PTG Database Analysis
EBL 2026 Spring ran April 15–May 28 as a regional Balkan competition played online. The six-team single round robin ran April 15–30; an online Spring Open qualifier on May 3 supplied two more playoff teams. The eight-team double-elimination playoffs ran May 6–28, combining the regular-season top four with national league and Open qualifiers. Fortuna Esports organized the competition.[1][3][5][6]
Partizan Sangal defeated MAGAZA Esports in the final. The other top-four finishers were The Secret Club and Lenovo Legion Honvéd. The rest of the playoff field was TQ DURPA KASHLQ, SPIKE Syndicate, Team Spawn Peek and Washed Gaming; Lupus Esports and Croatian Flair were regular-season teams. Riot identifies KitKat as a Main Partner across EMEA Regional Leagues through 2026, and Fortuna places EBL within that program.[3][7][8]