Tier 1

ESL One Birmingham 2026

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Dates
Mar 22 – Mar 29, 2026
Prize pool
$1,000,000
Matches
142
First-pick wins
73 FP (52%)68 SP

March 24-B

Group StageBest of 2 · Mar 24Close
paiN Gaming1Nigma Galaxy1
  1. Game 153:36 · 26–24
  2. Game 245:25 · 31–22

Group Stage

2 groups · Mar 22 – Mar 25

Group A

TeamSeriesMapsOutcome
1Team Yandex5–012–2Advanced
2Tundra Esports4–011–3Advanced
3MOUZ4–38–6Continues
4PARIVISION2–36–8Continues
5GamerLegion2–36–8Eliminated
6BetBoom Team2–36–8Eliminated
7Yakult Brothers1–35–9Eliminated
8REKONIX0–52–12Eliminated

Group B

TeamSeriesMapsOutcome
1Aurora Gaming6–013–1Advanced
2Team Spirit5–111–3Advanced
3Team Falcons3–19–5Continues
4Xtreme Gaming1–26–8Continues
5Virtus.pro1–35–9Eliminated
6paiN Gaming0–34–10Eliminated
7OG0–34–10Eliminated
8Nigma Galaxy0–34–10Eliminated

Playoffs

Double elimination · Mar 26 – Mar 29
Upper bracketA loss drops you to the lower bracket
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Mar 26 · Best of 3
Team Yandex2Team Spirit1Bo3 · Mar 26Games: 123
Aurora Gaming1Tundra Esports2Bo3 · Mar 26Games: 123
Upper Bracket Final
Mar 28 · Best of 3
Team Yandex0Tundra Esports2Bo3 · Mar 28Games: 12
Lower bracketOne more loss ends the run
Lower Bracket Round 1
Mar 27 · Best of 3
MOUZ1Xtreme Gaming2Bo3 · Mar 27Games: 123
MOUZ eliminated
Team Falcons0PARIVISION2Bo3 · Mar 27Games: 12
Team Falcons eliminated
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Mar 27 · Best of 3
Team Spirit1Xtreme Gaming2Bo3 · Mar 27Games: 123
Team Spirit eliminated
Aurora Gaming0PARIVISION2Bo3 · Mar 28Games: 12
Aurora Gaming eliminated
Lower Bracket Semifinals
Mar 28 · Best of 3
Xtreme Gaming2PARIVISION1Bo3 · Mar 28Games: 123
PARIVISION eliminated
Lower Bracket Final
Mar 29 · Best of 3
Team Yandex2Xtreme Gaming1Bo3 · Mar 29Games: 123
Xtreme Gaming eliminated
Grand Final
Mar 29 · Best of 5
Tundra Esports3Team Yandex1Bo5 · Mar 29Games: 1234

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