Tournaments

Esports World Cup 2026

Esports World Cup 2026 · Group Stage | A

Dates
4–15 Aug 2026
Location
Paris, France
Time control
10 min, no increment
About this event

Last Chance Qualifier

  • 8x 7-round Swiss + 16-player double elimination KO
  • Swiss: 1st place goes to Upper Bracket, 2nd place goes to Lower Bracket
  • KO: 2 games per match, except matches that decide a EWC Play-in spot are 4 games per match
  • Top 4 & winner of tiebreak match between 5th and 6th advance to Play-in

Play-in

  • 8-player double elimination KO
  • 2 games per match, armageddon tiebreak

Group Stage

  • 2x 8-player double elimination KO
  • 2 games per match, armageddon tiebreak
  • Top 4 from each stage advance to Playoffs
  • Upper Bracket Final and Lower Bracket Semifinal of each group are not played out

Playoffs

  • 8-player single elimination KO
  • Quarterfinals: 4 games per match, Semifinals: 8 games per match, Final: 3 sets of 4, 4, 2 games

No standings yet. They'll appear here once the first round finishes.