The 8 best EU and NA teams fight for a place in the finals. BO3 knockout series, 5 weeks of action.
Enter the ECS Open Qualifiers from 12-25 August, for a single elimination BO1 tournament, becoming single elimination BO3 at the quarter-final stage onwards. Each set of qualifiers awards the winners 2 spots in the Pinnacle Cup qualifying. This is your chance to compete against the greatest teams in CS:GO and make yourself a legend. Enter now!
16 teams (8 qualified, 8 invited) per region will fight it out in a BO3 Swiss tournament from 10-15 September to determine their Regular Season rankings. The Buccholz rankings from this tournament will determine who fills the open slots in the ECS Regular Season brackets.
Broadcasts will be available via the Community Caster Challenge, exclusively on Caffeine.
The ECS Regular Season is 5 BO3 single elimination brackets to determine who gets a spot at the finals.
8 teams from each region will compete from 16 September - 31 October, with the winners of each of the last three brackets getting an invitation directly to the ECS Season 8 Finals.
The first slot from each region will be made up of the top earning teams based on prize money won over the first two tournaments. Consistency counts!
Each week’s tournament has a $25,000 prize pool, and takes place over four days, broadcast live on FACEIT’s Twitch and Caffeine channels. As well as on partner broadcasters in other languages.
