Local Open Qualifier Dates
Qualifier Location
Online
Faceit
Closed Online Qualifier Dates
Qualifier Location
Online
Faceit
Main Event Dates
Main Event Location
TechPark
Prishtina, Kosovo
TOTAL PRIZE POOL
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
TBD
Photo ,Video and SSD Setup
TBD
Team check-in for
group A
TBD
Team check-in for
group B
TBD
Team check-in for
group C
TBD
Team check-in for
group D
TBD
Team check-in and
admin briefing
TBD
Team check-in and
admin briefing
TBD
LB Final and
Grand Final
1ST
50%
5.000$
2ND
25%
2.500$
3RD
12.5%
1.250$
4TH
12.5%
1.250$
For seeding purposes, we will use the Official Valve Regional Standings (VRS) published on March 2, 2026.
Direct invitations will begin from rank #65 in the VRS and will proceed sequentially downward until all 14 invitation slots are filled.
The tournament will include 14 Direct VRS Invited teams and 2 teams qualifying through the Local Open Online Qualifier, forming a 16-team Online Closed Qualifier.
The Local Open Online Qualifier will be open to teams from the Kosovo region and will qualify two teams to the Online Closed Qualifier.
The Online Closed Qualifier will be played online on EU servers using FACEIT Anti-Cheat from 23–26 April 2026.
The Main Event Playoffs will take place on LAN at TechPark Prishtina, Kosovo on 23–24 May 2026, featuring the eight teams that qualify from the Closed Qualifier.
The tournament takes place in the Kosovo visa region, and teams must be able to legally travel to Kosovo to participate in the LAN stage.
Invited teams participating in the LAN stage will receive:
– 3 hotel nights
Teams qualifying through the Online Closed Qualifier will be responsible for their own flight costs unless otherwise specified by the organizer.
The event is organized by XPortal Esports (GG Esports) and follows Valve Tier-2 VRS Ranked Event requirements. Final VRS ranking eligibility will be confirmed by Valve and HLTV.
Tournament date: 23-24 of May 2026.
XPortal reserves the right to decline participation of teams or players with active VAC bans or any known integrity violations.
Teams with ownership or management ties to the tournament organizer (XPortal) are not eligible to participate.
No organization is allowed to field multiple teams in the tournament, including academy rosters or secondary teams under the same organization.
The full ruleset will be published and made available to all participants at least two weeks prior to the tournament start.
All team players must be able to attend the LAN event in Tech Park, Prishtina. This includes any required passports or visas.
The visa region for the event is Schengen. The Operator may request proof that a team can travel to comply with regulations.
Tournament Structure and Seeding
For the tournament, we will be using same PC Setups, only chairs and headsets may differ.
Below are the details of each configuration:
Procesor:
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Graphics Card:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB
Monitor:
DELL Alienware AW2524H (24.5" / 500Hz)
RAM:
32GB DDR5
Headset:
ACEZONE A-RISE
Please note that the hardware specifications are all the same except the headset for stream B that will be HyperX Cloud II.
All teams will play on identical setups when facing each other.
XPortal will provide laptops for Coaches.
