Summer Championship 2026: €5,000 on the line

The Summer Championship is the biggest competition on the Greens Gaming calendar. Since its debut in 2018 it has grown from a single-night race bracket into an eight-week multi-mode event that draws hundreds of registered competitors. This year the prize pool reaches five thousand euros for the first time, split across Race, Battle Royale and Deathmatch.

How the format works

Each mode runs its own qualifier bracket across four weekends starting July 5. Players accumulate points from their finishes and the top eight in each mode advance to a playoff bracket the following week. From there it is single elimination until each mode has a finalist. All three finalists then face off on Grand Final night, where a combined-score format crowns one overall Summer Champion. The format is designed so that specialists can win their bracket without needing to be competitive across every mode.

Prize breakdown

The Race bracket carries the largest share at two thousand euros, with fifteen hundred going to Battle Royale and one thousand to Deathmatch. The remaining five hundred is a community prize voted on by registered members across the tournament run, and it has historically gone to the most memorable or dramatic moment of the event. Second and third place in each mode receive GreenCoins prizes and exclusive cosmetic items that will not be available in the shop.

Registering to compete

Registration is open on the Events page. You need a Level 20 or higher account and a verified forum profile to enter. Each registration ties to a primary mode, though you can enter all three brackets separately if you meet the requirements. The first qualifier starts July 5 and registration closes 48 hours before each event. There is no entry fee.

What previous champions say

Past Race champion Slipstream called the Race bracket "the most honest competition on the network" given that servers are monitored directly during qualifier rounds. The Battle Royale bracket, introduced last year, drew over four hundred registered players for its first iteration. Server capacity has been expanded this year to handle up to five hundred concurrent entrants across EU and NA instances simultaneously. Organizers are also adding a dedicated spectator stream for the Grand Final, the first time the event will be broadcast live.