Additional Information
Dates: 12 to 30 January 2026
- Play-Ins: 12 to 17 January 2026
- Group Stage: 18 to 26 January 2026
- Main Event: 27 to 30 January 2026
Format:
- Open Qualifier: Single Elimination
- 128 Team Limit
- Best-Of-1 Format with Deciders Best-Of-3
- Schedule
- 03 January 2026 – 14 CET – Played until Deciders (BO1)
- 04 January 2026 – 15 CET- Deciders (BO3)
- Number of Winners (Qualified Teams): 2
- Registration link here. Registration will be available from 20 December, 15 CET.
- Play-Ins: GSL (4 Groups of 4 Teams) + Deciders
- 16 Teams Total
- 14 Invited + 2 Qualified from Open Qualifier
- 4 Teams advance to Group Stage
- 16 Teams Total
- Group Stage: Swiss Stage
- 16 Teams Total
- 12 Invited + 4 Qualified from Play-Ins
- 8 Teams advance to Main Event
- 16 Teams Total
- Main Event: Single Elimination
- 16 Teams Total
- 8 Invited + 8 Qualified from Group Stage
- 16 Teams Total
34 Team Invites:
- 34 From Europe VRS – Start on Rank 9
- Distribution:
- 8 Teams to Main Event
- 12 Teams to Group Stage
- 14 Teams to Play-Ins
Invite Date – 02 December 2025 // VRS Publication Date – December 2025
Initial Seed VRS – Same as Invite VRS
Location: Online, Europe
Prize-Pool: $50,000:
- 1st Place – $22,000
- 2nd Place – $10,000
- 3-4th Place – $5,000
- 5-8th Place – $2,000
Tournament Organizer: CCT
Further information relevant to the additional information can be found in the official rulebook here.