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CCT Europe 2026 Challengers Series 1
CCT Europe 2026 Challengers Series 1 was an online Counter-Strike 2 double-elimination event held April 18–26. Sixteen teams competed for USD 5,000, with RUSTEC taking the title.
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Updated October 18, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Europe (online) · Apr 18–26, 2026
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 5,000[3]
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Participant scale
16 teams in a double-elimination bracket
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GAM3RS_XCommercial note
Tournament organizer for CCT · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[1]
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GRIDCommercial note
CCT data partner · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[1]
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GRIDCommercial note
Sponsor listed · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
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HellcaseCommercial note
Sponsor listed · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
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Skin.PlaceCommercial note
Sponsor listed · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
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StakeCommercial note
Sponsor listed · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
CCT Europe 2026 Challengers Series 1 ran online from April 18 to 26 as a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 double-elimination bracket, with best-of-three matches. GAM3RS_X is the CCT tournament organiser; CCT identifies GRID as its data partner. Liquipedia lists GRID, Hellcase, Skin Place and Stake among the event’s sponsors.[1][5]
RUSTEC defeated INOX Division 2–0 in the April 26 final, taking the USD 3,000 first-place award from the USD 5,000 pool. BRUTE placed third and playersclub fourth. Young Ninjas and DONSTU finished fifth–sixth; Atreides and Lilmix finished seventh–eighth. The remaining placements are recorded in the Participants tab; CSDIILIT withdrew.[3][4]
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- [1]Champion of Champions Tour — Champion of Champions Tour
- [2]CCT Europe 2026 Challengers — tournament listing — GosuGamers
- [3]CCT 2026 Challengers Europe Series 1 — event overview — HLTV
- [4]CCT 2026 Challengers Europe Series 1 — match results by date — HLTV
- [5]CCT Europe 2026 Challengers — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [6]Champion of Champions Tour — Relationship evidence
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Tournament schedule
- Grand Final
RUSTEC wins the final
RUSTEC defeated INOX Division 2–0 in the final to claim the USD 5,000 event.
- Opening Matches
Sixteen-team bracket begins
The event opened with best-of-three matches in its double-elimination bracket.
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