Esports Nations Cup 2026 Qualifiers To Begin This Week: Mark Your Calenders

The Esports Nations Cup qualifiers are set to get underway this week. This will mark the beginning of the road to the ENC finals scheduled between November 2 and 29 in Riyadh. The qualifiers will feature teams and players from more than 160 nations. You can check the official schedule of the ENC 2026 qualifiers here.

The Road To ENC 2026 Begins With Qualifiers

The Esports Nations Cup posted the details of the ENC 2026 qualifiers on their official X handle. The qualifiers will be played for 16 titles across PC and mobile platforms. The post was made on May 22, 2026, at 11:30 UTC.

The post also elaborated on the 3 pathways which will be used to select the players heading to Paris for the Esports Nations Cup 2026. The officials distinguished the 3 pathways based on the type of 'game' and whether it is played individually or as a team. These are as follows:

• Coach-based Team selections: Rosters for 9 titles, Dota 2, HoK, League of Legends, Mobile Legends, PUBG, PUBG Mobile, RG Siegel, Rocket League and Valorant will be selected by coaches appointed by National and Territory Managers.
• Play and Qualify: Players for 5 titles, Chess, EA FC, Fatal Fury, Street Fighter and Track Mania, will have open-qualifiers from where only the best shall move forward.
• Team Up and Qualify: Rosters for 2 titles, CS2 and Apex Legends, will be picked from scratch, and only the best will go through via open qualifiers.

ENC Qualifiers Roadmap For All 16 Titles

You can find the complete schedule of Esports Nations Cup 2026 Qualifiers for all titles in the following table:

A few changes have been made to the slots for a select few titles to balance the competitive structure and uphold sporting integrity ahead of the ENC 2026 qualifiers. This has been done to ensure teams can qualify by playing the fewest number of matches.

• For Chess, Wildcard slots have been brought down from 8 to 3 while increasing a qualification slot each for all regions.
• For MLBB, a slot has been reduced from East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and it has been given to two 2 regions: Central and West Africa and Southern and Eastern Africa. The same format has been implemented in PUBG Mobile.
• For Rocket League, a new slot has been added for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
• Valorant saw the removal of the Middle East and Africa region. They are replaced by 2 new regions, the Middle East and North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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