2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #8 CS2

Tier 3
CS2

2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #8

Prize pool: $ 7,000
Teams: 16
Dates: 7 Oct – 10 Oct 2026; under way
Matches played: 8; bo3

Live Streams

7 channels

Watch on Twitch

Bracket

Upper bracket

A loss drops the team to the lower bracket.

Opening matches bo3

Winners' match bo3

Live Loser → Decider match Just Players HyperSpirit

Lower bracket

A second loss and the team is out.

Elimination match bo3

Live Revise Banda Chuya

Decider match bo3

Oct 08, 13:00 TBD TBD

ESL EU Match Schedule

Stages

Calendar

October 2026

Times in GMT+00:00

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live

The Last Resort Saint Sinners score not reported yet

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live

Privateer

Vexar score not reported yet

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live

Just Players

HyperSpirit score not reported yet

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live Revise Banda Chuya score not reported yet

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live

Leo Team

BERG Esports score not reported yet

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live Ryvex mellren score not reported yet

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live LFO 10

MOUZ NXT score not reported yet

CS2 T3 bo3 ESL EU Group Stage Live MAYBE

ENCE score not reported yet

Participants

Places still to be decided

1st TBD $ 4,000
2nd TBD $ 2,000
3rd TBD $ 1,000

Team	Wins and losses in this tournament	ENSI.Score now
Leo Team	1-0	1571
Just Players	1-0	1506
The Last Resort	1-0	1436
LFO 10	1-0	1415
BERG Esports	1-0	1411
HyperSpirit	1-0	1404
MOUZ NXT	1-0	1384
Saint Sinners	1-0	1381
mellren	0-1	1515
ENCE	0-1	1497
Vexar	0-1	1474
Revise	0-1	1400
Ryvex	0-1	1394
MAYBE	0-1	1371
Banda Chuya	0-1	1354
Privateer	0-1	1271

Tournament Stats

Map Pool

Times each map was played, of 20 maps

Ancient 6 30%
Dust2 4 20%
Mirage 4 20%
Cache 3 15%
Nuke 3 15%

Top Players

At least half the maps of the busiest player · ADR, KAST and rating are means weighted by the rounds of each map

All columns

Player	M	K	D	A	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rtgon a scale of 10
Caleyy Ensar Ersuzi	2	40	24	9	+16 above the average map	107 above the average map	81% above the average map	8.18 above the average map
pavlysha666 Pavel Shafranski	2	33	19	18	+14 above the average map	111 above the average map	86% above the average map	7.75 above the average map
Drac Etienne Salaün	3	52	30	8	+22 above the average map	92 above the average map	81% above the average map	7.58 above the average map
arTisT Tom Clarke	2	43	27	6	+16 above the average map	88 above the average map	76%	7.57 above the average map
leen Vladyslav Stepanov	3	45	31	21	+14 above the average map	91 above the average map	81% above the average map	7.45 above the average map
bevve James Slinn	2	40	28	11	+12 above the average map	92 above the average map	87% above the average map	7.22 above the average map
kdaN Bogdan Krkić	3	59	37	10	+22 above the average map	89 above the average map	81% above the average map	7.11 above the average map
Frazehh Fraser Sollom	2	38	29	4	+9 above the average map	81 above the average map	71%	6.82 above the average map
Vacancy Mason Haines	2	34	28	10	+6 above the average map	89 above the average map	80% above the average map	6.75 above the average map
Halfjix Ilya Pogodin	2	30	18	4	+12 above the average map	70	81% above the average map	6.60 above the average map

About a Tournament: 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #8

ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #8 is a Counter-Strike 2 online tournament organized by FACEIT. The event features 8 teams competing for a $7,000 USD prize pool. The winner qualifies to the Regional Final and receives $4,000, with second place earning $2,000 and third place $1,000.