Tournaments

Esports World Cup 2026

Esports World Cup 2026 · Last Chance Qualifier C

WinnerGMAndrew TangFinished first on 6/7
Dates
4–15 Aug 2026
Location
Paris, France
Time control
10+0
About this event

Last Chance Qualifier

  • 8x 7-round Swiss + 16-player double elimination KO
  • Swiss: 1st place goes to Upper Bracket, 2nd place goes to Lower Bracket
  • KO: 2 games per match, except matches that decide a EWC Play-in spot are 4 games per match
  • Top 4 & winner of tiebreak match between 5th and 6th advance to Play-in

Play-in

  • 8-player double elimination KO
  • 2 games per match, armageddon tiebreak

Group Stage

  • 2x 8-player double elimination KO
  • 2 games per match, armageddon tiebreak
  • Top 4 from each stage advance to Playoffs
  • Upper Bracket Final and Lower Bracket Semifinal of each group are not played out

Playoffs

  • 8-player single elimination KO
  • Quarterfinals: 4 games per match, Semifinals: 8 games per match, Final: 3 sets of 4, 4, 2 games

No games yet: the table fills in once the first round finishes.

#PlayerEloPts
–GMVladislav Artemiev26530/0
–GMA.R. Saleh Salem26290/0
–GMGeorg Meier26120/0
–GMJules Moussard26020/0
–GMValery Kazakouski25970/0
–GMRinat Jumabayev25720/0
–GMAndrew Tang25510/0
–GMZbigniew Pakleza24920/0
–FMOleksandr Yurovskykh23390/0
–FMMarkel Vesga Izeta23320/0
–IMGianmarco Leiva23220/0
–FMZayne-Eddine El Zein22910/0
–Matthieu Loncke22610/0
–CMGeorge Danzer21760/0
–Florian Verryser20610/0
–Sebastien Sobry20260/0
–Yann Nahed20080/0
–Alexis Pinson19550/0
–Rafael Ward19550/0
–Axel Brisse19310/0
–Miguel Pinto Santos18700/0
–Yann Jacquot18390/0
–Todimahery Ramarosaona16880/0
–Rémi Arnaud16350/0
–Rémi Arnaud16330/0
–Jean-Baptiste Reynès14390/0
–Jean-Baptiste Reynès14390/0

Crosstable

#Player1234567Pts
1Artemiev113b18w15b14w07b13w½6b0
2Salem114w06b½11w113b18b05w110b0
3Meier116b110w07b112w04b01b121w0
4Moussard117w19b16w01b13w17w½5b0
5Kazakouski118b112w01w111b19w12b½4w0
6Jumabayev121b12w04b07w116b110w½1w0
7Tang120w124b13w16b11w04b111w0
8Pakleza122w01b120w117b02w011b0
9Yurovskykh123b04w121b110w05b112w013b0
10Izeta115w03b122w09b117w06b02w0
11Leiva127b½13w½2b05w121b18w07b0
12El Zein119w05b124w03b120w09b115w0
13Loncke01w½11b115w02w122b117b19w0
14Danzer02b021w018b124w119b½22w123b0
15Verryser010b118w013b016w125b119w012b0
16Sobry03w022b123w115b06w020b017w0
17Nahed04b123w119b08w010b013w116b0
18Pinson05w015b114w022b123w020b0
19Ward012b017w020b014w015b125b0
20Brisse07b127w08b119w012b116w118w0
21Santos06w114b09w127b011w03b0
22Jacquot08b116w010b118w013w½14b126w0
23Ramarosaona09w017b016b126w018b014w0
24Arnaud07w012b014b0
25Arnaud015w026b019w0
26Reynès023b125w022b0
27Reynès011w020b021w0
Jean-Baptiste Reynès
R1IMGianmarco LeivaLostR2Axel BrisseLostR4Miguel Pinto SantosLost
Gianmarco Leiva
R1Jean-Baptiste ReynèsWonR2Matthieu LonckeDrewR3GMA.R. Saleh SalemDrewR4GMValery KazakouskiLostR5Miguel Pinto SantosWonR6GMZbigniew PaklezaWonR7GMAndrew TangLost
Jules Moussard
R1Yann NahedWonR2FMOleksandr YurovskykhWonR3GMRinat JumabayevWonR4GMVladislav ArtemievLostR5GMGeorg MeierWonR6GMAndrew TangWonR7GMValery KazakouskiDrew
Yann Nahed
R1GMJules MoussardLostR2Todimahery RamarosaonaWonR3Rafael WardWonR4GMZbigniew PaklezaLostR5FMMarkel Vesga IzetaLostR6Matthieu LonckeLostR7Sebastien SobryWon
Sebastien Sobry
R1GMGeorg MeierLostR2Yann JacquotLostR3Todimahery RamarosaonaWonR4Florian VerryserWonR5GMRinat JumabayevLostR6Axel BrisseLostR7Yann NahedLost
Georg Meier
R1Sebastien SobryWonR2FMMarkel Vesga IzetaWonR3GMAndrew TangLostR4FMZayne-Eddine El ZeinWonR5GMJules MoussardLostR6GMVladislav ArtemievLostR7Miguel Pinto SantosWon
Andrew Tang
R1Axel BrisseWonR2Rémi ArnaudWonR3GMGeorg MeierWonR4GMRinat JumabayevWonR5GMVladislav ArtemievWonR6GMJules MoussardLostR7IMGianmarco LeivaWon
Axel Brisse
R1GMAndrew TangLostR2Jean-Baptiste ReynèsWonR3GMZbigniew PaklezaLostR4Rafael WardWonR5FMZayne-Eddine El ZeinLostR6Sebastien SobryWonR7Alexis PinsonWon
Zbigniew Pakleza
R1Yann JacquotWonR2GMVladislav ArtemievLostR3Axel BrisseWonR4Yann NahedWonR5GMA.R. Saleh SalemLostR6IMGianmarco LeivaLost
Yann Jacquot
R1GMZbigniew PaklezaLostR2Sebastien SobryWonR3FMMarkel Vesga IzetaLostR4Alexis PinsonWonR5Matthieu LonckeLostR6CMGeorge DanzerDrewR7Jean-Baptiste ReynèsWon
Miguel Pinto Santos
R1GMRinat JumabayevLostR2CMGeorge DanzerWonR3FMOleksandr YurovskykhLostR4Jean-Baptiste ReynèsWonR5IMGianmarco LeivaLostR7GMGeorg MeierLost
Rinat Jumabayev
R1Miguel Pinto SantosWonR2GMA.R. Saleh SalemWonR3GMJules MoussardLostR4GMAndrew TangLostR5Sebastien SobryWonR6FMMarkel Vesga IzetaWonR7GMVladislav ArtemievDrew
Todimahery Ramarosaona
R1FMOleksandr YurovskykhLostR2Yann NahedLostR3Sebastien SobryLostR5Jean-Baptiste ReynèsWonR6Alexis PinsonLostR7CMGeorge DanzerLost
Oleksandr Yurovskykh
R1Todimahery RamarosaonaWonR2GMJules MoussardLostR3Miguel Pinto SantosWonR4FMMarkel Vesga IzetaWonR5GMValery KazakouskiLostR6FMZayne-Eddine El ZeinWonR7Matthieu LonckeLost
A.R. Saleh Salem
R1CMGeorge DanzerWonR2GMRinat JumabayevLostR3IMGianmarco LeivaDrewR4Matthieu LonckeWonR5GMZbigniew PaklezaWonR6GMValery KazakouskiLostR7FMMarkel Vesga IzetaWon
George Danzer
R1GMA.R. Saleh SalemLostR2Miguel Pinto SantosLostR3Alexis PinsonLostR4Rémi ArnaudWonR5Rafael WardWonR6Yann JacquotDrewR7Todimahery RamarosaonaWon
Matthieu Loncke
R1GMVladislav ArtemievLostR2IMGianmarco LeivaDrewR3Florian VerryserWonR4GMA.R. Saleh SalemLostR5Yann JacquotWonR6Yann NahedWonR7FMOleksandr YurovskykhWon
Vladislav Artemiev
R1Matthieu LonckeWonR2GMZbigniew PaklezaWonR3GMValery KazakouskiWonR4GMJules MoussardWonR5GMAndrew TangLostR6GMGeorg MeierWonR7GMRinat JumabayevDrew
Markel Vesga Izeta
R1Florian VerryserWonR2GMGeorg MeierLostR3Yann JacquotWonR4FMOleksandr YurovskykhLostR5Yann NahedWonR6GMRinat JumabayevLostR7GMA.R. Saleh SalemLost
Florian Verryser
R1FMMarkel Vesga IzetaLostR2Alexis PinsonWonR3Matthieu LonckeLostR4Sebastien SobryLostR5Rémi ArnaudWonR6Rafael WardWonR7FMZayne-Eddine El ZeinLost
Alexis Pinson
R1GMValery KazakouskiLostR2Florian VerryserLostR3CMGeorge DanzerWonR4Yann JacquotLostR6Todimahery RamarosaonaWonR7Axel BrisseLost
Valery Kazakouski
R1Alexis PinsonWonR2FMZayne-Eddine El ZeinWonR3GMVladislav ArtemievLostR4IMGianmarco LeivaWonR5FMOleksandr YurovskykhWonR6GMA.R. Saleh SalemWonR7GMJules MoussardDrew
Zayne-Eddine El Zein
R1Rafael WardWonR2GMValery KazakouskiLostR3Rémi ArnaudWonR4GMGeorg MeierLostR5Axel BrisseWonR6FMOleksandr YurovskykhLostR7Florian VerryserWon
Rafael Ward
R1FMZayne-Eddine El ZeinLostR3Yann NahedLostR4Axel BrisseLostR5CMGeorge DanzerLostR6Florian VerryserLostR7Rémi ArnaudWon
Rémi Arnaud
R2GMAndrew TangLostR3FMZayne-Eddine El ZeinLostR4CMGeorge DanzerLost
Rémi Arnaud
R5Florian VerryserLostR6Jean-Baptiste ReynèsLostR7Rafael WardLost
Jean-Baptiste Reynès
R5Todimahery RamarosaonaLostR6Rémi ArnaudWonR7Yann JacquotLost