Stake Ranked: Episode 4: Closed Qualifier 2026

About the tournament

Stake Ranked Episode 4: Closed Qualifier is the European online CS2 qualifier for StarLadder’s Stake Ranked series, feeding into the Episode 4 main event. Sixteen teams play a single-elimination playoff bracket, with every match contested in BO3. The qualifier runs from September 3 to September 5, 2026, and the main reward is a place at the Episode 4 LAN event. It’s a compact, high-stakes bracket where every series matters from the opening round.