IEM Beijing 2026 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Schedule for Day 1
Tomorrow, November 2, Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 kicks off. The tournament format, team rosters, prize pool distribution, list of prospects, and schedule for the first day of competition are detailed below.
The participants have been divided into two groups of eight teams each, which will compete in a double-elimination bracket. All group stage matches will be best-of-three (bo3). The group winners will advance directly to the semifinals, while the second- and third-place teams will begin the playoffs in the quarterfinals. The knockout stage will follow a single-elimination format: the final will be a best-of-5 series, while the remaining matches will be best-of-3. There will also be a third-place match.
Participating Teams
Legacy
- Bruno “latto” Rebelatto
- Eduardo “dumau” Volkmer
- Andrei “arT” Piovesan
- Santino “try” Rigal
- Italo “ksloks” Mainberg (stand-in)
- Alan “adr” Riveros (coach)
The MongolZ
- Garidmagnay “bLitz” Byambasuren
- Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold
- Usukhbayar “910” Banzragch
- Anarbileg “cobrazera” Uuganbayar
- Esuntumur “nin9” Gantulga
- Erdenedalai “maaRaa” Bayanbat (coach)
HEROIC
- Linus “nilo” Bergman
- Kristoffer “Chr1zN” Storgård
- Tim “susp” Ongström
- Antonio “Martinez” Martinez Sanchez
- Ludwig “Brollan” Brolin
- Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer (coach)
B8 Esports
- Andrey “npl” Kukharsky
- Dmitry “esenthial” Tsvir
- Alexey “alex666” Yarmoshchuk
- Artem “kensizor” Kapran
- Daniil “s1zzi” Vinnik
- Ivan “Maddened” Iordanidi (coach)
FURIA
- Yuri “yuurih” Santos
- Kaike “KSCERATO” Serato
- Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
- Danil “molodoy” Golubenko
- Marek “YEKINDAR” Galinskis
- Sydney “sidde” Macedo (coach)
FaZe Clan
- David “frozen” Chernyansky
- Jakob “jcobbb” Petrushevski
- Russell “Twistzz” Van Dalken
- Jason “JBOEN” Bo Nielsen
- Ryan “Neityu” Aubry
- Niklas “enkay J” Krumhorn (coach)
Natus Vincere
- Valery “b1t” Vakhovsky
- Alexi “Aleksib” Virolainen
- Mihai “iM” Ivan
- Igor “w0nderful” Zhdanov
- Drin “makazze” Shakiri
- Andrey “B1ad3” Gorodensky (coach)
Team Falcons
- Nikola “NiKo” Kovac
- Rene “TeSeS” Madsen
- Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
- Maxim “kyousuke” Lukin
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (coach)
MOUZ
- Adam “torzsi” Torzash
- Dorian “xertioN” Berman
- Lotan “Spinx” Giladi
- Adrian “xelex” Vincze
- Oldrich “PR” Novi
- Dennis “sycrone” Nielsen (coach)
TYLOO
- And “JamYoung” Yang
- Qian “Moseyuh” Hao Chen
- Jianxiang “Mercury” Wang
- Donghai “Jee” Ji
- Su “Zero” Jingshen
- Zheng “zhokiNg” Weize (coach)
9z Team
- Maximiliano “max” Gonzalez
- Matías “HUASOPEEK” Ibáñez
- Luciano “luchov” Herrera
- Ignacio “meyern” Meyer
- Franco “dgt” García
- Bruno “BIT” Lima (coach)
BetBoom Team
- Pavel “s1ren” Ogloblin
- Alexander “zorte” Zagodyrenko
- Kirill “Magnojez” Rodnov
- Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov
- Daniil “d1Ledez” Kustov
- Artem “Fierce” Ivanov (coach)
Aurora Gaming
- Ismailjan “XANTARES” Dörtkardesh
- Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalchin
- Özgür “woxic” Eker
- Yimi “Jimpphat” Salo
- Damian “kyxsan” Stoilkovski
- Ashley “ashhh” Batier (coach)
Team Liquid
- Kit “NAF” Markovic
- Jonathan “EliGE” Yablonowski
- Mario “malbsMd” Samayo
- Georgi “Jorko” Mitev
- Johnny “JT” Theodosiou
- Viktor “flashie” Tamás Bea (coach)
PARIVISION
- Jami “Jame” Ali
- Vladislav “xiELO” Lysov
- Ivan “zweih” Gogin
- Evgeny “FL1T” Lebedev
- Abay “HObbit” Khasenov
- Dastan “dastan” Akbaev (coach)
G2 Esports
- Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač
- Gai “NertZ” Iluz
- Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko
- Artem “r1nkle” Moroz
- Matush “matys” Shimko
- Eetu “sAw” Saha (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
The prize pool for IEM Beijing 2026 will be $1,250,000.
- 1st place — $360,000 ($125,000 and $235,000 club share);
- 2nd place — $210,000 ($50,000 and $160,000 club share);
- 3rd place — $160,000 ($30,000 and $130,000 club share);
- 4th place — $120,000 ($20,000 and $100,000 from the club);
- 5th–6th place — $87,500 each ($12,500 and $75,000 from the club);
- 7th–8th place — $54,500 each ($7,000 and $47,500 from the club);
- 9th–12th place — $25,000 each ($5,000 and $20,000 from the club);
- 13th–16th places — $4,000 each.
Schedule for the first day of play
November 2, times listed in Moscow time.
- 5:00 a.m. — Legacy vs. The MongolZ;
- 5:00 a.m. — HEROIC vs. B8 Esports;
- 7:30 a.m. — Aurora Gaming vs. Team Liquid;
- 7:30 a.m. — PARIVISION vs. G2 Esports;
- 10:00 — FURIA vs. FaZe Clan;
- 10:00 a.m. — 9z Team vs. BetBoom Team;
- 12:30 p.m. — Natus Vincere vs. Team Falcons;
- 12:30 p.m. — MOUZ vs. TYLOO.
IEM Beijing 2026 Broadcast Cast List
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On-stage host:
- Yu “DXMaster” Hao.
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Studio hosts:
- Freya “Freya” Spears;
- Tres “stunna” Sarantus.
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Analysts:
- Martin “STYKO” Stick;
- Michael “YouM3” Cassidy;
- Janko “YNk” Paunović.
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Commentators for the main English-language broadcast:
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill;
- Alex “Machine” Richardson;
- Harry “JustHarry” Russell;
- Hugo “Hugo” Byron.
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Commentators for the second English-language broadcast:
- Jordan “Elfishguy” Mace;
- Mitchell “pilski” Pilipowski;
- Mitch “Conky” Konkanen;
- Dion “Komodo” Pirotta.
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Local commentators:
- Bian “alex” Zhengwei;
- Shen “117” Weiron;
- Jiang “Jiangbei” Xu;
- Wei “God Seven” Yufeng.
Where to Watch IEM Beijing 2026
Photo — ESL.
