Eight teams will compete on LAN at Relog Media for a $50,000 prize pool and the TESLA CUP title.

TESLA CUP is a Tier 2 Open Sign-up tournament, with participation determined by the October 2026 Global VRS Ranking. Following the close of registrations, the eight highest-ranked eligible teams that have signed up will be selected to compete.

Selected teams will have 24 hours to confirm their participation after the sign-up period closes.

The tournament will feature a GSL group stage followed by a single-elimination playoff bracket, with all matches played as Best-of-3 (BO3).

Every stage of TESLA CUP will be played on LAN at Relog Media in Belgrade, Serbia.

Tournament Type: Tier 2 – Open Sign-ups

Teams: 8

Format: GSL Groups → Single-Elimination Playoffs, BO3

Tournament Dates: October 27–29, 2026

Venue: Relog Media – Belgrade, Serbia

Sign-up Cost: $2,000 per team

Sign-ups Open: October 3, 2026 at 12:00 CEST (Updated September 26, 2026 at 12:15 CEST)

Sign-ups Close: October 15, 2026 at 23:59 CEST

Global VRS Ranking for Team Selection: October 2026

Global VRS Ranking for Seeding: October 2026

Once sign-ups close, the eight highest-ranked eligible teams according to the October 2026 Global VRS Ranking will be selected and will have 24 hours to confirm their participation.

If any of the selected teams fail to confirm their participation within the 24-hour period, their place will be offered to the next highest-ranked eligible team that has registered for the tournament. That team will then have 24 hours to confirm its participation.

This process will continue according to the VRS Ranking until all eight tournament slots have been filled.

If there are no remaining VRS-ranked registered teams, any remaining slots will be offered to unranked registered teams based on the date and time of registration, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each invited team will have 24 hours to confirm its participation.

PRIZE POOL — $50,000

1st Place: $30,000

2nd Place: $12,000

3rd Place: $5,000

4th Place: $3,000

The amounts listed above represent the full tournament prize distribution. No additional payments will be made to participating teams.