Ukrainian Esports Federation Reveals Schedule for Stage 3 of the Ukrainian Dota 2 and CS2 Championship

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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