{"id":301396,"date":"2025-11-21T14:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=301396"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:09:55","slug":"esl-reveals-2026-qualifiers-and-new-anti-cheat-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esl-reveals-2026-qualifiers-and-new-anti-cheat-rules","title":{"rendered":"ESL Reveals 2026 Qualifiers and New Anti-Cheat Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next ESL season will begin with changes that significantly impact the entire path to top-tier tournaments \u2014 from open qualifiers to the main-stage arena. Updated fairness requirements and a new qualifiers format introduce a completely different level of control and transparency.<\/p>\n

ESL Announces Qualifiers for All Major IEM Events of 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The organizers have officially released the schedule for open and closed qualifiers for the three key tournaments of the year: IEM Brazil, IEM Atlanta, and IEM China. An important detail \u2014 all global open qualifiers will be played on European FACEIT servers, regardless of the event\u2019s geographical location. This unifies playing conditions and ensures a higher level of technical stability. Additionally, participation in any stage of the qualifiers is now possible only with full FACEIT verification, which becomes a new mandatory standard.<\/p>\n\n

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New Fairness Rules: Two Mandatory Cameras for Every Player<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One of the main innovations \u2014 every participant in ESL qualifiers in 2026 must use two cameras:<\/p>\n