Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Schedule, Standings, Results

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Last updated: 08:37, 07.06.2026

Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 will take place from July 6 to 18, 2026, in Paris, France. The tournament is organized by the Esports World Cup Foundation with support from ESL FACEIT Group and is part of the annual Esports World Cup festival. Matches will be held offline and will feature some of the strongest teams in the professional Dota 2 scene.

Twenty-four teams are participating: 14 teams invited through the ESL Pro Tour rankings, and 10 winners of regional qualifiers. Participants are divided into four groups of six teams each, where matches are played in a round-robin format (Bo2).

After the group stage, the first-place teams from each group advance directly to the playoffs, while teams ranked 2nd to 4th move on to the Survival Stage. In this phase, 4th-place teams face 3rd-place teams, and the winners then play against 2nd-place teams for the remaining playoff spots. All Survival Stage matches are played in Bo3 format.

The playoffs use a single-elimination bracket with eight teams. All playoff matches are played in Bo3 format, while the grand final is played as a Bo5 series.

The tournament’s prize pool is $2,000,000. All participating teams will compete for a share of the prize money, while additional individual awards, including an MVP prize, are expected as part of the Esports World Cup ecosystem.

Esports World Cup 2026 North America Closed Qualifier Format

Double-elimination bracket
Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
One team qualifies to the main tournament

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: North America Closed Qualifier bracket

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: North America Closed Qualifier Schedule and Results

June 3, 2026

Time	Match	Results
16:00 UTC	GamerLegion vs Stormrage	2-0
16:00 UTC	TEAM SLAYERS vs Ignite	FF-W
20:00 UTC	Stormrage vs TEAM SLAYERS	W-FF
20:00 UTC	GamerLegion vs IGNITE	2-0

June 4, 2026

Time	Match				Results
16:00 UTC	IGNITE vs Stormrage				2-1
20:00 UTC	GamerLegion vs IGNITE				3-0

Esports World Cup 2026 South America Closed Qualifier Format

Double-elimination bracket
Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
One team qualifies to the main tournament

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: South America Closed Qualifier bracket

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: South America Closed Qualifier Schedule and Results

June 1, 2026

Time	Match	Results
17:00 UTC	Estar backs vs TeamDk	2-1
17:00 UTC	chandogs vs Amaru Gaming	2-1
21:00 UTC	Zetta Games vs Hokori	1-2
21:00 UTC	Red Hot Chili Pibble vs Team Nemesis	0-2

June 2, 2026

Time	Match	Results
01:00 UTC	Estar backs vs chandogs	2-0
01:00 UTC	Hokori vs Team Nemesis	2-0
17:00 UTC	TeamDk vs Amaru Gaming	0-2
17:00 UTC	Zetta Games vs Red Hot Chili Pibble	1-2
21:00 UTC	Team Nemesis vs Amaru Gaming	2-0
21:00 UTC	chandogs vs Red Hot Chili Pibble	0-2

June 3, 2026

Time	Match	Results
01:00 UTC	Team Nemesis vs Red Hot Chili Pibble	2-0
01:00 UTC	Estar backs vs Hokori	2-1
17:00 UTC	Hokori vs Team Nemesis	0-2
21:00 UTC	Estar backs vs Team Nemesis	1-3

Esports World Cup 2026 Western Europe Closed Qualifier Format

Double-elimination bracket
Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
Two teams qualify to the main tournament

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Western Europe Closed Qualifier bracket

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Western Europe Closed Qualifier Schedule and Results

May 31, 2026

Time	Match	Results
10:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Balu Team	2-0
10:00 UTC	team lynx vs Pipsqueak+4	0-2
14:00 UTC	Zero Tenacity vs F9 Team	2-0
14:00 UTC	Natus Vincere vs Flame Esports	2-1
18:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Pipsqueak+4	2-0
18:00 UTC	Zero Tenacity vs Natus Vincere	0-2

June 1, 2026

Time	Match	Results
10:00 UTC	Balu Team vs team lynx	0-2
10:00 UTC	F9 Team vs Flame Esports	0-2
14:00 UTC	Zero Tenacity vs team lynx	1-2
14:00 UTC	Pipsqueak+4 vs Flame Esports	2-0
18:00 UTC	team lynx vs Pipsqueak+4	0-2

June 2, 2026

Time	Match				Results
10:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Natus Vincere				2-1
14:00 UTC	Natus Vincere vs Pipsqueak+4				1-2

Esports World Cup 2026 Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier Format

Double-elimination bracket
All matches are Bo3
Four teams qualify to the main tournament

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier bracket

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier Schedule and Results

June 1, 2026

Time	Match	Results
09:00 UTC	Enjoy vs Two Move	0-2
09:00 UTC	Rune Eaters vs MODUS	0-2
13:00 UTC	L1ga Team vs IC x Insanity	2-0
13:00 UTC	Poor Rangers vs Team G	2-1
17:00 UTC	Enjoy vs Rune Eaters	2-1
17:00 UTC	IC x Insanity vs Team G	2-0

June 2, 2026

Time	Match				Results
09:00 UTC	Two Move vs MODUS				2-0
13:00 UTC	L1ga Team vs Poor Rangers				0-2

June 3, 2026

Time	Match				Results
09:00 UTC	L1ga Team vs Enjoy				2-1
13:00 UTC	MODUS vs IC x Insanity				1-2

Esports World Cup 2026 MESWA Closed Qualifier Format

Double-elimination bracket
Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
One team qualifies to the main tournament

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: MESWA Closed Qualifier bracket

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: MESWA Closed Qualifier Schedule and Results

June 2, 2026

Time	Match	Results
08:00 UTC	Nigma Galaxy vs KO	2-0
08:00 UTC	all good vs sifr00	1-2
12:00 UTC	Nigma Galaxy vs sifr00	2-0
12:00 UTC	KO vs all good	2-0

June 3, 2026

Time	Match				Results
08:00 UTC	sifr00 vs KO				FF-W
12:00 UTC	Nigma Galaxy vs KO				3-0

Esports World Cup 2026 Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier Format

Double-elimination bracket
Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
One team qualifies to the main tournament

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier bracket

Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Southeast Asia Closed Qualifier Schedule and Results

June 3, 2026

Time	Match	Results
04:00 UTC	REKONIX vs Grind Back	2-0
04:00 UTC	GLYPH vs Carstensz Esports	2-1
08:00 UTC	D Family vs Execration	0-2
08:00 UTC	Direborn vs Mentality Monster	2-0
12:00 UTC	REKONIX vs GLYPH	1-2
12:00 UTC	Execration vs Direborn	2-0

June 4, 2026

Time	Match	Results
04:00 UTC	Grind Back vs Carstensz Esports	1-2
04:00 UTC	D Family vs Mentality Monsters	0-2
08:00 UTC	Direborn vs Carstensz Esports	0-2
08:00 UTC	REKONIX vs Mentality Monsters	2-1
12:00 UTC	Carstensz Esports vs REKONIX	0-2
12:00 UTC	GLYPH vs Execration	2-1

June 5, 2026

Time	Match				Results
04:00 UTC	Execration vs REKONIX				0-2
08:00 UTC	GLYPH vs REKONIX				2-3