Stake Ranked: Episode 1 2026

About the tournament

Stake Ranked Episode 1 is a Counter-Strike 2 LAN event in StarLadder’s Stake Ranked series, played as the season’s first finals stage in Barcelona. It features 8 teams in a double-elimination playoff bracket, with every match played best-of-three. The tournament runs from April 1 to April 4, 2026, with $100,000 on the line. The winner claims the title for this episode, while the top finishers also strengthen their path into the next step of the series.