$5,000 WardiTV Winter Championship 2026

The WardiTV Winter Championship 2026 is the first Major event in the WardiTV 2026 Series! With $5,000 of prize money on the line there is also a plethora of WardiTV 2026 Points to help qualify players to the WardiTV 2026 Championship.

The winner of this event also receives a direct invite to the WardiTV 2026 Seeding Matches - guaranteeing them a much better placement into our end of year championship than going through the normal qualification process.

Qualifying Process

This tournament features no invites. All players must qualify.

4 Players are qualified directly into the Playoffs via the WardiTV Winter Cup.

16 Players are qualified from WardiTV 2026 Points Standings - the invites will be based on the points as of February 10th with WardiTV Mondays 73 being the final event to give points before qualification is determined.

4 Players are qualified via the last chance qualifier.

Schedule

Qualifiers

Points Qualifier- Sunday, Feb 08 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

This qualifier features higher points than usual for cups. While no qualification is guaranteed from this event, players who perform well will earn enough points to qualify.

Last Chance Qualifier- Tuesday, Feb 17 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Groups

Group A - Wednesday, Feb 18 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group B - Thursday, Feb 19 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group C - Tuesday, Feb 24 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Group D - Wednesday, Feb 25 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Playoffs

Day 1 - Thursday, Mar 05 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 2 - Friday, Mar 06 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 3 - Saturday, Mar 07 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 4 - Sunday, Mar 08 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Prize Pool

Points Qualifier

1st - $50 & 5 WardiTV 2026 Points
2nd - $25 & 4 WardiTV 2026 Points
3rd/4th - $25 & 3 WardiTV 2026 Points
5-8th - 3 WardiTV 2026 Points
9-16th - 2 WardiTV 2026 Points
17-32nd - 1 WardiTV 2026 Points

Players must win at least one series to be eligible to receive points.


Main Event

1st - $1,300 & WardiTV 2026 Seed & 40 WardiTV 2026 Points
2nd - $750 & 30 WardiTV 2026 Points
3rd - $500 & 25 WardiTV 2026 Points
4th - $350 & 20 WardiTV 2026 Points
5th/6th - $250 & 15 WardiTV 2026 Points
7th/8th - $200 & 12 WardiTV 2026 Points
9th-12th - $125 & 10 WardiTV 2026 Points
13th-16th - $100 & 7 WardiTV 2026 Points
17th-20th - $50 & 5 WardiTV 2026 Points
21st-24th - $25 & 3 WardiTV 2026 Points

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