Esports World Cup 2026: Group D Results and Playoff Bracket Finalized
According to VPEsports' running tracker, Group D has concluded, with the field of eight teams from the WEU region now slotted into the postseason bracket.
Counter-Strike 2's group stage at the Esports World Cup 2026 wrapped up this week, and the WEU-heavy Group D bracket is officially in the books — eight sides locked in, results logged, the playoff picture now sharper heading into the final stretch of the tournament.
The bracket takes shape
Full scores, match results, and the remaining schedule are tracked on their live page. The completion of CS2's group stage — confirmed by Insider Gaming's Week 6 recap — means the server-side pressure now shifts entirely to map vetoes, read-heavy mid-rounds, and economy resets. Every series from here is single-elimination pressure.
Week 6 belonged to the dynasty builders
While CS2 sorted its groups, other titles crowned champions with emphatic margins. Per the Insider Gaming recap, Magnus Carlsen retained the EWC Chess title with a 2-0 sweep over Denis Lazavik, dropping zero games across the tournament and hauling points for a Liquid side that has otherwise underperformed at EWC 2026. In Rocket League, Falcons dismantled defending champions Karmine Corp 4-0 before repeating the scoreline against Spacestation Gaming in the Grand Final. The result gave dralii a historic threepeat — the first player in any title to win three Esports World Cups — and his second trophy of the event for Falcons.
Rainbow Six Siege delivered the cleanest tournament run of the week: FaZe Clan went undefeated through the bracket and closed out FURIA 3-1 in the final, with FURIA's lone map win in overtime on Lair answered by a 7-5 FaZe slam. Cyber, soulz1, and KDS completed Siege's Triple Crown — Six Invitational, a Major, and now the EWC — becoming the first players to do so, with coach RafadeLL rounding out the set.
What to watch next
CS2's playoffs open the final week, and FaZe's statement win puts them in a commanding club-vs-club position across multiple titles. Two separate reports flagged additional Week 6 storylines — S2G Esports taking the PUBG Mobile title after a nine-day gauntlet, and Razer releasing an Esports Green edition of the Viper V4 Pro — both worth tracking as EWC 2026 closes out its competitive window.