Counter-Strike 2 joins the Esports Nations Cup lineup

On Sunday, February 8, the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) announced Counter-Strike 2 as one of the titles at the upcoming Esports Nations Cup.

The Esports Nations Cup is scheduled for November 2-29 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the inaugural multi-game country-based esports tournament.

As an expansion of the Esports World Cup, the ENC is confirmed to feature 16 esports titles, five of which have been announced since late January. That includes Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Trackmania, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, and Chess.

In Sunday’s announcement, the Esports Nations Cup revealed Honor of Kings and Counter-Strike as the latest two additions, each with a US$1,320,000 prize pool.

Counter-Strike 2 tournament at the ENC is scheduled for November 10-16 and will be a Tier-2 event, featuring only national teams. Each team will field no more than three players from the same Valve Regional Standings (VRS) team.

The tournament is divided into two stages, starting with a 24-team round-robin group stage, featuring four groups of six squads.

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All group stage games are played as best-of-one, with the top four teams from each group advancing to a single-elimination bracket. Playoffs will be played as best-of-three, except for the grand final, which is best-of-five.

Invitations to the event will be awarded to 24 teams who will fight through a two-stage qualifier, set for July 6-19.

The first stage of the qualifiers will consist of national qualifiers, hosted across 96 countries.

The national qualifier winners will proceed to the regional qualifiers, where the top national teams will battle for a ticket to the main event.

National Qualifiers:

• Western Europe – 16 qualifiers
• Eastern Europe – 16 qualifiers
• Middle East & Central Asia – 16 qualifiers
• North America – 8 qualifiers
• South America – 8 qualifiers
• South & Central Africa – 8 qualifiers
• South & East Asia – 8 qualifiers
• Southeast Asia – 8 qualifiers
• Oceania – 4 qualifiers
• North Africa – 4 qualifiers

Regional Qualifiers ENC Slots:

• North America – 3 slots
• South America – 3 slots
• Western Europe – 4 slots
• Eastern Europe – 4 slots
• Middle East + Central Asia – 3 slots
• South + East Asia – 2 slots
• Southeast Asia – 2 slots
• North Africa – 1 slot
• South + Central Africa – 1 slot
• Oceania – 1 slot

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