How to watch EWC Qualifier 2026: who is in, what is left

The EWC Qualifier track is the Road to Paris, and on Friday, June 19, 2026, that road has reached its quiet stretch. Every regional and closed qualifier across League of Legends, Valorant, Dota 2, and Rocket League has finished. The last regional decider was the LCS Spring final on Sunday, June 14. No qualifier bracket is live today. The one route still open into the Esports World Cup is the Last Chance Qualifier window, which begins July 5, the day before the Paris opening ceremony. This guide is refreshed every day while the qualifier track is active, and for the main event itself, see the master pillar at /blog/how-to-watch-esports-world-cup-2026.

Active qualifier brackets today

There are no live qualifier brackets on June 19. The regional cycle is complete. Here is where each game's path finished and what remains.

League of Legends

All League of Legends regional qualifiers are closed. The 16-team Paris field is all but complete. EMEA is filled by G2 Esports, Karmine Corp, and Movistar KOI. North America is filled by Sentinels, locked through the online qualifier, and by the LCS Spring champion confirmed at the final on Sunday, June 14. APAC is filled by Team Secret, who won the LCP-based qualifier over GAM Esports. Gen.G are pre-qualified as the defending EWC 2025 champion. The South American slot is the one open regional question; our sources disagree on its exact timing, so we are holding the name until two independent sources confirm it. Bracket reference on /leagues/league-of-legends/ewc.

Valorant

All Valorant regional qualifiers are closed. EMEA, Americas, and Pacific finished inside the late-May window, and the China path closed on May 20. Team Heretics are pre-qualified as the defending EWC 2025 champion, with Team Vitality, EDward Gaming, and Paper Rex among the confirmed names. The full 12-team field is cross-checked against the official EWC Valorant page, VLR.gg, and Liquipedia. Bracket reference on /leagues/valorant/ewc.

Dota 2

All Dota 2 regional closed qualifiers are finished. The Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Western Europe, North America, and South America brackets all resolved inside the first week of June, each awarding one direct slot into the EWC main event. The EWC Dota 2 program opens the main-event calendar from July 7 to July 19. Bracket and final standings on /leagues/dota-2/ewc and the per-event Liquipedia pages.

Counter-Strike 2

The Counter-Strike 2 field is 28 of 32 teams locked through the Global VRS rankings, the regional paths, and the Asian Champions League route. The final four CS2 spots are the most meaningful piece of qualifying still to come: they resolve through the Last Chance Qualifier played on FACEIT and on LAN inside the Paris venue, scheduled for August 7 to 9, with a FACEIT level-10 entry threshold. Bracket reference on /leagues/cs2/ewc.

Rocket League

The EWC 2026 Rocket League qualification for Europe and North America closed on Sunday, May 24, on the basis of RLCS 2026 regional standings. Three EU and three NA clubs are confirmed alongside title defender Karmine Corp, who are pre-qualified as the EWC Rocket League 2025 winner. We continue to cross-check the locked-in names against the official EWC Rocket League page and Liquipedia. The EWC Rocket League main event runs August 12 to 16 in Paris. Full bracket reference on /leagues/rocket-league/ewc.

Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six Siege seeds from the Europe MENA League, North America League, LATAM League, and APAC League standings, plus direct invites from 2025 results. The R6 main event is scheduled for August 4 to 15. Bracket reference on /leagues/rainbow-six-siege/ewc.

Schedule overview

The regional qualifier calendar is now closed, so the dates that matter are ahead of us. The Last Chance Qualifier window opens July 5. The Paris main event opens July 6 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The Dota 2 program runs first, July 7 to 19, with League of Legends on July 15 to 19. The back half of the calendar holds Rainbow Six Siege on August 4 to 15, the Counter-Strike 2 Last Chance Qualifier on August 7 to 9, Rocket League on August 12 to 16, and the CS2 main event from August 12, closing the entire EWC with its grand final on August 23.

Format

The EWC 2026 qualifier format is per-game and per-region, but the high-level shape is consistent. Regional qualifiers seeded into multi-stage brackets, typically Stage 1 plus Stage 2, with double-elimination playoffs that sent the top finishers per region into the EWC main event in Paris. Valorant qualifiers awarded three slots per region (Americas, EMEA, Pacific) plus a separate China path. League of Legends qualifiers awarded direct slots per region across EMEA, NA, China, Korea, APAC, and South America, with the defending champion pre-qualified. Dota 2 regional closed qualifiers awarded one direct slot per region. Rocket League sent three clubs from each of Europe and North America based on regional league standings. Counter-Strike 2 expands to 32 teams this year with a two-stage double-elimination format, filling its final four through the Last Chance Qualifier.

Teams already qualified

League of Legends: Gen.G (defending EWC 2025 champion, pre-qualified), G2 Esports, Karmine Corp, and Movistar KOI (EMEA), Sentinels and the LCS Spring champion confirmed June 14 (North America), and Team Secret (APAC). The South American slot is pending two-source confirmation.

Valorant: Team Heretics (defending EWC 2025 champion, pre-qualified), with Team Vitality, EDward Gaming, and Paper Rex among the confirmed field. The full 12-team list is cross-checked on the official EWC Valorant page, VLR.gg, and Liquipedia.

Rocket League: Karmine Corp (EWC Title Defender, pre-qualified), plus three EU and three NA clubs from the RLCS 2026 standings that closed May 24.

Counter-Strike 2: 28 of 32 main-event teams locked. The final four resolve through the Paris Last Chance Qualifier on August 7 to 9.

Other game qualifications draw from each title's own circuit standings and direct invites, mapped on the official EWC site and per-game Liquipedia pages.

Bubble watch

With the regional brackets closed, the bubble has moved to the Last Chance Qualifiers. The clearest bubble is in Counter-Strike 2: four of the 32 main-event slots are still open, and any club outside the locked 28 has its final shot through the FACEIT and LAN Last Chance Qualifier on August 7 to 9. The Jafonso Award is built for exactly this path, rewarding a player or club that wins a Game Championship after coming through a Last Chance Qualifier. In League of Legends, the South American slot is the last open regional question, and we are watching for a confirmed name on two independent sources before printing it.

Where to watch

There are no qualifier matches to stream today. For finished regional qualifiers across League of Legends, Valorant, Dota 2, and Rocket League, match VODs and final standings sit on the official broadcasters' YouTube archives and on the per-event Liquipedia pages. For the Last Chance Qualifiers from July 5 and the main event from July 6, coverage moves to the official Esports World Cup channels with regional co-streams in the major languages.

Reminders and notifications

Enable match reminders on the homepage or any per-tournament page on Esport Agenda to get notifications 30 minutes ahead of every match. With the qualifier slate quiet, the reminders worth setting now are for the July 5 Last Chance Qualifier window, the July 6 Paris opening day, and the CS2 Last Chance Qualifier on August 7 to 9. Notifications cover broadcasts in your selected language.

Closing CTA

The Road to EWC 2026 regional phase is complete, and the Paris main event opens July 6. Track the day's digest on the EWC daily highlights, and head to the EWC master pillar for the full main-event guide. Lock in your bracket on the Pick'em.