XSE Pro League 2026 viewer's guide
Upcoming big Counter-Strike 2 LAN event, XSE Pro League 2026, will take place in Guangzhou, China, from July 1st to 12th. The event will be divided into two parts: the group stage and the playoffs.
The group stage will play out in a Swiss format. The knockout and qualifying matches will be best-of-three (BO3), while all other matchups will be best-of-one (BO1). The top eight teams will ultimately advance to the playoffs, while the remaining squads will be eliminated.
The playoffs will be held in a Single Elimination format. All matches in the final stage of the tournament, except the final, will be best-of-three (BO3), while the final will be best-of-five (BO5). The event's prize pool will amount to $500,000.
The team list for the group stage looks as follows:
PARIVISION (Jame, HObbit, zweih, xiELO, slaxejezzz)
3DMAX (Maka, Lucky, misutaaa, Kursy, Graviti)
B8 (alex666, npl, kensizor, esenthial, s1zzi)
Monte (Rainwaker, Bymas, afro, Gizmy, AZUWU)
9z (max, dgt, meyern, luchov, HUASOPEEK)
BetBoom Team (Boombl4, zorte, S1ren, d1Ledez, Magnojez)
FaZe (Neityu, Twistzz, jcobbb, frozen, JBOEN)
BIG (tabseN, JDC, faveN, blameF, gr1ks)
Alliance (twist, eraa, bobeksde, upE, avid)
NIP (Snappi, stavn, sjuush, n0te, xKacpersky)
MIBR (LNZ, brnz4n, insani, venomzera, nqz)
Nemesis (SELLTER, r3salt, mag1k3Y, tex1y, Sdaim)
EYEBALLERS (JW, KRIMZ, maxster, Ro1f, dex)
SINNERS (beastik, SHOCK, MoDo, kisserek, stressarN)
TYLOO (JamYoung, Jee, Mercury, Moseyuh, Zero)
Lynn Vision (Westmelon, z4KR, Starry, EmiliaQAQ, C4LLM3SU3)

The prize pool distribution is:
1. $200,000
2. $80,000
3-4. $30,000
5-8. $20,000
9-11. $10,000
12-14. $10,000
15-16. $10,000
The full schedule and live broadcast of XSE Pro League 2026 can be found on the tournament page via this link.
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