The Counter-Strike 2 tournament StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 will take place in Barcelona from September 17 to 20. Eight teams will compete for a total prize pool of $500,000.
Four teams received direct invitations to the event: MOUZ, Vitality, FURIA, and Natus Vincere. Two more slots were claimed through the European qualifier by Aurora and magic, while MIBR and NRG fought their way through the South and North American qualifiers, respectively.
The competition will feature a double-elimination bracket with best-of-three matches, culminating in a best-of-five grand final to determine the tournament winner.
The tournament kicks off on Thursday, September 17, with upper bracket opening matchups:
- 13:00 — MOUZ vs. NRG
- 15:30 — Vitality vs. magic
- 18:00 — Natus Vincere vs. Aurora
- 20:30 — FURIA vs. MIBR
The total $500,000 prize pool is split equally between player payouts ($250,000) and club shares ($250,000). The winner will receive $100,000 in player prize money and $100,000 for the organization. The runners-up will earn $65,000 in each category, 3rd place will take $35,000 each, 4th place will get $20,000 each, 5th–6th places will receive $10,000 each, and 7th–8th places will get $5,000 each.
Official coverage of the tournament will be delivered by a seven-person talent broadcast lineup, including James "BanKs" Banks, Jason "moses" O'Toole, Adam "Dinko" Hawthorne, Alex "hawka" Hawkins, Dustin "dusT" Mouret, Neo "Ne0kai" Caine, and Jonatan "Devilwalk" Lundberg.
As a reminder, roster changes in The MongolZ: DarkMeister and tikuak have been benched.