Semi-finalsBo3
FinalNullpoint 11–13Serac 13–8Vantage 13–11MVP TIDE
Finals dayOrbital Strike8 teams · 6 regions
NafesGrand Final
SLA vs NEO · Saturday, 29 August 2026
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Grand FinalBest of 5
Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 20:00 UTC
Best-of-five for the Nova trophy and $100,000.
Prize pool
$250,000
Across eight teams
Series played
18 / 20
2 remaining
Maps played
45
Group stage + playoffs
Bracket upsets
3
Lower seed advanced
How it works
Road to the trophy
Two groups, one bracket, no second chances. Aurora Arena, Lisbon hosts every playoff match in front of a live crowd.
01Two groups of four
Group Stage
Every team plays a single round robin inside its group. All twelve series are best-of-three and played online across two server regions.
12 series · Bo3 · Online
02Placement decides the draw
Seeding
Group placements are interleaved into an overall 1–8 seed list. No team is eliminated in groups — the table only decides who you meet first.
A1 → 1 · B1 → 2 · A2 → 3 · B2 → 4 …
03Single elimination
Playoffs
An eight-team bracket on the Aurora Arena stage. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are best-of-three; lose once and your Nova Cup is over.
7 series · LAN · Lisbon
04Best-of-five
Grand Final
One match, five maps, a $100,000 first prize and the Nova trophy. The bronze final runs three hours earlier on the same stage.
Bo5 · 20:00 UTC
The field
Eight invited rosters
Every team here won a regional title or came through the open qualifier. Two are still standing.
Latest results
How we got here
Semi-finalsBo3
FinalMeridian 13–10Ionreach 6–13Cobalt Bay 11–13MVP Solaz
Quarter-finalsBo3
FinalVantage 13–10Meridian 13–7MVP Mavrik
Finals day
Watch it live
Schedule
- 17:00 UTC
Bronze Final
Best of 3 · Aurora Arena, Lisbon
- 20:00 UTC
Grand Final
Best of 5 · Aurora Arena, Lisbon
Desk
Ana “Relay” Duarte · Marcus Vale · Sooyoung “SPX” Lim
Languages
EnglishPortuguês한국어Deutsch中文
Doors 17:00 · Bronze final 17:00 UTC · Grand final 20:00 UTC
Prize pool
$250,000
Distributed across all eight teams. Every roster leaves Lisbon paid; only one leaves with the trophy.
1st40%
$100,000
Champion
2nd22%
$55,000
Runner-up
3rd12%
$30,000
Bronze final winner
4th8%
$20,000
Bronze final runner-up
5th–8th5%
$11,250
Quarter-finalists
Aurora Arena, Lisbon
Solar Apex vs Neon Dynasty
Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 20:00 UTC · Best of 5
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