MOSCOW CYBERGAMES 2026 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Day One Schedule
The MOSCOW CYBERGAMES 2026 Counter-Strike 2 tournament kicks off tomorrow. The tournament format, team rosters, prize pool, standout players, and schedule for the first day of competition are detailed below.
The Moscow Cyber Games 2026 will take place from October 31 to November 1 in Moscow. Four teams will compete in the championship: two from Europe and two from Asia. The tournament will follow a single-elimination format. All matches will be best-of-3.
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Team Rosters
HOTU
- Dmitry “mizu” Kondratyev
- Aidos “kade0” Khaizhan
- Kim “frontales” Argunov
- David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan
- Alexander “dwushka” Pakhnevich
- Rustem “mou” Telepov (coach)
1w Team
- Vladislav “nafany” Gorshkov
- Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov
- Pyotr “fame” Bolyshev
- Artem “ArtFr0st” Kharitonov
- Andrey “BELCHONOKK” Yasinsky
- Konstantin “groove” Pikiner (coach)
5star eSports
- Uuganbayar “NEUZ” Nyam-Otgon
- Ariunjargal “ariucle” Yadam
- Gerelt-Od “clouden” Jargal
- Dulgunsambuu “hoolig4n” Batsaikhan
- Tengis “rate” Boldbaatar
- Telmen “shinobi” Batzorig (coach)
The Huns Esports
- Enkhjavkhlan “cozen” Tuvshin
- Esuntumur “nin9” Gantulga
- Baatarhuu “Bart4k” Batbold
- Unudelger “controlez” Baasandjargal
- TBD
- Badral “Carnage” Purevhuu (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
A total of 15,000,000 rubles will be awarded at the Moscow Cyber Games 2026.
- 1st place — 8,000,000 rubles;
- 2nd place — 4,000,000 rubles;
- 3rd place — 2,500,000 rubles;
- 4th place — 500,000 rubles.
Schedule for the first matches
October 31, times are in Moscow time.
- 12:00 p.m. — HOTU vs. The Huns Esports;
- 4:00 PM — 1w Team vs. 5star eSports.
List of commentators for the Russian-language broadcast
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Commentators and analysts:
- Stepan “brain” Sivoronov;
- Mikhail “Dosia” Stolyarov;
- Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov;
- Grigory “Ksiris” Sergeev;
- Denis “seized” Kostin;
- Tagir “XRYST_T” Khusnutdinov;
- Artem “Whipla$h” Roshchin.
Photo by GLuck Esports.
