ESL Challenger League: Europe Cup #11 season 52 2026

About the tournament

ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe Cup #11 is a European Counter-Strike 2 cup in ESL’s Tier 2 Challenger League circuit, a shorter open-format competition built around regional VRS-ranked teams. This edition features 16 teams split into four groups, played in GSL best-of-three series, followed by an eight-team single-elimination playoff bracket, also best-of-three. The event runs from November 7 to 9, 2026, online on European servers. The cup carries a $7,000 prize pool, and the winner earns a place in the ESL Challenger League Season 52 Europe Regional Finals, keeping the route toward ESL Pro League qualification alive.