The roster of players for the 2026 Esports World Cup in CS2 has been announced
Tournament organizer Esports Foundation has unveiled the full roster of teams for the upcoming Esports World Cup 2026 CS2 championship.
Talent Lineup for the First Week of the Event
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Hosts:
- Tres “stunna” Sarantus;
- Mike “DarfMike” Vinnik.
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Experts and analysts:
- Yanko “YNk” Paunovich;
- Jakob “Pimp” Vinneche;
- Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen;
- Jason “moses” O’Toole.
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Commentators:
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill;
- Alex “Machine” Richardson;
- Harry “JustHarry” Russell;
- Hugo “Hugo” Byron;
- Adam “Dinko” Hawthorne;
- Anthony “AllInGaming” Ferdinando;
- Donnie “Buckethead” Higgins.
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Reporters
- Freya “Freya” Spears.
Week 2 Casters
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Hosts:
- Iain “Iain Chambers” Chambers;
- Lu “Loupiote” Engel;
- Chris “Puckett” Puckett.
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Experts and Analysts:
- Janko “YNk” Paunović;
- Jakob “Pimp” Winneche;
- Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen;
- Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt.
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Commentators:
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill;
- Alex “Machine” Richardson;
- Harry “JustHarry” Russell;
- Hugo “Hugo” Byron;
- Adam “Dinko” Hawthorne;
- Anthony “AllInGaming” Ferdinando;
- Donnie “Buckethead” Higgins.
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Reporters:
- Freya “Freya” Spears;
- Tres “stunna” Sarantus;
- James “BanKs” Banks.
The 2026 Esports World Cup for Counter-Strike 2 is being held August 12–23 in Paris. The tournament features 32 teams, some of which were directly invited and others that advanced through qualifiers. The tournament’s total prize pool is $2,000,000.
Photo: Esports Foundation.
