// Event · Tier C

ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 9

21 Oct – 23 Oct 2026 Online 16 teams $7,000 prize pool Finished
Winner
WBT Academy
5–0 · Europe #96

As our forecast of 20 October saw it, before the event started.

Why it matters

Facts beside our number
Valve's event weight
0.32
From its prize pool, $7,000, through Valve's curve. It scales what every result here is worth.
Teams in the race known to attend
0
Between 1 and 99% for the Major, on the event's list or in bo3's fixtures.
Timing
10 days before the cut
TodayCut · 2 Nov
Starts in 1 day. Everything here still counts on the day.

Race impact is ours: how many points of Major chance this event is expected to move, summed over the teams in the race. For each team, how likely a top-half or a bottom-half finish is here in our runs, and how far apart its chance of the Major is after each. After the cut it is 0.

Who it matters to

0 teams in the race known to attend

No team in the race is expected here.

TeamTodayWhen it pays off

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
—
too few runs
Win it
—
too few runs

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
—
too few runs
Win it
—
too few runs

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
—
too few runs

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
—
too few runs
Win it
—
too few runs

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
—
too few runs

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
—
too few runs
Win it
—
too few runs

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

Under 1% for the Major in our runs, whatever their finish here. <1% to <1% here.

Out before the quarter-finals
<1%
0 points
Quarter-final
<1%
0 points
Semi-final
<1%
0 points
Final
<1%
0 points
Win it
<1%
0 points

The field

16 known · in the race · strongest first, by our Elo
1 GenOneEU #48 · Elo 1,507
2 mellrenEU #91 · Elo 1,485
3 Saint SinnersEU #117 · Elo 1,449
4 WBT AcademyEU #96 · Elo 1,430
5 VexarEU #100 · Elo 1,428
6 los kogutosEU #185 · Elo 1,424
7 Spirit Academy GreenEU #140 · Elo 1,421
8 Four MagicEU #141 · Elo 1,417
9 KAMUIEU #138 · Elo 1,406
10 LPHEU #108 · Elo 1,386
11 Noir VerseEU #111 · Elo 1,385
12 Dark MoonEU #157 · Elo 1,350
13 KUUSAMOEU #137 · Elo 1,333
14 MAYBEEU #132 · Elo 1,328
15 benched godsEU #116 · Elo 1,328
16 SökerorgOutside the top 40 · Elo 1,314
GenOne
Europe #48
Elo 1,507 · 99th
mellren
Europe #91
Elo 1,485 · 117th
S
Saint Sinners
Europe #117
Elo 1,449 · 147th
WBT Academy
Europe #96
Elo 1,430 · 171st
Vexar
Europe #100
Elo 1,428 · 174th
los kogutos
Europe #185
Elo 1,424 · 182nd
Spirit Academy Green
Europe #140
Elo 1,421 · 186th
Four Magic
Europe #141
Elo 1,417 · 191st
K
KAMUI
Europe #138
Elo 1,406 · 205th
LPH
Europe #108
Elo 1,386 · 230th
Noir Verse
Europe #111
Elo 1,385 · 233rd
D
Dark Moon
Europe #157
Elo 1,350 · 302nd
KUUSAMO
Europe #137
Elo 1,333 · 412th
MAYBE
Europe #132
Elo 1,328 · 428th
benched gods
Europe #116
Elo 1,328 · 431st
S
Sökerorg
Outside the top 40
Elo 1,314 · 476th

How it finished

Results from bo3
Winner
WBT Academy
5–0Europe #96
Final
MAYBE
4–2Europe #132
Semi-final
S
Sökerorg
4–2Outside the top 40
Semi-final
LPH
3–3Europe #108

Winners and losers

Our reckoning, until Valve's release

Valve's points come with its first release after the event. Until then, our reckoning of what this event alone did to each team's points.

MAYBE 4–2Final +76 —
Dark Moon 2–2Quarter-final +64 <1% → <1%unchanged
WBT Academy 5–0Winner +57 <1% → <1%unchanged
Four Magic 2–1Quarter-final +57 <1% → <1%unchanged
Sökerorg 4–2Semi-final +54 —
KAMUI 2–1Quarter-final +36 <1% → <1%unchanged
los kogutos 1–2Out before the quarter-finals +23 <1% → <1%unchanged
benched gods 2–1Quarter-final +19 <1% → <1%unchanged
Spirit Academy Green 1–2Out before the quarter-finals +4 <1% → <1%unchanged
KUUSAMO 1–2Out before the quarter-finals +1 <1% → <1%unchanged
LPH 3–3Semi-final -12 <1% → <1%unchanged
Saint Sinners 1–2Out before the quarter-finals -12 <1% → <1%unchanged
Noir Verse 0–2Out before the quarter-finals -30 <1% → <1%unchanged
Vexar 0–2Out before the quarter-finals -36 <1% → <1%unchanged
mellren 0–2Out before the quarter-finals -41 <1% → <1%unchanged
GenOne 0–2Out before the quarter-finals -47 <1% → <1%unchanged
How these numbers are made
  • Ours: race impact, the chances, the finishes and Elo, from our forecast of 20 October (how our Elo is scored). Valve's: the standings and the event weight.
  • Race impact is how many points of Major chance the event is expected to move, summed over the teams in the race.
  • Event weight is the prize pool through Valve's curve. A stage or qualifier also takes half the pool of each finished event it feeds.
  • Chance of the Major beside each team: from our forecast of 20 October, given they came, against given the finish they had.
  • Points are our reckoning until Valve's next release: every team's points on 23 October, worked out with the event and without it. The difference is the event's alone. Every match counts as Ranked; Valve may not count them all.
  • The whole method: the model, its sources, how well it has done and what it cannot see.