ESL Challenger League: Europe Cup #8 season 52 2026

About the tournament

ESL Challenger League Season 52 Europe Cup #8 is a Tier 2 Counter-Strike 2 online event in the ESL Challenger League circuit. Sixteen teams play a four-group double-elimination stage, with all matches best-of-three; the top two teams from each group reach an eight-team single-elimination playoff bracket, also played in BO3. It runs from October 7 to 9, 2026 on European servers. The cup offers $7,000 in prize money, and the winner earns a place in the ECL Season 52 Europe Regional Finals, one step closer to ESL Pro League.