EWC 26 Week 4 Overview

With the world watching from home, fans at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles can experience the action firsthand as EWC 26 enters another week of competition. This week features championship battles in Call of Duty: Warzone, Overwatch 2, Street Fighter 6, and the MLBB Mid Season Cup, alongside Group Stage action in Honor of Kings and Last Chance Qualifiers for TEKKEN 8 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

OWCS MSC at EWC 26

The OWCS Mid Season Championship at EWC 26 begins with the Group Stage from July 29-31, featuring two eight-team double-elimination GSL brackets. All Group Stage matches will be played as first-to-two series, with the top four teams from each group advancing to the Playoffs. The tournament concludes with a single-elimination bracket from August 1-2, where teams will compete in first-to-three series before the Grand Final expands to a first-to-four showdown to crown the EWC 26 champion.

With hero bans adding another layer of strategy, teams must carefully manage their compositions as each squad can remove one hero per map, creating new challenges throughout every series.

COD:WRS at EWC 26

Call of Duty: Warzone at EWC 2026 brings 32 teams together for a battle-tested path to the title. The Group Stage splits teams into two groups of 16, with each squad playing 12 matches as they fight for a direct spot in the Finals or a chance to survive through the Survival Stage.

The top five teams from each group advance directly, while teams finishing 6th through 13th enter the Survival Stage for one final opportunity to qualify. The Finals will use the Match Point format, where teams must reach a set points threshold before securing a victory to claim the championship. The first Match Point-eligible team to win a match will be crowned the Call of Duty: Warzone at EWC 2026 champion.

MSC at EWC 26 PLAYOFFS

The MSC at EWC 26 Playoffs begin July 29, bringing together the eight teams that survived the Wildcard and Group Stage. With a single-elimination bracket, every match carries championship stakes as teams compete through August 1 a chance to be crowned MSC at EWC 26 champions.

Street Fighter 6 at EWC 26

The Street Fighter 6 at EWC 26 tournament begins with a 32-player Group Stage split across four GSL-style double-elimination brackets. All matches in the first two phases will be played as first-to-three sets, with the top four players from each group advancing through each stage. After the second phase narrows the field to eight competitors, the tournament concludes with a single-elimination Playoffs bracket featuring first-to-five matches to crown the EWC 26 champion.

KWC at EWC 26

KWC at EWC 26 begins with Play-Ins from July 30-31, as eight teams compete across two GSL-style groups for the final four spots in the Group Stage. The 16-team Group Stage follows from August 1-4, with teams split into four groups of four and fighting through best-of-three matches for a place in the Playoffs. The Group Stage and Playoffs will continue into Week 5.

TEKKEN 8 at EWC 26 Last Chance Qualifier

The TEKKEN 8 at EWC 26 Last Chance Qualifier brings together hundreds of competitors from around the world, all fighting for one of four remaining spots in the main event. Beginning July 31, players will battle through a massive bracket with their EWC 26 dreams on the line.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at EWC 26 Last Chance Qualifier

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at EWC 26 Last Chance Qualifier offers one final path into the main event. Open to teams that have not yet qualified, the tournament features a double-elimination bracket with best-of-five matches, culminating in a best-of-seven Grand Final. Only the winning team will earn the final spot at Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at EWC 26.