Alumni Summer Showdown/2026

[e][h]Alumni Summer Showdown

League Information

Organizer:

Nativz Gaming

Game Version:

Counter-Strike 2

Type:

Online

Format:

Round Robin Groups > Single Elimination

Prize pool:

€ 300 EUR {{#vardefine:localcurrencysymbol|€ }}

Start Date:

2026-07-22

End Date:

2026-08-26

Links

Winners

Maps

Ancient • Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Anubis • Overpass

Teams

Number of Teams:

5

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About

5v5, online, weeknights throughout July. If you can field a five, you're in. Revive the old roster or put together a mixed squad who just want to get back in the server.

💶 €50 entry per team, per title (€10 per player) 🥇 €300 prize pool per title (€200 1st / €100 2nd) 🗓️ Registration closes Friday 3 July 🎮 Finals Week begins 27 July (EDIT:28/08/26: Finals Week was ultimately played later in August)

Every entry helps support and fund the Collegiate Series for the next generation of student competitors.

The pre-event seeds for the event were as follows^[1] :

1. Munchbunch
2. Timmy's Daycareu
3. Cache Me If You Can
4. D Padgeywadgies
5. The Silver Smurfers

The first week of this event was played with 4 teams, but expanded to 5 teams to later include The Silver Smurfers who were later given the 5th seed. As such, the original tournament page was invalidated with a new page created. In addition, it was decided by popular vote amongst the teams that the rest of the group stage games would be played as best of 2 games instead of best of 3 games. Additionally, each of the 5 teams would be given a single Bye in the group stage such that each team would play all other teams in the new tournament format with the additional team added.^[2]

Rules

Participation

Open to everyone. We're not checking diplomas or where you went to college — if you can field a five, you're in. Treat it as an open tournament.
Five starters, plus up to two subs. The captain registers and pays on behalf of the team.
You'll get a confirmation email that walks you through it: join the Discord, build your team on Challengermode, then finish your profile on Nemesis to get placed — all before your first fixture.

Format

Group stage:
- Best of 2 round robin group stage
- Originally Best of 3 round robin group stage but updated to Best of 2 after week 1
Bracket stage:
- 4 team double elimination bracket stage

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

Team size: 5vs5.
Max rounds: 12 rounds.
Anti Cheat: VAC.

Broadcast talent

Commentators:
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Prize Pool

€300 EUR (≃ $342 USD) prize pool per title divided between the top two teams.

Place	$ USD	€ EUR	Team
1st	$228	€200	Munchbunch
2nd	$114	€100	Cache Me If You Can
3rd / 4th	-	-	Timmy's Daycare
3rd / 4th	-	-	D Padgeywadgies
5th	-	-	The Silver Smurfers

Converted EUR prizes are based on the currency exchange rate (fxtop.com) on 22/07/26.

Participants

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Munchbunch

1	Conzor
2	Trill
3	Pinhead Larry
4	Aspect
5	AJC
C	–