Esports World Cup 2026 | Group Stage | B
Esports World Cup 2026 | Group Stage | B is a chess tournament followed by Chess Rankings in Paris, France. Check the player list, ratings, rounds and live results for August 12, 2026 - August 13, 2026.
# Last Chance Qualifier - 8x 7-round Swiss + 16-player double elimination KO - Swiss: 1st place goes to Upper Bracket, 2nd place goes to Lower Bracket - KO: 2 games per match, except matches that decide a EWC Play-in spot are 4 games per match - Top 4 & winner of tiebreak match between 5th and 6th advance to Play-in # Play-in - 8-player double elimination KO - 2 games per match, armageddon tiebreak # Group Stage - 2x 8-player double elimination KO - 2 games per match, armageddon tiebreak - Top 4 from each stage advance to Playoffs - Upper Bracket Final and Lower Bracket Semifinal of each group are not played out # Playoffs - 8-player single elimination KO - Quarterfinals: 4 games per match, Semifinals: 8 games per match, Final: 3 sets of 4, 4, 2 games
Live Chess Ratings: https://app.chess-rankings.com/rankings
Auto-updated using Lichess broadcast data. Aug 31, 2026, 12:32 PM
Players and ELO
| # | Players | ELO | FED | Games |
|---|
Rounds
| Rounds | Status | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Upper | Round 1 | With results | Aug 12, 2026, 02:20 PM |
| Upper | Round 2 | With results | Aug 12, 2026, 05:50 PM |
| Lower | Round 1 | With results | Aug 13, 2026, 02:10 PM |
| Lower | Round 2 | With results | Aug 13, 2026, 05:40 PM |