Esports World Cup 2026 — 7 - 19 july 2026

General information

Tournament format

general information

• Four teams from the EPT leaderboard

Playoff table.

• Tournament grid with a second chance, which is a system of conducting tournaments in which a participant is eliminated from the tournament after two losses
• All matches except for the Grand Final are played in the Bo3 format.
• The Grand Final is played in a Bo5 format
• All matches, except the Grand Final, are held in a Bo3 format.
• Grand Final — Bo5
• Format - until the first defeat
• Grand Final — Bo5, all matches — Bo3

Group stage

• 12 teams are participating in the tournament.
• All matches are played in Bo2 format.
• Teams are divided into two groups, with 6 teams in each.
• The group stage is held according to the single round-robin system. This is a tournament system in which each team meets with each other team only once
• The four best teams from each group advance to the upper playoff bracket
• Teams in 3rd and 4th place from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs.
• The teams that took the last places are eliminated from the tournament

Elimination stage

• All matches are Bo3, four teams advance to the playoff stage