What the Qualification Structure Looks Like Now
The updated schedule includes precise qualification dates. Open qualifiers will be held from September 3 to 6, and closed qualifiers from September 9 to 13. The main lan event will feature 12 teams selected through VRS invites and regional qualification winners.
Europe , North America, and South America will compete in a unified Double Elimination format (BO3, final BO5), while the Asian regions (Oceania, West, East) will conduct separate mini-qualifiers, with the winners meeting in the Asia Final. From there, only one team will earn a spot on Bucharest's big stage.
The VRS ranking as of July 6, 2026, will determine who receives invites to the qualifiers, while the final seeding for the lan will be calculated on October 5.
