Esports World Cup 2026 — Group Stage — Leaderboard & Results
About Esports World Cup 2026 — Group Stage
Esports World Cup 2026 — Group Stage is a PUBG: Battlegrounds PC tournament. It is a Tier S event in the GLOBAL region. Matches ran from July 21, 2026 to July 23, 2026. The prize pool was $2,025,000.
Format and structure
The bracket ran 18 matches, with 24 teams competing. The bracket ran as a single stage — Group Stage. Points were awarded under the SUPER 22 scoring system.
How it ended
Virtus.pro won the event and took $660,000. The Vicious finished second and Natus Vincere third. Prize money reached 24 teams, $2,025,000 in total. The title went to Virtus.pro with VP_Beami, VP_Lukarux, VP_NIXZYEE, VP_curexi on the roster. VP_NIXZYEE of Virtus.pro was named MVP.
Prize money split
- 1Virtus.pro$660,000
- 2The Vicious$305,000
- 3Natus Vincere$213,000
- 4Team Falcons$145,000
- 5Team Vitality$106,000
- 6Geekay Esports$78,000
- 7Gen.G$57,000
- 8Twisted Minds$57,000
- 9Made in Thailand$52,000
- 10T1$46,000
- 1117 Gaming$37,500
- 12Full Sense$28,500
- 13Team Liquid$31,500
- 14AGAL International$26,000
- 15GAM Esports$29,500
- 16Shadow Esports$20,000
- 17JD Gaming$17,000
- 18Freecs$16,000
- 19R8 Esports$15,000
- 20Sharper Esport$14,000
- 21TEAM NEMESIS$13,000
- 22TYLOO$12,000
- 23Petrichor Road$11,000
- 24Four Angry Men$10,000
Standout moments
- Teams racked up 1,064 kills in total, 59.1 per match on average.
- T1 fragged the hardest with 77 kills.
- The bloodiest game was Erangel: 63 kills in a single match.
- Made in Thailand took the most chicken dinners — 4 wins.
Tournament heroes
- 1. T1_Heather 32 kills
- 2. MiTH_KISS 24 kills
- 3. GAM_TanVuu 23 kills
- 4. FLC_TGLTN 21 kills
- 5. VP_Beami 20 kills
Maps
- 1Erangel — Team Liquid
- 2Taego — Made in Thailand
- 3Miramar — Shadow Esports
- 4Rondo — Made in Thailand
- 5Taego — Twisted Minds
- 6Erangel — Made in Thailand
- 7Erangel — Virtus.pro
- 8Taego — Full Sense
- 9Miramar — The Vicious
- 10Rondo — AGAL International
- 11Taego — JD Gaming
- 12Erangel — Natus Vincere
- 13Erangel — Natus Vincere
- 14Taego — 17 Gaming
- 15Miramar — Made in Thailand
- 16Rondo — Natus Vincere
- 17Taego — T1
- 18Erangel — R8 Esports
Participants
Place in the series
The event belongs to the Esports World Cup series — we track 14 editions of it. Previous edition: Esports World Cup 2025.































