Tournament Fragster Challenger EU Arena S1 is a tournament series consisting of 8 weekly cups. The top 16 teams across all 8 weekly cups qualify for the Fragster Challenger EU Masters S1.

The format features weekly EU Cups held every Sunday for eight consecutive weeks. In each cup, participating teams compete for €200 in prize money as well as important points for the overall ranking.

After all eight cups are completed, the top 16 teams qualify for the Fragster Challenger CS2 Masters S1 — a two-day final tournament with a total prize pool of €5,000.

Tournament Format: Fragster Challenger CS2 Arena #1

• Participation: EU teams
• Mode: Single Elimination
• Matches up to the Final & 3rd place match: BO1
• Final & 3rd place match: BO3

Points Distribution

• 1st place: 250 points
• 2nd place: 200 points
• 3rd place: 150 points
• 4th place: 100 points
• All other placements: 25 points

Requirement: At least one actively played match. Default losses in Round 1 do not receive any points.

Prize Pool per Cup

• 1st place: €125
• 2nd place: €75

Disclaimer: Prize money and codes are paid out to one designated team representative. Distribution within the team is their responsibility. Neither Fragster nor cstactics.gg can be held liable for internal distribution.

##Following Fragster Challenger Arena #1 Weekly Cups

• Week 2 - https://www.faceit.com/en/championship/7dc39d65-1d41-4a69-955a-54600683af97/Fragster%20Challenger%20CS2%20EU%20Arena%201%20-%20Week%202
• Week 3 - https://www.faceit.com/en/championship/47029f81-9e85-4107-96c0-0336498ef692/Fragster%20Challenger%20CS2%20EU%20Arena%201%20-%20Week%203
• Week 4 - https://www.faceit.com/en/championship/03006e92-72d4-46d2-9e6a-f2e1b7585938/Fragster%20Challenger%20CS2%20EU%20Arena%201%20-%20Week%204
• Week 5 - https://www.faceit.com/en/championship/8a4191b5-de9c-47b2-8468-21038a92126c/Fragster%20Challenger%20CS2%20EU%20Arena%201%20-%20Week%205
• Week 6 - https://www.faceit.com/en/championship/7b9ac08f-a45d-425b-9075-0a4028b1faaa/Fragster%20Challenger%20CS2%20EU%20Arena%201%20-%20Week%206
• Week 7 - https://www.faceit.com/en/championship/4e11199b-105b-41cd-b00b-100e50e5f18c/Fragster%20Challenger%20CS2%20EU%20Arena%201%20-%20Week%207
• Week 8 - https://www.faceit.com/en/championship/c2f7114e-09a5-4bee-bc5d-3d1a0e4f946b/Fragster%20Challenger%20CS2%20EU%20Arena%201%20-%20Week%208

Final Tournament: Fragster Challenger CS2 Masters #1

The CS2 Masters represent the highlight of the first Challenger season.

Format

• Group Stage + Playoffs
• Group Stage: 4 groups of 4 teams (Round Robin, BO3)
• Playoffs: Single Elimination, BO3
• Additional 3rd place match (BO3)

###Schedule

• Groupstage: 18.04.2026 - 13:00 CEST
• Playoffs: 19.04.2026 - 14:00 CEST

Seeding

• High Seed: Places 1–4
• Mid Seed: Places 5–10
• Low Seed: Places 11–16

Group Distribution:

• Group A: Seeds 1, 8, 9, 16
• Group B: Seeds 2, 7, 10, 15
• Group C: Seeds 3, 6, 11, 14
• Group D: Seeds 4, 5, 12, 13

The first-place team of each group qualifies for the playoffs.

Playoff Matchups:

• Winner Group A vs. Winner Group D
• Winner Group B vs. Winner Group C

Prize Distribution – CS2 Masters #1

• 1st place: €2,500
• 2nd place: €1,500
• 3rd place: €750
• 4th place: €250

Disclaimer: Prize money and codes are paid out to one designated team representative. Distribution within the team is their responsibility. Neither Fragster nor cstactics.gg can be held liable for internal distribution.

Overall Ranking

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AP_lZ7HDo5RQdZfj3IZG7U23xspdBe_4U-rIHk8COKA/edit?gid=0#gid=0