Esports World Cup 2026 | Playoffs
Esports World Cup 2026 | Playoffs is a chess tournament followed by Chess Rankings in Paris, France. Check the player list, ratings, rounds and live results for August 14, 2026 - August 15, 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, armageddon tiebreak - Quarterfinals: 4 games per match, Semifinals & 3rd place match: 6 games per match - Grand Final: Best of 3 sets, 4/4/2 games in each set, armageddon tiebreak if any set tied
Live Chess Ratings: https://app.chess-rankings.com/rankings
Auto-updated using Lichess broadcast data. Aug 31, 2026, 12:40 PM
Players and ELO
| # | Players | ELO | FED | Games |
|---|
Rounds
| Rounds | Status | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | Match 1 & 2 | With results | Aug 14, 2026, 01:00 PM |
| Quarterfinals | Match 3 & 4 | With results | Aug 14, 2026, 02:50 PM |
| Semifinals | Match 1 | With results | Aug 14, 2026, 04:40 PM |
| Semifinals | Match 2 | With results | Aug 14, 2026, 06:40 PM |
| 3rd Place Match | With results | Aug 15, 2026, 01:00 PM |
| Grand Final | With results | Aug 15, 2026, 03:30 PM |