The organizers of the Esports World Cup 2026 have released the seedings for the CS2 open qualifiers
The tournament operator has officially announced the group assignments for the open qualifiers of the 2026 Esports World Cup for Counter-Strike 2. A total of 64 teams will participate in the large-scale LAN qualifiers.
The full list of participants in the qualifying round, divided into sixteen groups, is as follows:
Group A
- IC Esports;
- ASTRAL;
- team_Kreazion;
- NIO Esports.
Group B
- BIG;
- Fluxo W7M;
- DUSTY;
- z to forward.
Group C
- DENDELE CS;
- EAC;
- SAW;
- QueenConso.
Group D
- HOTU;
- GenOne;
- lafox;
- Galactik Rebels 501st.
Group E
- INFINITE;
- Betclic Apogee Esports;
- Giant Pandas;
- Aogiri.
Group F
- 1w Team;
- Basement Boys;
- BC.Game Esports;
- Citron Esport.
Group G
- HEROIC;
- 9INE;
- ABT;
- REM.
Group H
- Iberian Soul;
- Fnatic;
- FKOMAR_FPL-C;
- 6666.
Group I
- Echo;
- OG Esports;
- Vael;
- Passion CHICHA.
Group J
- EYEBALLERS;
- Phantom Esports;
- levelONE Esports;
- REVENIX.
Group K
- 100 Thieves;
- Eternal Fire;
- NADEGMNG;
- SadFamous.
Group L
- Team Liquid;
- Metizport;
- Prestige;
- Dhala Esport.
Group M
- FOKUS;
- Sashi Esport;
- Orion Wanderers;
- Partizan Esports.
Group N
- Acend Club;
- NRG;
- Spirit Esports;
- Vandulken.
Group O
- K27 Esports;
- SINNERS Esports;
- MANGANESE;
- Dark Tigre.
Group P
- Virtus.pro;
- JiJieHao;
- Zeste Esport;
- Sangal Esports.
The open LAN qualifiers for the Esports World Cup 2026 will take place from August 7 to 9, with four spots in the main stage of the championship up for grabs. The main tournament of the series, with a total prize pool of $2 million, will begin 8 days after the conclusion of the qualifying stage.
Photo: Esports Foundation.
