The Esports World Cup 2026 is just a month away, and now the Esports Foundation has revealed more about the Last Chance Qualifiers.
This year’s Esports World Cup moved to Paris, France and will feature 25 tournaments across 24 different gaming titles.
According to a press release, qualification for the Esports World Cup this year has spanned over 230 tournaments with more than 350k competitors.
And now, the final participants are about to be decided with Last Chance Qualifiers for Counter-Strike 2, EA FC, Rocket League, TEKKEN 8, Chess, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, and Street Fighter 6.
Esports World Cup Last Chance Qualifier Slots
While most teams’ EWC qualification is now locked in, there is still room for 37 individual players and six clubs (teams) to qualify.
The Last Chance Qualifiers are open-registration, on-site events during the Esports World Cup to decide the last participants.
The LCQs will see four clubs qualify for the CS2 tournament, and one final team for both Rocket League and CoD Black Ops 7.
The EA FC Qualifiers will feed into the Play-Ins stage of the event, while the fighting games and Chess LCQs will feed directly into each game’s main events.
The schedule and slots of each EWC LCQ are as follows:
- FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (July 5th): Four players qualify
- EA FC (July 9-11): 14 players qualify for Play-Ins
- Street Fighter 6 (July 24-26): Six players qualify
- TEKKEN 8 (July 31-August 2): Four players qualify
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (July 31-August 2): One Club qualifies
- Chess (August 4-6): Four players qualify
- Counter-Strike 2 (August 7-9): Four Clubs qualify
- Rocket League (August 8-August 10): One Club qualifies
Are there any qualified players or teams you’re rooting for? Let us know on the Insider Gaming Discord.
Meanwhile, Karmine Corp was reinstated in the EWC Club Partnership Program after Heroic dropped out.
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