The Ukrainian National MLBB Team Triumphantly Qualifies for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 World Championship

The Ukrainian national Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team has officially secured its ticket to the massive Esports Nations Cup 2026 World Championship. Following the results of the Europe and Central Asia regional qualifiers, our team has entered the top 32 best nations in the world in this discipline.

Ukrainian National Team Roster:

• Daniil “RISE” Lizon (Boars Gaming)
• Serhii “Pelmetronio” Lysohor (Boars Gaming)
• Anton “stonix” Drahniev (Bald Force)
• Vladyslav “GODBELIEVER” Hrabchenko (Boars Gaming)
• Ihor “makar0n” Makarenko (White Army)
• Substitution: Kyrylo “Pankrattt” Shynkar (free agent)
• Substitution: Ihor “Sensei” Khimiak (free agent)

Coach: Vitalii “FreeStyle” Belinskyi

The blue-and-yellows' journey was spectacular and intense. Starting the qualifiers with a confident victory over Bulgaria (2:0), the Ukrainians lost to the Kazakhstan national team (0:2) and fell to the lower bracket of the double-elimination tournament. However, the players showed nerves of steel and delivered a winning streak in the elimination matches, defeating Greece and Kyrgyzstan with a clean score of 2:0.

The decisive step to the world championship was the clash with the Polish national team for the second ticket to the tournament (the first was secured by Kazakhstan). Ukraine claimed a well-deserved victory with a score of 3:1: after taking the first two maps, the Ukrainians allowed their opponents to win one back, but masterfully put a beautiful end to the series on the fourth map.

The final stage of the Esports Nations Cup 2026 will be held in a LAN format in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. The competition, organized by the EWC Foundation, will take place from November 23 to 29, 2026.

• Format: The tournament features a group stage where 32 teams will be divided into 4 groups (Bo2 Single Round Robin system). The top four teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, which will be held in a Single Elimination format up to three wins, with the grand final playing out up to four wins.
• Prize Pool: At stake is the title of World Champions and a total prize pool of $1,864,000 USD, from which the winner will take home the main prize of $300,000.

We sincerely congratulate the Ukrainian national team on this historic achievement! We wish them success, powerful drafts, and victories at the World Championship!

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