Esports World Cup 2026 | Group Stage | A
Esports World Cup 2026 | Group Stage | A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2762 | UZB | 4 |
| 2 | GM Erigaisi Arjun | 2759 | IND | 7 |
| 3 | GM Firouzja, Alireza | 2757 | FRA | 6 |
| 4 | GM Wei, Yi | 2752 | CHN | 6 |
| 5 | GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 2743 | POL | 6 |
| 6 | GM Nihal Sarin | 2718 | IND | 7 |
| 7 | GM Pranesh M | 2673 | IND | 7 |
| 8 | GM Bok, Benjamin | 2560 | NED | 5 |
Rounds
| Rounds | Status | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Upper | Round 1 | With results | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 PM |
| Upper | Round 2 | With results | Aug 12, 2026, 04:40 PM |
| Lower | Round 1 | With results | Aug 13, 2026, 01:00 PM |
| Lower | Round 2 | With results | Aug 13, 2026, 03:20 PM |
Games
| Rounds | Games | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Upper | Round 1 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - Pranesh M | 1-0 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Firouzja, Alireza - Wei, Yi | 1-0 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Erigaisi Arjun - Nihal Sarin | 1-0 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Bok, Benjamin | 1-0 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Pranesh M - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 0-1 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Bok, Benjamin - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 0-1 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Nihal Sarin - Erigaisi Arjun | 0-1 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Wei, Yi - Firouzja, Alireza | 1-0 |
| Upper | Round 1 | Wei, Yi - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ |
| Upper | Round 2 | Firouzja, Alireza - Erigaisi Arjun | 1-0 |
| Upper | Round 2 | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 0-1 |
| Upper | Round 2 | Erigaisi Arjun - Firouzja, Alireza | 1-0 |