DraculaN isn’t traditionally known as Tier 1 Counter-Strike tournament, but the Romanian open LAN is packed with Tier 1 talent as teams chase vital VRS points.
DraculaN Season 6 kicks off on March 29 as a vital last stop before the April 6 VRS cutoff for the IEM Cologne 2026 Major, with FaZe, Aurora, Liquid, and Passion UA amongst the attendees.
DraculaN Season 6 Schedule and Format
DraculaN Season 6 features a two-tiered system, with the top eight seeds advancing directly to the playoffs. The schedule is as follows:
March 29-April 4
Group Stage: March 29-30
Playoffs: March 30-April 4
The format is as follows:
Group Stage:
- Four double-elimination GSL groups
- Opening + winner matches Bo1
- Elimination + decider matches Best of 3
- The top two teams advance to the playoffs
Playoffs:
- Double elimination bracket
- All matches Bo3
DraculaN Season 6 Teams
Teams starting in DraculaN Season 6 playoffs:
- Aurora
- FaZe
- Fnatic
- M80
- Liquid
- Alliance
- Monte
- Passion UA
Teams starting in groups:
- Aimclub
- Alpha Dominion
- Basement Boys
- Drama Esports
- Eternal Fire
- HAVU
- Hyperspirit
- Infinite Gaming
- Inner Circle
- Lazer Cats
- Mouz NXT
- Nexus Gaming
- Partizan Esports
- Sashi
- Sinqu
- Strael-Bora
Prize pool
Prize pool: $15,000
First place: $7,500
DraculaN Season 6 Location
DraculaN takes place at the Nexus Gamers Pub in Bucharest, Romania.
How to watch DraculaN Season 6
DraculaN is streamed on DraculaN’s Kick channels. The TO has several official Kick channels:
DraculaN Season 6 Predictions
Intending to earn VRS points to qualify for the major, every team should be giving it their all at DraculaN Season 6. Those vital LAN wins can be transformative for a team’s ranking, and it will have to be for FaZe, Fnatic, and Passion UA.
For Liquid, the event will be more about form with malbsMd as their move to the Americas region has effectively assured them of their place in the major.
For as bad as FaZe have been in 2026, this is surely an event where they can take advantage of a relatively weak field. They will start their campaign in the playoffs against a team that will advance from the groups.
Of the directly qualified teams, Monte may be a dark horse as this level of LANs are far more familiar territory to the in-form roster, winning two such LANs since November.
That is not to say that there are no teams in the groups that could threaten the top dogs. Eternal Fire’s international rebuild has shown a solid level, and Sashi has also been grinding out positive results in Tier 2.
Mouz NXT’s young guns could also upset a team or two, with Adrian ‘xelex’ Vincze already in the discussion for Tier 1 potential.
All that being said, Aurora are clear overall favourites as both the highest-ranked team, and the team which has shown it is clearly embedded at the Tier 1 level.
For the Turkish roster, playing the event won’t be for the Major, but to ensure that they start in Stage 3. If they fail to win DraculaN, it would be a substantial failure for a team hoping to end in the top seven of the EU VRS ranking.
Predicted winner: Aurora
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Darragh is an Esports Journalist for Insider Gaming specialising in Counter-Strike. He loves to explore how esports teams work, or why they very often do not.
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