Ireland Esports Collegiate Winter Series 2026 Premier

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EventLogoIrelandEsportsCollegiateSeriesSeasonTen.jpg
League Information
Organizer:
Nativz Gaming
Sponsor:
Red Bull GamerFest
Game Version:
Counter-Strike 2
Type:
Online
Location:
Ireland Ireland
Format:
Round Robin Groups > Single Elimination
Start Date:
2026-10-14
End Date:
2026-12-DD
Links
Maps
Ancient • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Dust II • Cache • Anubis
Teams
Number of Teams:
9


About

  • Premier Division is for the best team in each of the game titles from your institution against the rest of the island, broadcast all season.
  • Premier is your institution against the rest of the island, broadcast all season. It launched last year with ten universities and 38 teams and did exactly what it was built to do — raised the ceiling without closing the door underneath it. UCD go into Season Ten as defending Premier Division Champions.
  • Rounds start on 12 October.

The seeds as such for the event were as follows:[1]

1. Trinity Quacks
2. UCD Leviathans
3. DCU Goujons
4. ATU CS
5. UCC Netsoc Rebels
6. Maynooth Monarchs
7. TUD A
8. ATU CS
9. QUB BAZALRIGHTIANS

Rules

Format

  • Group stage:
    • The regular season will use a round-robin league format.
    • Start Time: All matches begin at 20:00 Irish time unless specified otherwise.
  • Bracket stage:
    • The top teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket.
    • Finals week: Premier Division: Week commencing 7 December.

Expand to see the full list of rules for this event:

  • Check-in period: Teams have a 15-minute grace period to be ready for their match. Any team not ready after 15 minutes will forfeit the match, unless an exception is granted by an admin.
  • Team size: 5vs5. There are no roster locks for the Open Series. Teams may add or change eligible players at any point during the season, provided all changes are communicated to Tournament Admins before a match.
  • Max rounds: 12 rounds.
  • Anti Cheat: Any player with a VAC, FACEIT, ESEA, or other major platform ban is ineligible to compete for two years from the date the ban was issued.
  • Voice Channels: As a reminder, all players must use a functioning microphone and remain in their designated team Discord channels during matches. If you have any issues accessing your channel, let us know immediately.
  • These rules are not complete, you can find the whole rulebook here.

Broadcast talent

  • Commentators:
    • Ireland Kurt 
    • Ireland/United Kingdom shaw 
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Prize Pool

€ EUR (≃ $ USD) divided between the top X teams.

Place $ USD € EUR Team
Gold.png1st $ € Csgologo std.png
Silver.png2nd $ € Csgologo std.png
Bronze.png3rd - - Csgologo std.png
Copper.png4th - - Csgologo std.png

Converted EUR prizes are based on the currency exchange rate (fxtop.com) on 14/10/26.

Participants

TUD A
1Ireland nOvA 
2Ireland eFar 
3Ireland Dustalope 
4Ireland ItsA_MeMario 
5Lithuania Ervinas150 
6Ireland Domko 
7Ireland b_lanc 

Group Stage

Group A

Group A
October 14, 2026 - 20:00 IST - Month DD, 2026 - 20:00 IST
1. Trinity Quacks 1-0-0 3p
2. SETU Vikings 1-0-0 3p
3. UCC Netsoc Rebels 1-0-0 3p
4. QUB BAZALRIGHTIANS 0-0-1 0p
5. ATU CS 0-0-1 0p

Group B

Group B
October 14, 2026 - 20:00 IST - Month DD, 2026 - 20:00 IST
1. DCU Goujons 1-0-0 3p
2. Maynooth Monarchs 1-0-0 3p
3. UCD Leviathans 1-0-0 3p
4. TUD A 0-0-1 0p

Teams are awarded a bye win in the group stage in weeks where they are not scheduled to play. As such, not all wins registed here are true wins. This is pegged to the marking of points according to the challengermode page.

Bracket Stage

Semifinals
 
 
 
 
Finals
 
 

External links

References

  1. ↑ Premier Winter - CS2 - Participants - Tournament | Challengermode, irelandcollegiate.com
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