Stake Ranked: Episode 5: Closed Qualifier 2026

About the tournament

Stake Ranked Episode 5: Closed Qualifier is the European online CS2 qualifier for the Stake Ranked series, a B-tier event on the road to the main episode. Sixteen teams compete in a single-elimination playoff bracket, with every match played as a best-of-three. The closed qualifier runs from September 24 to 27, 2026. The top finishers earn places in the main event, making this a short but high-stakes step in the series.