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EPT CHALLENGER

ESL Challenger League Season 52 - Regional Finals

Tournament Dates:

Finals
Start
Ends
EU
Monday, December 14
Friday, December 18
AS-OCE
Tuesday, December 15
Friday, December 18
SA
Wednesday, December 16
Friday, December 18
NA
Wednesday, December 16
Friday, December 18

Location:

Europe: Online (European servers)
North America: Online (American servers)
South America: Online (South American servers)
Asia-Oceania: Online (Asian servers)

Tournament environment:

All stages of the tournament will be played online.

Tournament invitations:

The winner of each regional cup will be invited to the Regional Finals. If a same team wins multiple cups, invite priority will be given to the respective runner-ups. If those runner-up teams have already qualified, we may extend invitations directly based on VRS rankings.

VRS publication for seeding:

Seeding will follow the first available monthly VRS publication of December 2026.

Invite Exceptions:

  1. Based on the Tournament Operating Requirements that states: “3.6.3 A Roster shall only be eligible for a Wildcard Invite if it is ranked lower than 12 on the Global VRS list and it fulfills at least one of the following requirements as of the Invitation Date:..."
  2. "Exceptions to invitations will apply if a player or a team is banned by ESL, FACEIT or ESIC."

SLOT Distibution

EUROPE

  1. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 1 Winner
  2. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 2 Winner
  3. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 3 Winner
  4. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 4 Winner
  5. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 5 Winner
  6. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 6 Winner
  7. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 7 Winner
  8. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 8 Winner
  9. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 9 Winner
  10. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 10 Winner
  11. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 11 Winner
  12. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 12 Winner
  13. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 13 Winner
  14. ECL Season 52 Europe Cup 14 Winner
  15. ESEA League Season 57/58 Winner/Runner-up
  16. ESEA League Season 57/58 Winner/Runner-up

Asia-Oceania

  1. ECL Season 52 Asia Cup 1 Winner
  2. ECL Season 52 Oceania Cup 1 Winner
  3. ECL Season 52 Asia Cup 2 Winner
  4. ECL Season 52 Oceania Cup 2 Winner
  5. ECL Season 52 Asia Cup 3 Winner
  6. ECL Season 52 Oceania Cup 3 Winner
  7. ECL Season 52 Asia Cup 4 Winner
  8. ECL Season 52 Oceania Cup 4 Winner

South America

  1. ECL Season 52 South America Cup 1 Winner
  2. ECL Season 52 South America Cup 2 Winner
  3. ECL Season 52 South America Cup 3 Winner
  4. ECL Season 52 South America Cup 4 Winner

North America

  1. ECL Season 52 North America Cup 1 Winner
  2. ECL Season 52 North America Cup 2 Winner
  3. ECL Season 52 North America Cup 3 Winner
  4. ECL Season 52 North America Cup 4 Winner

Total Winnings: $2,000

Place
Prize Money
1st
$2,000
All Other Places
$0