The Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF) has announced the schedule for Stage 3 of the Ukrainian Championship in Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2. The information was published on the federation's social media channels.
Like the previous stages, Stage 3 will be held entirely online and will consist of open qualifiers, a group stage, and playoffs. Each tournament will feature a prize pool of ₴100,000.
Tournament Dates
Dota 2
- June 22 – August 2, 2026
CS2
- June 22 – August 9, 2026
Registration for both competitions will remain open until June 7.
Open Qualifiers
Each discipline will feature four open qualifiers played in a Double Elimination format.
- All matches: BO1
- Qualification matches for the group stage: BO3
- Four teams from each qualifier advance to the group stage
Group Stage
A total of 16 teams will compete in the group stage.
- Four groups of four teams
- All matches are BO3
- The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs
Playoffs
The playoff stage will feature eight teams.
- Single Elimination bracket
- All matches are BO3
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st Place: ₴50,000
- 2nd Place: ₴30,000
- 3rd–4th Place: ₴10,000 each
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