Tesla Cup 2026 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Day One Schedule
The Tesla Cup 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 Tesla Cup 2026 will take place from October 27 to 29 in Belgrade, Serbia. Eight teams will participate in the tournament. They will be divided into two groups. The playoffs will be held in a single-elimination format. All matches will be best-of-3 series.
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Team Rosters
Alliance
- Simon “twist” Eliasson
- Arvid “avid” Oberg
- Marcus “upE” Johansson
- Sean “eraa” Knutsson
- Jonathan “bobeksde” Persson
- Pontus “Pontus” Bengtsson (coach)
B8 Esports
- Andrey “npl” Kukharsky
- Dmitry “esenthial” Tsvir
- Alexey “alex” Yarmoshchuk
- Artem “kensizor” Kapran
- Daniil “s1zzi” Vinnik
- Ivan “maddened” Iordanidi (coach)
ENVY
- Lucas “Lucky” Chastang
- Brian “Maka” Kanda
- Philip “Graviti” Branković
- Kevin “misutaaa” Rabie
- Jérémie “Kursy” Gast
- Damien “wasiNk” Dufour (coach)
FaZe Clan
- Jason “JBOEN” Bo Nielsen
- David “frozen” Chernyansky
- Jakob “jcobbb” Pietruszewski
- Russell “Twistzz” van Dalken
- Ryan “Neityu” Aubry
- Niklas “enkay J” Krumhorn (coach)
GamerLegion
- Sebastian “Tauson” Tauson Lindelöf
- Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
- Milan “hypex” Polovets
- Timur “FL4MUS” Mariev
- Alexander “shalfey” Marenov
- Adrian “imd” Piper (coach)
HOTU
- Dmitry “mizu” Kondratyev
- Aidos “kade0” Khaizhan
- Kim “frontales” Argunov
- David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan
- Alexander “dwushka” Pakhnevich
- Rustem “mou” Telepov (coach)
K27
- Danila “kashl1d” Dronov
- Alexey “xeedo” Mikulich
- Daniil “qw1nk1” Kabilov
- Daniil “X5G7V” Maryshev
- Timur “clax” Sabirov
- Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov (coach)
Luminosity Gaming
- Lucas “lux” Meneghini
- Orelien “afro” Drapier
- Oscar “AZUWU” Bell
- Alex “Rainwaker” Petrov
- Simona “yxngstxr” Boye
- Alexander “kakafu” Shimanchik (coach)
Prize Pool Breakdown
A total of $50,000 will be awarded at the Tesla Cup 2026.
- 1st place — $30,000;
- 2nd place — $12,000;
- 3rd place — $5,000;
- 4th place — $3,000.
Schedule of the first matches
October 27, times are in Moscow time.
- 11:00 a.m. — B8 Esports vs. K27;
- 2:00 PM — Alliance vs. FaZe Clan;
- 8:00 p.m. — Luminosity Gaming vs. HOTU;
- 11:00 p.m. — ENVY vs. GamerLegion.
List of commentators for the English-language broadcast
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Commentators:
- Joshua “Dweg” Nathan;
- Jamie “TheEternalJay” Martin;
- Theo “oversiard” Siard;
- Vukan “Svojke” Svojic.
Where to watch the Tesla Cup 2026
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English-language broadcast:
- Kick.
Photo — Relog Esports.
