The European and CIS regional qualifiers are open for registration, read up on additional information regarding said qualifiers.
WESG have announced the opening of the European and CIS regional qualifiers. A total of twenty slots are available for teams to qualify for the regional finals, where only eight teams will proceed to the WESG Global Grand Finals in Nanjing, China.
Below you will find a list of regions and respective countries within them that are eligible to register for the European and CIS qualifier:
| Region (with registration link) | Countries | Slots |
|---|---|---|
| UK, Ireland and Iceland | England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Iceland |
1 |
| Northern Europe and CIS | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and Moldova | 1 |
| South-East Europe | Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Cyprus and Israel | 1 |
| Benelux | Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands | 1 |
| Central Europe | Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, San Marino, Malta and the Vatican | 1 |
| Iberia | Spain, Portugal and Andorra | 1 |
| The Adriatic | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo | 1 |
| France & Monaco | 2 | |
| Sweden | 2 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Poland | 2 | |
| Russia | 2 | |
| Ukraine | 1 | |
| Denmark | 2 | |
| Norway | 1 | |
| Total | 20 |
Please note that only teams composed of a single nationality are eligible for registration.
Teams from the aforementioned regions will go through the European qualifier, where twenty will proceed to participate at the regional finals held in Kyiv, Ukraine. In Kyiv the top eight contenders from the twenty that qualified receive the opportunity to fly out to Nanjing, China and show their presence at an international level, competing with the "Creme de la creme" of CS:GO teams.
The regional qualifiers also happen to feature a sizeable prize pool which you will be able to find below:
| 1st Place | ?200,000 (~$30,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| 2nd Place | ?120,000 (~$18,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| 3rd Place | ?60,000 (~$9,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| 4th Place | ?40,000 (~$6,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| 5th Place | ?20,000 (~$3,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| 6th Place | ?20,000 (~$3,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| 7th Place | ?20,000 (~$3,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| 8th Place | ?20,000 (~$3,000) + Ticket to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
| Total | ?500,000 (~$75,000) + 8 tickets to the WESG Global Grand Finals |
