General Information
- Official tournament page: Tipsport Open Cup #2
- Region: Worldwide (Buy-in LAN)
- Location: Vodafone PLAYzone Arena, Prague
- All PCs and monitors provided by the organizer
- Aurora R16 (i9-14900KF, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, RTX 5080)
- AW2523HF (24,5“ Full HD IPS LED, 360Hz)
- Tournament Dates
- Group Stage: 23–24 September
- Playoffs: 25–27 September
- Teams: 12
- Seeding based on the September VRS ranking
- Top four seeded teams advance directly to Playoffs
Registration Process
- Official tournament page: Tipsport Open Cup #2
- Registration opens: 23 July 2026, 8 PM (CEST)
- Registration ends: 9 September 2026, 8 PM (CEST)
- Entry fee: €1,000 + VAT
- Fill the official team application form: https://forms.office.com/e/cM0tjANhzm
- Details with the payment terms will be sent to the contact used during registration
- You have 48 hours to complete the payment and provide proof of payment
- Once we receive the payment along with confirmation that it has been made, your registration will become valid
- If you do not complete the payment within the given timeframe, your spot will be offered to the next team on the waiting list
- A total of 12 teams will be accepted in order of payment proof received
Cancellation Policy:
- More than 6 weeks (12 August) before the first tournament day: Team will be replaced by a team from the waiting list, 75 % refund of the participation fee
- More than 4 weeks (26 August) before the first tournament day: Team will be replaced by a team from the waiting list, 50 % refund of the participation fee
- Less than 4 weeks (9 Septemer) before the first tournament day: Team will be replaced by a team from the waiting list, No refund of the participation fee
- Less than 2 weeks before the first tournament day: Team will receive walkovers in their matches, No refund of the participation fee
Tournament Format
- Group Stage
- Two Round Robin groups of four teams each
- Group A: Seeds 1, 4, 5, 8
- Group B: Seeds 2, 3, 6, 7
- All matches Best-of-Three
- Top two teams from each group advance
- Playoffs
- Eight-team Double Elimination bracket
- All matches Best-of-Three
- Opening matches seeded according to final group standings
Time Schedule
- 23 September
- 13:00 – Group Stage Round 1
- 16:00 – Group Stage Round 1
- 19:00 – Group Stage Round 2
- 24 September
- 13:00 – Group Stage Round 2
- 16:00 – Group Stage Round 3
- 19:00 – Group Stage Round 3
- 25 September
- 13:00 – Upper Bracket Round 1
- 16:00 – Upper Bracket Round 1
- 19:00 – Upper Bracket Round 2
- 26 September
- 13:00 – Lower Bracket Round 1
- 16:00 – Lower Bracket Round 2
- 19:00 – UB final + LB Round 3
- 27 September
- 13:00 – LB final
- 16:00 – Grandfinal
Prize Pool
- 1st place: €6,000
- 2nd place: €2,500
- 3rd place: €1,500
- 4th place: €1,000
- Only prize pool payouts; no other appearance/revenue shares
Additional Information
- Teams are responsible for arranging their own travel and accomodation
- The organizer may reject teams/players with integrity concerns
- Two matches will be played simultaneously (except final day)
- Matches will be livestreamed on two separate channels
- Coverage on HLTV.org toward VRS and ranking status from what stage of the tournament cannot be guaranteed prior to confirmation
- For more information: Tipsport CS circuit – official rulebook