Esports Nations Cup 2026: Regional Qualifier Results

The regional qualifiers for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 have come to an end. It’s time to summarize the results.

South and East Asia

Following the conclusion of the qualifier, Mongolia and Pakistan secured their spots at the championship.

Notably, the Mongolian squad led by Altanginj 423 Bilguun faced no real competition during the qualifier, winning every map in dominant fashion.

Southeast Asia and Oceania

The Philippines and Thailand emerged as the strongest teams in these regions, earning their places at the championship.

The Philippine team won every series it played, while Thailand came within a single map of elimination before securing a hard-fought 2:1 victory over Myanmar.

Carry player Nuengnara 23savage Teeramahanon was his team's standout performer on every map and led Thailand to qualification for the championship.

MENA and Central Asia

Lebanon became the first team to qualify from these regions. In the upper bracket final, they defeated Kyrgyzstan, sending them to the lower bracket, where they will have one more chance to secure a place at the tournament.

It is worth noting that Lebanon cruised through the qualifier, defeating every opponent without dropping a single map.

Despite losing in the upper bracket, Kyrgyzstan confidently defeated Turkey in the lower bracket to secure its place at the tournament.

Carry player Kyyalbek dream' Taiirov finished the second map with a 20/1/10 KDA while playing Drow Ranger.

Sub-Saharan Africa

The South African national team emerged as the strongest in the Sub-Saharan Africa qualifiers. The team secured a decisive victory in every series on its way to securing a slot, without losing a single map.

Eastern Europe

The Czech Republic became the first team to qualify from the Eastern Europe region. In the final, the team defeated Serbia with a 2:1 score.

It is worth recalling that the Czech roster features Jonáš SabeRLight- Volek and Miroslav BOOM Bičan.

In an extremely protracted series for the second slot, the Greek national team, featuring former AVULUS player Sakis dEsire Kartsabas, emerged victorious. The Serbian squad, featuring Milan MiLAN Kozomara and Mihajlo MikSa Jovanović, failed to qualify for the ENC.

Western Europe

In the Western Europe region, Finland came out on top against France to secure a place at the championship.

Finland's substitute player Topias Topson Taavitsainen has yet to appear in any matches. Despite that, the team also defeated Norway and Switzerland to qualify.

In the lower bracket, Great Britain, with commentator Robson TeaGuvnor Merritt on the roster, also defeated France to secure a spot at the tournament.

North America

In the North American qualifiers, as expected, the Canadian national team proved to be the strongest: all five members of the roster are renowned esports players with extensive experience competing at the professional level.

South America

As expected, the qualifier proved to be a straightforward one for Peru. The team won every match by a 2-0 score and secured a spot at the tournament.

Most of Peru's roster consists of players from the Peruvian team PlayTime, which received a direct invitation to the Esports World Cup 2026.

The second slot for the region went to Ecuador. The Bolivian national team, without Wisper, wasn’t strong enough to qualify for the ENC.

Esports Nations Cup 2026 will take place from 02.11.2026 to 29.11.2026. The event will feature competitions across 16 esports disciplines. More than 100 national teams will compete for a combined prize pool of $20,000,000.

In the Dota 2 tournament, 32 national teams will compete for $1,500,000. In addition to the 16 directly invited teams, 14 more squads will qualify through regional qualifiers, while the remaining two slots will be awarded via Wildcards.

As CyberScore previously reported, Wisper commented on his absence from Bolivia's national team for Esports Nations Cup 2026.