mellren won CCT Europe 2026 Challengers #5
The CCT Europe 2026 Challengers #5 online tournament concluded with a victory for mellren. In the grand final, the team defeated WhiteBIT Team 2-0 to claim the top prize of $3,000, as well as a spot in CCT Europe 2026 Series #9.
Sixteen teams participated in the championship. The tournament used a double-elimination format, and all matches were played in a best-of-three (bo3) format.
mellren Roster
- Igor “lollipop21k” Solodkov
- Semyon “mdl” Kuzmitsky
- Maksim “menddel” Shved
- Maksim “Maksilvl” Makarov
- Maksym “shootic” Bondarenko
Prize Pool Distribution
The tournament’s prize pool totaled $5,000 and was distributed as follows:
- 1st place — mellren ($3,000);
- 2nd place — WhiteBIT Team ($1,500);
- 3rd place — Noir Verse ($500).
CCT Europe 2026 Challengers #5 was a Counter-Strike 2 tournament held online from August 15 to 23. As a result of the championship, mellren and WhiteBIT Team received slots for CCT Europe 2026 Series #9 in addition to their cash prizes.
Photo by Igor “lollipop21k” Solodkov.
