Tier 1

Esports World Cup 2026

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Dates: Jul 7 – Jul 19, 2026
Prize pool: $2,000,000
Matches: 157
First-pick wins: 84 FP (54%)72 SP

Group D

Group StageBest of 2 · Jul 8Close

LGD GamingWon2OG0

LGD GamingSeries winner2–0OG

Group Stage

4 groups · Jul 7 – Jul 12

Group A

Team		Series	Maps	Outcome
1	Team Falcons	4–0	9–1	Advanced
2	BB Team	3–0	8–2	Continues
3	Rune Eaters	1–1	5–5	Continues
4	Xtreme Gaming	1–2	4–6	Continues
5	GamerLegion	1–3	3–7	Eliminated
6	Poor Rangers	0–4	1–9	Eliminated

15 series

Jul 7Team Falcons1–1BB TeamGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 7Poor Rangers0–2GamerLegionGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 7Rune Eaters1–1Xtreme GamingGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 8GamerLegion0–2Xtreme GamingGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 8Poor Rangers0–2BB TeamGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 8Team Falcons2–0Rune EatersGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 9GamerLegion0–2Team FalconsGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 9Poor Rangers1–1Xtreme GamingGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 9BB Team1–1Rune EatersGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 10Xtreme Gaming0–2BB TeamGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 10Poor Rangers0–2Team FalconsGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 10Rune Eaters1–1GamerLegionGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 11Xtreme Gaming0–2Team FalconsGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 11BB Team2–0GamerLegionGroup A · Bo21 2

Jul 11Poor Rangers0–2Rune EatersGroup A · Bo21 2

Group B

Team		Series	Maps	Outcome
1	Nigma Galaxy	4–0	9–1	Advanced
2	Aurora Gaming	3–0	8–2	Continues
3	Team Liquid	2–1	6–4	Continues
4	PTime	1–2	4–6	Continues
5	Level UP	1–4	2–8	Eliminated
6	L1 TEAM	0–4	1–9	Eliminated

15 series

Jul 7Team Liquid1–1PTimeGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 7L1 TEAM0–2Nigma GalaxyGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 7Level UP0–2Aurora GamingGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 8Nigma Galaxy1–1Aurora GamingGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 8L1 TEAM1–1PTimeGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 8Team Liquid2–0Level UPGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 9Nigma Galaxy2–0Team LiquidGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 9L1 TEAM0–2Aurora GamingGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 9PTime2–0Level UPGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 10Aurora Gaming2–0PTimeGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 10L1 TEAM0–2Team LiquidGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 10Level UP0–2Nigma GalaxyGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 11Aurora Gaming1–1Team LiquidGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 11PTime0–2Nigma GalaxyGroup B · Bo21 2

Jul 11L1 TEAM0–2Level UPGroup B · Bo21 2

Group C

Team		Series	Maps	Outcome
1	PARIVISION	4–0	9–1	Advanced
2	Team Spirit	3–0	8–2	Continues
3	Vici Gaming	3–2	6–4	Continues
4	MOUZ	1–2	4–6	Continues
5	REKONIX	1–4	2–8	Eliminated
6	Team Nemesis	0–4	1–9	Eliminated

15 series

Jul 7Team Spirit1–1MOUZGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 7REKONIX0–2Vici GamingGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 7Team Nemesis0–2PARIVISIONGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 8Vici Gaming0–2PARIVISIONGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 8REKONIX0–2MOUZGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 8Team Spirit2–0Team NemesisGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 9Vici Gaming0–2Team SpiritGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 9MOUZ1–1Team NemesisGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 9REKONIX0–2PARIVISIONGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 10PARIVISION2–0MOUZGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 10Team Nemesis0–2Vici GamingGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 10REKONIX0–2Team SpiritGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 12PARIVISION1–1Team SpiritGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 12MOUZ0–2Vici GamingGroup C · Bo21 2

Jul 12REKONIX2–0Team NemesisGroup C · Bo21 2

Group D

Team		Series	Maps	Outcome
1	Team Yandex	4–0	9–1	Advanced
2	1w Team	3–1	7–3	Continues
3	LGD Gaming	2–2	5–5	Continues
4	Virtus.pro	2–2	5–5	Continues
5	OG	1–2	4–6	Eliminated
6	Inner Circle	0–5	0–10	Eliminated