was so happy,” he expressed when he came upon his promotion to LIV had been confirmed.

Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines narrowly missed out, despite a home soil victory in October. Ollie Schniederjans, a reserve participant for LIV Golf, also got here tantalizingly close to securing a full-time spot on LIV, but he ended up in seventh place in the rankings.