ESL has rescheduled the dates for the open qualifiers for IEM Beijing 2026

Tournament operator ESL has announced a change to the dates of the open qualifiers for IEM Beijing 2026. The information was posted on the TO’s official X account.
We have moved the dates of the open qualifiers for IEM Beijing 2026 up by one day. They will now take place on August 23–24 instead of August 24–25.
The open qualifiers for IEM Beijing 2026 will be held in a single-elimination format. Based on the results, four teams will advance to the closed qualifiers, which will take place from September 2–4. The top two teams from the closed qualifiers will earn spots in the main stage of IEM Beijing 2026.
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