ESL Challenger League: Europe Cup #3 season 52 2026

About the tournament

ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe Cup 3 is a Counter-Strike 2 regional event in ESL’s Challenger League, the Tier-2 layer of the circuit. Sixteen teams compete online on European servers, starting with four GSL groups of four where all matches are best-of-three, then moving to an eight-team single-elimination playoff bracket, also BO3, with a BO3 third-place match. The cup runs from August 14 to August 16, 2026, and the winner earns a spot in the Season 52 Europe Regional Finals, with $7,000 in prize money shared across the event.