CS2 Esports Nations Cup Qualifiers Registration

Secure Your Spot: CS2 Nations Cup Qualifiers Registration Walkthrough

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Modified - Jun 20, 2026, 12:15 PM

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CS2 Esports Nations Cup Qualifiers Registration

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Summary

The Registration websites are now open for the Esports Nations Cup 2026.
Talking about the FPS section, a total of 24 teams will qualify to go to Saudi Arabia.
A seperate ranking system has been established for the countries that don't have a proper VRS ranking.

With ENC about to start in November, the Esports Foundation has finally launched the registration process for Counter-Strike 2. The CS2 Esports Nations Cup Qualifiers Registration will be available through the FACEIT website. A total of 24 teams across different parts of the world will face each other in Riyadh for a massive $1,320,000 prize pool.

According to the official data, this will be the largest open qualifiers in the history of Esports Foundation. On that note, here's everything we know about the criteria and Counter-Strike 2 ENC Qualifiers Registration process.

CS2 Esports Nations Cup Qualifiers Registration Are Now Open On FACEIT

A total of 90 countries are featured in the CS2 Esports Nations Cup Qualifiers Registration process. The authority has made a dedicated FACEIT website for this whole registration process. Most of these countries are selected based on June 2026 VRS Rankings. On the other hand, other countries have been selected based on separate criteria that do not have proper VRS-ranked players.

The Esports Federation have selected those teams based on the total sum of the FACEIT ELO of the top 40 active players on those servers.

According to the officials, the national qualifiers will commence from July 6 to 16. Meanwhile, the regional qualifiers will start on July 17 and conclude on July 19. Before discussing how you can be a part of it, here's a list of slots, regions, and the countries that can be a part of this whole ecosystem:

Region	ENC Slots	Countries
Western Europe	4	• Denmark• France• Sweden• Great Britain• Germany• Spain• Finland• Portugal• Belgium• Norway• Netherlands• Ireland• Switzerland• Luxembourg• Iceland• Italy
Eastern Europe	4	• Ukraine• Israel• Poland• Lithuania• Romania• Kosovo• Czech Republic• Bulgaria• Hungary• Latvia• Estonia• Slovakia• North Macedonia• Bosnia & Herzegovina• Serbia• Croatia• Slovenia
North America	3	• United States• Canada• Mexico• Guatemala• Panama• Dominican Republic• Costa Rica• Puerto Rico
South America	3	• Brazil• Argentina• Uruguay• Chile• Peru• Colombia• Venezuela• Paraguay
Middle East & Central Asia	3	• Türkiye• Kazakhstan• Uzbekistan• Lebanon• Azerbaijan• Georgia• Iraq• Palestine• United Arab Emirates• Turkmenistan• Kyrgyzstan• Islamic Republic of Iran• Tajikistan• Saudi Arabia• Jordan• Armenia
North Africa	1	• Algeria• Tunisia• Morocco• Egypt
Sub-Saharan Africa	1	• South Africa• Mauritius• Senegal• Nigeria• Democratic Republic of the Congo• Kenya• Ghana• Angola
South & East Asia	2	• Mongolia• People's Republic of China• Pakistan• India• Republic of Korea• Hong Kong China• Chinese Taipei• Japan
Southeast Asia	2	• Thailand• Singapore• Indonesia• Vietnam• Malaysia• Philippines• Cambodia• Brunei Darussalam
Oceania	1	• Australia• New Zealand• Guam• Fiji

ENC Slots based on Regions

Once you're done checking the list, check out our recent coverage of ENC 2026 Qualifiers Announced.

How to Participate in Counter-Strike 2 ENC Qualifiers Registration

If you're a Counter-Strike 2 enthusiast and register your team for the global stage, here's a brief:

Navigate to FACEIT's website made exclusively for the ENC tournament.
Look for the Counter-Strike 2 registration, and register your team for the specific region. Make sure to check if your country belongs to it or not.
The best of 32 rosters registered will be a major part.

CS2 ENC Qualifiers 2026 registration process regulations don't stop here. In case teams want to register themselves, here are a few things they must consider:

A certain national team can't feature more than three players from the team with the same VRS ranking.
Seeding will also depend on VRS rankings for June 2026.
Players can earn VRS Points since the ENC CS2 event comes under the tier-2 LAN category.

If you want to learn more about this, check out our recent coverage of Esports Nations Cup Player Eligibility.

That's all we have to discuss about the Counter-Strike 2 registration for the Esports Nations Cup 2026. Make sure to follow the Sportsdunia Esports Page to collect more news about Esports Nations Cup 2026.