The national teams from Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan have qualified for the 2026 Esports Nations Cup in CS2.
The qualifiers for the 2026 Esports Nations Cup in the Middle East and Central Asia have concluded. As a result, teams from Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan received invitations to the main stage of the championship.
Sixteen teams participated in the qualifying event, competing against each other in a double-elimination format. The national teams from Kazakhstan and Turkey advanced to the Esports Nations Cup 2026 through the upper bracket, while Uzbekistan secured its spot in the tournament via the lower bracket after defeating Lebanon in the decisive match.
Kazakhstan National Team
- Zhasulan “Botpa1” Esembek
- Sanzhar “def1zer” Talgat
- Mustafa “forkyz” Maulenkul
- Danial “demente” Ismailov
- Kaisar “ICY” Faiznurov
Team Turkey
- Ahmet “darendeli” Şengül
- Orhan “Vej” Hamarat
- Kadir “cadnyx” Tuncay
- Semih “zemix” Baykara
- Aziz “souv” Altınsoy
- Sezgin “Fabre” Kalaychi (coach)
Uzbekistan National Team
- Timur “DSSj” Abdullin
- Boris “Ryujin” Kim
- Amirbek “wetfy” Timurov
- Daniel “icyvlone” Li
- Ruslan “fr0k” Gizatov
- Dmitry “iksou” Mikhailichenko (coach)
The 2026 Esports Nations Cup for Counter-Strike 2 will take place from November 10 to 15 in Riyadh. The tournament will feature 24 national teams competing for the championship title and a prize pool of $1,320,000.
Alexey Mikhailov
