The national teams from the United States, Canada, and Mexico have qualified for the 2026 Esports Nations Cup for CS2 from North America
The North American qualifiers for the 2026 Esports Nations Cup have concluded—teams from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico have secured their spots in the main stage of the tournament.
Six teams participated in the closed qualifiers, competing against each other in a double-elimination bracket. The U.S. and Canadian national teams advanced to the 2026 Esports Nations Cup through the upper bracket, while the Mexican team defeated the Guatemalan team 2-0 in the decisive lower-bracket match.
U.S. National Team Roster
- Wyatt “snav” Filippi
- Carson “nosraC” O’Reilly
- Paytin “junior” Johnson
- Hizar “Momo” Riman
- Mason “mason” Watkins
Canada Roster
- Joshua “steel” Nissan
- Justin “FaNg” Cockley
- Colby “Walco” Walsh
- Evindar “Drop” Isik
- Andrew “shiraz” McGrath
- Damian “daps” Steel (coach)
Mexico National Team Roster
- Brian “Marro” Valles
- José “SecretAgent” Fernández
- Edgar “MarKE” Maldonado
- Jorge “b1” Díaz
- Arturo “AMC” Carrasco
- LuckyLena (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, which will compete across two stages to determine the champion. The prize pool for the LAN event will be $1,320,000.
Photo by Stephanie Lindgren, BLAST.
Alexey Mikhailov
