The EMEA Masters 2026 Winter is the 18th tournament of the main semi-professional League of Legends competition in Europe. The tournament comprises the best-performing teams from 13 different European Regional Leagues. The tournament used to be referred to as the EU Masters until the regional leagues of Europe, Turkey, CIS, and MENA were merged to form the EMEA region. The best-performing teams from the different ERLs participate in the tournament to represent their leagues. EMEA Masters is the tournament in the League of Legends Esports hierarchy under the LEC.

Tournament Format

The champions of the top 8 ERLs start in the Champion Round and all other teams start in the Group Stage. The Champions Round will be a best-of-three series and winner of each of the 4 matches advances to Playoffs Upper Bracket Round 2 and losers move to the Group Stage. The Group Stage will be a best-of-three GSL-style bracket and 32 teams are divided into eight groups of four. The winner of each group advances to Playoffs Upper Bracket Round 1. The Playoffs will be a double-elimination bracket; Round 6 and Finals are best-of-five and all other matches are best-of-three. The two teams qualify for the EWC 2026 EMEA Qualifier.