Relog Media announces TESLA CUP 2026 with $50,000 prize pool

Relog Media has announced TESLA CUP 2026, a new Counter-Strike 2 tournament that will bring eight teams to Belgrade from October 27 to 29, with $50,000 in prize money and the title of champion on the line.

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CS2 teams are invited to enter the competition and battle for the Tesla Cup title.

Tournament format, VRS Details, registration details and all additional information are available at:https://t.co/t7VluPu6vv

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TESLA CUP will be organized as a Tier 2 tournament with open registration, while the final lineup of participants will be determined based on the October Valve Regional Standings (VRS) ranking. Any interested team will have the opportunity to register, with the eight highest-ranked eligible teams that complete their registration receiving invitations to compete.

Registration for the tournament will open at Octobar 3rd 12:00 CEST and remain available until October 15 at 23:59 CEST. The registration fee is set at $2,000 per team.

Once registration closes, selected teams will have 24 hours to confirm their participation. If a team fails to confirm within the allotted time, its spot will be offered to the next highest-ranked eligible team that registered for the tournament. This process will continue until all eight spots have been filled.

If there are no more eligible VRS-ranked teams among the registered participants, any remaining spots will be offered to unranked teams based on their registration time, following a first-come, first-served system.

TESLA CUP will feature a GSL group stage followed by a single-elimination playoff bracket. Every match will be played as a best-of-three series, with the entire tournament taking place on LAN at Relog Media's facilities in Belgrade.

The $50,000 prize pool will be distributed among the top four teams. The champions will take home $30,000, while the runners-up will receive $12,000. The third-placed team will earn $5,000, with the fourth-placed team receiving $3,000.

With eight teams, a LAN format and a qualification system based on the VRS ranking, TESLA CUP is set to give teams from the global rankings an opportunity to compete directly against one another on LAN in Belgrade.

TESLA CUP 2026 will take place from October 27 to 29 in Belgrade, with registration opening on September 27. The final lineup of participants will be revealed after the registration period and subsequent confirmation process.