Ireland Esports Collegiate Winter Series/2026/Open

[e][h]Ireland Esports Collegiate Winter Series 2026 Open

League Information

Organizer:

Nativz Gaming

Sponsor:

Red Bull GamerFest

Game Version:

Counter-Strike 2

Type:

Online

Location:

 Ireland

Format:

Swiss 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:

10

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About

• Ireland's collegiate esports league returns for its tenth season. Open Division Winter Semester starts 12 October.
  • Season Ten of the Ireland Esports Collegiate Series is open for registration. Red Bull Ireland are back as Official Partner. And the Open Division is getting a LAN of its own — not just for the finalists this time.
  • We're committing to an Open Division Invitational LAN in the spring — on campus, in student gaming spaces rather than a venue rented for the weekend, and open to far more of you than a finals night ever could be.
  • Invitational, and deliberately not a winners' bracket. This isn't a reward for whoever topped their title. Places will be prioritised for players who compete across both semesters — so playing Winter and Spring is what puts you in the frame, not where you finish. Full criteria and venues are being confirmed now, and we'll announce them during the season.
  • And Open Division finals weeks now carry the live broadcast. December and April, cameras on you.
• Rounds start on 12 October and finals week is now locked in for w/c 30 November, before exams kick in.

The seeds as such for the event were as follows:

1. TUD B
2. DCU Inferno
3. TUS Dragons
4. SETU Vikings Open
5. DUES B-Team
6. NCI Panthers
7. Vert1g0
8. ULG CS2
9. SETU CS2
10. UCD CS HYDRAS

Rules

Format

• Group stage:
  • The regular season will use a Swiss 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 30 November.

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.

Prize Pool

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

Place	$ USD	€ EUR	Team
1st	$	€
2nd	$	€
3rd	-	-
4th	-	-

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

Participants

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TUD B

1	vhetic
2	WhatDoesHeDo
3	vanishingpea
4	M1N
5	RenascentSoup
6	Cataclysnn
7	ChefDiff
8	L6ncer
9	squeyo
C	–

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NCI Panthers

1	Alexz_sz
2	Laalu
3	m1shu
4	tiggy_kelly
5	VasyaPupc1n
6	danch
7	hermaeus_mora
C	–

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ULG CS2

1	Venaticauto
2	Chromo
3	MinhoX
4	Bptt
5	Ventrec87
6	Deg
7	Ghostproof1
C	–

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DUES B-Team

1	REEVO7
2	zkhan04
3	IdelicMemor
4	Re1sen_TH
5	Sw1ft
6	HotBoyMicro
7	DarthTrone
C	–

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Vert1g0

1	Bjork
2	Joy
3	remocore
4	Slim Shaggy
5	VSMXDVY
6	hytaa
C	–

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UCD CS HYDRAS

1	Pavilion
2	Fogungus
3	L0rdofcinder
4	RAVANAM
5	d1screet
6	Nimbus
C	–

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SETU CS2

1	Oleksandr1
2	veynt
3	CriticalLT
4	cra_ig
5	Yochrus
6	juliveurt
C	–

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DCU Inferno

1	Slush
2	Gri3ha
3	NeMo
4	wylder
5	Slyzer3
6	EjR
C	–

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TUS Dragons

1	GabenTime
2	W1lde_1337
3	oriwaslost
4	KrissyWest
5	STEEL
C	–

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SETU Vikings Open

1	Iontach
2	pulz1k
3	Denyslv
4	moooonnnn
5	murz1kk
C	–

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Group Stage

Group A

Group A
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1.	SETU Vikings Open				1-0-0	p
2.	Vert1g0				1-0-0	p
3.	ULG CS2				1-0-0	p
4.	TUS Dragons				0-0-1	p
5.	UCD CS HYDRAS				0-0-1	p

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Group B

Group B
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1.	DUES B-Team				1-0-0	p
2.	TUD B				1-0-0	p
3.	DCU Inferno				1-0-0	p
4.	NCI Panthers				0-0-1	p
5.	SETU CS2				0-0-1	p

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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

• Open Winter - CS2 - Overview - Tournament | Challengermode, challengermode.com
• Season Ten Is Open — Ireland Esports Collegiate Series 2026/27, irelandesportsleagues.com
• Ten days to register — Ireland Esports Collegiate Series Season Ten, irelandesportsleagues.com

References