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Esports World Cup 2026

Dates: Aug 12 – 23, 2026
Location: FRParis
Prize pool: $2,000,000
Teams: 32
Organizers: ESL
Winner: Spirit

Group StageAug 12 – 16, 2026Finished

Group A

#	Team	W–L	RD	Status
1	GL	2–0	+25	–
2	G2	2–0	+19	–
3	Aurora	2–1	+20	–
4	Spirit	2–1	+16	–
5	BIG	1–2	-18	–
6	JiJieHao	1–2	-28	–
7	M80	0–2	-10	–
8	LG	0–2	-24	–

Group B

#	Team	W–L	RD	Status
1	Falcons	2–0	+15	–
2	FaZe	2–0	+14	–
3	Astralis	2–1	+12	–
4	Legacy	2–1	+3	–
5	MIBR	1–2	-3	–
6	NIP	1–2	-9	–
7	BB	0–2	-14	–
8	K27	0–2	-18	–

Group C

#	Team	W–L	RD	Status
1	B8	2–0	+9	–
2	FUT	2–0	+8	–
3	Vitality	2–1	+21	–
4	MOUZ	2–1	+12	–
5	PV	1–2	+2	–
6	LVG	1–2	-10	–
7	TYLOO	0–2	-17	–
8	100T	0–2	-25	–

Group D

#	Team	W–L	RD	Status
1	FURIA	2–0	+14	–
2	NAVI	2–0	+13	–
3	magic	2–1	+9	–
4	MongolZ	2–1	+9	–
5	9z	1–2	-3	–
6	paiN	1–2	-10	–
7	Wildcard	0–2	-15	–
8	3DMAX	0–2	-17	–

PlayoffsAug 19 – 23, 2026Finished

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Grand Final

Third place

Third Place Match

Matches56

Wed, Aug 12

GLUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalBIG

AuroraUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalFUT

TYLOOUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalSpirit

JiJieHaoUpper Bracket Quarterfinals Finalmagic

MongolZUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalG2

M80Upper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalNIP

LegacyUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalFalcons

K27Upper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalPV

B8Upper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalBB

FaZeUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalMIBR

AstralisUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalNAVI

3DMAXUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalWildcard

FURIAUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalVitality

100TUpper Bracket Quarterfinals FinalLVG

MOUZUpper Bracket Quarterfinals Final9z

paiNUpper Bracket Quarterfinals

Thu, Aug 13

GLUpper Bracket Semifinals FinalSpirit

LGLower Bracket Quarterfinals FinalG2

BIGUpper Bracket Semifinals FinalM80

AuroraLower Bracket Quarterfinals FinalFalcons

AstralisUpper Bracket Semifinals FinalFaZe

LegacyUpper Bracket Semifinals

Fri, Aug 14

NIPLower Bracket Quarterfinals FinalTYLOO

LVGLower Bracket Quarterfinals FinalVitality

B8Upper Bracket Semifinals FinalFUT

MOUZUpper Bracket Semifinals FinalK27

MIBRLower Bracket Quarterfinals Final100T

PVLower Bracket Quarterfinals

Sat, Aug 15

MongolZUpper Bracket Semifinals FinalpaiN

WildcardLower Bracket Quarterfinals Final9z

FURIAUpper Bracket Semifinals Final3DMAX

magicLower Bracket Quarterfinals FinalJiJieHao

AuroraLower Bracket Semifinal FinalBIG

SpiritLower Bracket Semifinal

Sun, Aug 16

LVGLower Bracket Semifinal FinalMongolZ

paiNLower Bracket Semifinal FinalMOUZ

PVLower Bracket Semifinal Final9z

magicLower Bracket Semifinal FinalAstralis

NIPLower Bracket Semifinal FinalLegacy

MIBRLower Bracket Semifinal

Wed, Aug 19

AstralisRound of 16 FinalFUT

magicRound of 16 FinalFURIA

AuroraRound of 16 FinalGL

MOUZRound of 16

Thu, Aug 20

LegacyRound of 16 FinalFalcons

MongolZRound of 16 FinalB8

SpiritRound of 16 FinalFaZe

VitalityRound of 16 FinalG2

FURIAQuarterfinals

Fri, Aug 21

MOUZQuarterfinals FinalLegacy

FalconsQuarterfinals FinalVitality

SpiritQuarterfinals

Sat, Aug 22

FUTSemifinals FinalLegacy

SpiritSemifinals

Sun, Aug 23

LegacyThird Place Match FinalFUT

SpiritGrand Final

Teams32

Coach hally

FUT2nd

Coach coolio

Coach adr

Coach sidde

G25th–8th

Coach sAw

MOUZ5th–8th

Falcons5th–8th

Coach zonic

Vitality5th–8th

Coach XTQZZZ

Astralis9th–16th

Coach NEO

Aurora9th–16th

Coach ashhh

B89th–16th

FaZe9th–16th

GL9th–16th

Coach imd

magic9th–16th

NAVI9th–16th

Coach B1ad3

MongolZ9th–16th

9z17th–24th

Coach BIT

BIG17th–24th

Coach xenn

JiJieHao17th–24th

Coach mithR

LVG17th–24th

Coach GUM

MIBR17th–24th

Coach LETN1

NIP17th–24th

Coach Xizt

paiN17th–24th

Coach rikz

PV17th–24th

Coach dastan

100T25th–32nd

Coach gla1ve

3DMAX25th–32nd

Coach wasiNk

BB25th–32nd

Coach Fierce

K2725th–32nd

M8025th–32nd

Coach dephh

TYLOO25th–32nd

Wildcard25th–32nd

Coach kakafu

Placements and prize money

Place	Team	Prize
1st	SpiritPlayoffs	$600,000
2nd	FUTPlayoffs	$340,000
3rd	LegacyPlayoffs	$190,000
4th	FURIAPlayoffs	$110,000
5th–8th	VitalityPlayoffs	$60,000
5th–8th	FalconsPlayoffs	$60,000
5th–8th	MOUZPlayoffs	$60,000
5th–8th	G2Playoffs	$60,000
9th–16th	GLPlayoffs	$35,000
9th–16th	magicPlayoffs	$35,000
9th–16th	AstralisPlayoffs	$35,000
9th–16th	AuroraPlayoffs	$35,000
9th–16th	B8Playoffs	$35,000
9th–16th	MongolZPlayoffs	$35,000
9th–16th	NAVIPlayoffs	$35,000
9th–16th	FaZePlayoffs	$35,000
17th–24th	paiNGroup Stage	$20,000
17th–24th	NIPGroup Stage	$20,000
17th–24th	MIBRGroup Stage	$20,000
17th–24th	9zGroup Stage	$20,000
17th–24th	JiJieHaoGroup Stage	$20,000
17th–24th	LVGGroup Stage	$20,000
17th–24th	BIGGroup Stage	$20,000
17th–24th	PVGroup Stage	$20,000
25th–32nd	LGGroup Stage	$10,000
25th–32nd	100TGroup Stage	$10,000
25th–32nd	BBGroup Stage	$10,000
25th–32nd	WildcardGroup Stage	$10,000
25th–32nd	3DMAXGroup Stage	$10,000
25th–32nd	TYLOOGroup Stage	$10,000
25th–32nd	K27Group Stage	$10,000
25th–32nd	M80Group Stage	$10,000
33rd	donk	$25,000

MVP and EVPs

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren / BLAST, via Liquipedia · source

HLTV MVPdonk

Spirit HLTV.org

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren / BLAST, via Liquipedia · source

Falcons HLTV.org

Photo: Adela Sznajder / ESL Gaming GmbH, via Liquipedia · source

Photo: Luc Bouchon / ESL Gaming GmbH, via Liquipedia · source

Legacy HLTV.org

Photo: Esports World Cup, via Liquipedia · source

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren / BLAST, via Liquipedia · source

Vitality HLTV.org

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren / BLAST, via Liquipedia · source

Photo: Adela Sznajder / ESL Gaming GmbH, via Liquipedia · source

Spirit HLTV.org

Photo: SC PGL Esports S.R.L., via Liquipedia · source

Photo: Sophie Barrowclough / BLAST, via Liquipedia · source

EVPtry

Legacy HLTV.org

Photo: Stephanie Lindgren / BLAST, via Liquipedia · source

Stat leaders

Stats appear once HLTV's numbers are in.

Data: Liquipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)