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Esports World Cup 2026

Esports World Cup 2026 · Last Chance Qualifier D

WinnerGMAlexander GrischukFinished 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
–GMPeter Leko26760/0
–GMAlexander Grischuk26280/0
–GMYaroslav Zherebukh26200/0
–GMAleksandar Indjic26020/0
–GMVelimir Ivic26000/0
–GMKarthik Venkataraman25430/0
–GMBilel Bellahcene24970/0
–Jesús Jara Segovia23760/0
–FMYosha Iglesias22900/0
–Mathis Serrier22760/0
–Antoine Marchais21530/0
–WIMAyelen Martinez21200/0
–Matthieu Noel20680/0
–Lucas Gueracague20330/0
–WCMAstrid Vasquez Alcala20100/0
–Kacper Latka19420/0
–WCMAlexandra Prado18550/0
–Thierry Duhal18420/0
–Mohamed Samir Lechheb15340/0
–Nathan Pujol15240/0
–Maxim Mukhamedov14540/0

Crosstable

#Player1234567Pts
1Leko112w½6b½4w114b½9w½2b17w0
2Grischuk115b17w15b½3w16b½1w19b0
3Zherebukh18w19b½11w½2b112w14b½5w0
4Indjic116b110w½1b½6w½5b03w114b0
5Ivic114w121b02w111b½4w19b½3b0
6Venkataraman117b½1w17b½4b02w116w111b0
7Bellahcene118w02b06w113b114w112b01b0
8Segovia03b113w121w09b½18w011b117w0
9Iglesias113b03w116b18w½1b05w02w0
10Serrier119w04b014w012b120w118b115w0
11Marchais120b115w½3b05w016b18w06w0
12Martinez01b117w119b110w03b07w016b0
13Noel09w08b117b07w121w015b0
14Gueracague05b120w110b01w07b04w0
15Alcala02w011b018w119b113w010b0
16Latka04w118b09w120b111w06b112w0
17Prado06w012b013w½21b119w08b0
18Duhal07b016w115b119w½8b010w121w0
19Lechheb010b012w018b015w017b120b0
20Pujol011w014b016w010b021b019w0
21Mukhamedov05w08b½17w013b120w018b0
Nathan Pujol
R1Antoine MarchaisLostR2Lucas GueracagueLostR4Kacper LatkaLostR5Mathis SerrierLostR6Maxim MukhamedovLostR7Mohamed Samir LechhebLost
Antoine Marchais
R1Nathan PujolWonR2WCMAstrid Vasquez AlcalaWonR3GMYaroslav ZherebukhDrewR4GMVelimir IvicLostR5Kacper LatkaLostR6Jesús Jara SegoviaWonR7GMKarthik VenkataramanLost
Peter Leko
R1WIMAyelen MartinezWonR2GMKarthik VenkataramanDrewR3GMAleksandar IndjicDrewR4Lucas GueracagueWonR5FMYosha IglesiasDrewR6GMAlexander GrischukDrewR7GMBilel BellahceneWon
Ayelen Martinez
R1GMPeter LekoLostR2WCMAlexandra PradoWonR3Mohamed Samir LechhebWonR4Mathis SerrierWonR5GMYaroslav ZherebukhLostR6GMBilel BellahceneLostR7Kacper LatkaLost
Kacper Latka
R1GMAleksandar IndjicLostR2Thierry DuhalWonR3FMYosha IglesiasLostR4Nathan PujolWonR5Antoine MarchaisWonR6GMKarthik VenkataramanLostR7WIMAyelen MartinezWon
Aleksandar Indjic
R1Kacper LatkaWonR2Mathis SerrierWonR3GMPeter LekoDrewR4GMKarthik VenkataramanDrewR5GMVelimir IvicDrewR6GMYaroslav ZherebukhLostR7Lucas GueracagueWon
Astrid Vasquez Alcala
R1GMAlexander GrischukLostR2Antoine MarchaisLostR3Thierry DuhalLostR5Mohamed Samir LechhebWonR6Matthieu NoelWonR7Mathis SerrierLost
Alexander Grischuk
R1WCMAstrid Vasquez AlcalaWonR2GMBilel BellahceneWonR3GMVelimir IvicWonR4GMYaroslav ZherebukhDrewR5GMKarthik VenkataramanWonR6GMPeter LekoDrewR7FMYosha IglesiasWon
Bilel Bellahcene
R1Thierry DuhalWonR2GMAlexander GrischukLostR3GMKarthik VenkataramanLostR4Matthieu NoelWonR5Lucas GueracagueWonR6WIMAyelen MartinezWonR7GMPeter LekoLost
Thierry Duhal
R1GMBilel BellahceneLostR2Kacper LatkaLostR3WCMAstrid Vasquez AlcalaWonR4Mohamed Samir LechhebWonR5Jesús Jara SegoviaDrewR6Mathis SerrierLostR7Maxim MukhamedovWon
Velimir Ivic
R1Lucas GueracagueWonR2Maxim MukhamedovWonR3GMAlexander GrischukLostR4Antoine MarchaisWonR5GMAleksandar IndjicDrewR6FMYosha IglesiasWonR7GMYaroslav ZherebukhDrew
Lucas Gueracague
R1GMVelimir IvicLostR2Nathan PujolWonR3Mathis SerrierWonR4GMPeter LekoLostR5GMBilel BellahceneLostR7GMAleksandar IndjicLost
Yaroslav Zherebukh
R1Jesús Jara SegoviaWonR2FMYosha IglesiasWonR3Antoine MarchaisDrewR4GMAlexander GrischukDrewR5WIMAyelen MartinezWonR6GMAleksandar IndjicWonR7GMVelimir IvicDrew
Jesús Jara Segovia
R1GMYaroslav ZherebukhLostR2Matthieu NoelWonR3Maxim MukhamedovWonR4FMYosha IglesiasLostR5Thierry DuhalDrewR6Antoine MarchaisLostR7WCMAlexandra PradoWon
Alexandra Prado
R1GMKarthik VenkataramanLostR2WIMAyelen MartinezLostR3Matthieu NoelLostR4Maxim MukhamedovDrewR6Mohamed Samir LechhebWonR7Jesús Jara SegoviaLost
Karthik Venkataraman
R1WCMAlexandra PradoWonR2GMPeter LekoDrewR3GMBilel BellahceneWonR4GMAleksandar IndjicDrewR5GMAlexander GrischukLostR6Kacper LatkaWonR7Antoine MarchaisWon
Mathis Serrier
R1Mohamed Samir LechhebWonR2GMAleksandar IndjicLostR3Lucas GueracagueLostR4WIMAyelen MartinezLostR5Nathan PujolWonR6Thierry DuhalWonR7WCMAstrid Vasquez AlcalaWon
Mohamed Samir Lechheb
R1Mathis SerrierLostR3WIMAyelen MartinezLostR4Thierry DuhalLostR5WCMAstrid Vasquez AlcalaLostR6WCMAlexandra PradoLostR7Nathan PujolWon
Matthieu Noel
R1FMYosha IglesiasLostR2Jesús Jara SegoviaLostR3WCMAlexandra PradoWonR4GMBilel BellahceneLostR5Maxim MukhamedovWonR6WCMAstrid Vasquez AlcalaLost
Yosha Iglesias
R1Matthieu NoelWonR2GMYaroslav ZherebukhLostR3Kacper LatkaWonR4Jesús Jara SegoviaWonR5GMPeter LekoDrewR6GMVelimir IvicLostR7GMAlexander GrischukLost
Maxim Mukhamedov
R2GMVelimir IvicLostR3Jesús Jara SegoviaLostR4WCMAlexandra PradoDrewR5Matthieu NoelLostR6Nathan PujolWonR7Thierry DuhalLost