Fonbet Media E-League Season 9 CS2 Preview: Format, Roster, Commentators, Prize Pool, and Day 1 Schedule
The Fonbet Media Eleague Season 9 CS2 tournament kicks off tomorrow. The tournament format, team rosters, list of casters, prize pool, and schedule for the event’s first day of play are detailed below.
Format and Dates
Fonbet Media Eleague Season 9 will take place from September 15 to 20, 2026, in a hybrid format in Moscow. Eight teams will participate in the tournament. Following the group stage, which will be held using a GSL system with two groups of four, the top teams will advance to the next stage: the group winners will start in the semifinals, while the second- and third-place finishers will start in the quarterfinals. A single-elimination bracket is planned for the playoffs, and all tournament matches will be played in a best-of-3 format.
Team Rosters
Aunkere Team
- Evgeny “Aunkere” Karyat
- Tamilla “IRBITka” Bashirova
- Denis “relaxcis” Shulaev
- Kirill “helin139” Kursanov
- Dmitry “Lixxx” Likhanov
chopper Team
- Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov
- Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov
- Vadim “karavay46” Karavaev
- Alexey “PCH3LK1N” Pchelkina
- chr1swave
ct0m Team
- Artem “ct0m” Maximov
- Artemiy “Forzorezor” Nevedomsky
- Alexander “enzzai” Prokopenko
- cleanKill
- Arina “morphilina” Yuke
des0ut Team
- Sergey “Des0ut” Grigoryan
- Gleb “Tried” Kholmogorov
- Artur “7ssk” Kyurshin
- Jamal “Jamside” Saidaev
- Valeria “Leron Baron” Drozdova
m3wsu Team
- Timur “m3wsu” Korenev
- Artem “Tankzor” Bond
- Vitaly “Formix” Tyurin
- Ekaterina “Cutierover” Repyova
- Gagik
Perfecto Team
- Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutsky
- Stanislav “STANISLAW9” Devyatkin
- Maksim “Stint” Shabanov
- Denis “Drakeoffc” Kolomiets
- Anastasia “Uuraniummm” Uranium
shoke Team
- Eric “shoke” Shokov
- Magomed “m4ga” Gadzhiev
- Arkady “Murzofix” Alekhno
- Karina “korya_mc” Musa
- Vladimir “kelieN” Boldyrev
StRoGo Team
- Denis “deko” Zhukov
- Maksim “shadowkek” Pavlov
- Ivan “StRoGo” Shurpatov
- Mark “QUICKHUNTIK” Sviridov
- Daria “Yuuechka” Shkoldychenko
Prize Pool Distribution
A total of 2,500,000 rubles in prize money will be awarded during Fonbet Media Eleague Season 9.
- 1st place — 1,500,000 rubles;
- 2nd place — 500,000 rubles;
- 3rd–4th places — 150,000 rubles each;
- 5th–6th places — 100,000 rubles each.
Schedule for the first matches
September 15, times are in Moscow time.
- 2:00 p.m. — des0ut Team vs. Perfecto Team.
- 5:00 PM — Aunkere Team vs. chopper Team.
- 2:00 PM — ct0m Team vs. m3wsu Team.
- 5:00 PM — StRoGo Team vs. shoke Team.
List of talent from the Russian-language studio
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Hosts:
- German “Gromjkeee” Gromov;
- Daniil “Jay_TB” Rogachev.
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Commentators:
- Ivan WYHM Sheshin;
- Angelina Angelina031 Nesterenko.
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Commentators:
- Vladimir “gexsun” Petryaev;
- Dmitry “Siberian” Kotsarev;
- Ilya “fANDER” Bagreev;
- Tagir “XRYST_T” Khusnutdinov;
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Analysts:
- Analysts: Anatoly “liTTle” Yashin;
- Dmitry “Bandurka” Bandurka;
- Evgeny “Get_Jeka” Smakilo;
- Sergey “Smile” Revin.
Where to watch Fonbet Media E-League Season 9
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