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@Stake × @StarLadder_com A brand-new Tier-2 LAN tournament series built to give rising CS2 teams real LAN experience and global visibility. 🇪🇺 Stake Ranked 📅 Ep.1: April 1–4 | Ep.2: May 27–30, 2026 💰 Winnings: $100k 🏟️ Main Event: LAN | Qualifiers: Online 📍 Finals in European capitals (Schengen) ⚔️ Format: Double Elimination Bo3 🎟️ Stake Ranked Ep.1 | Invites & Ranking • Main Event: 8 teams – 6 Teams: Direct invitations based on Global VRS starting from 13th rank. – 2 teams advancing from Closed Qualifiers. • Closed Qualifiers: – 14 teams invited via Global VRS – 2 teams advancing from Open Qualifiers. • Open Qualifiers: – Will be held online on Faceit platform – Game servers location: Europe. • VRS used for Direct invites: 12th of February (VRS update released on 2nd of February will be used) • VRS used for Closed Qualifier seeding: 2nd of February (February VRS update) • VRS used the Main Event seeding: 2nd of March (March VRS update). 📅 Qualifiers • Open Qualifiers: February 21–22, 2026 Online, Single Elimination Bo1/Bo3 • Closed Qualifiers: March 4–8, 2026 Online, Single Elimination Bo3 ⚖️ Integrity & Fair Play • Teams must meet all Valve requirements to be eligible for accepting invitations and participating in the tournament. • Teams and players with an active ESIC ban at the start of their scheduled matches will not be allowed to participate in the tournament. • If a team does not accept the tournament invitation within the specified deadline, the invite will be passed to the next eligible team based on the VRS ranking. • If a team withdraws from the tournament after qualifying or after accepting a direct invite for any reason, including visa-related issues, the tournament slot will be offered to the next eligible team in the VRS ranking. #StakeRanked