The most-awaited event for the e-sports enthusiasts, “Esports Nations Cup 2026”, has finally announced the National Team Partners worldwide. Esports Nations Cup is a tournament which gives opportunities to players from across the globe to showcase their interest in games like Dota, Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League and many more.
The E-sports Nations Cup brings together esports enthusiasts from different countries who compete against each other in various games. The tournament would be held in November 2026 in Riyadh, and ahead of its start later this year, the organising committee of the tournament announced the national team partners for this season.
Team Partners for the Inaugural season
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Country / Territory |
National Setup |
National Team Partner |
Supported by |
National Team Manager |
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Argentina |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Cámara Argentina de Deportes Electrónicos (CADE) |
9z, AGS, FiRe, KRÜ, ShindeN, and 20+ more |
Mariel Lluch |
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Australia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Events Engine |
Hayden Shiels |
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Austria |
National Team Partner & Manager |
E-Sport Verband Österreich |
Manuel Haselberger |
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Bangladesh |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Bangladesh Youth Development and Electronic Sports Association (BYDESA) |
Aga Rafsan |
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Brazil |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Aliança Brasileira de Esports |
Fluxo W7M, FURIA, Loud, MIBR, Pain Gaming, Red Canids |
Yuri Cerezo Uchiyama |
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Brunei Darussalam |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Esports Association of Brunei |
Xiao Hao Yee |
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Canada |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Esport Canada |
Overactive Media / Toronto Ultra |
Dawson Lovell |
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Chile |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Game Club |
LEVIATAN |
Tomás Mosqueira |
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Chinese Taipei |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Chinese Taipei Esports Association |
Grace Chen |
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Croatia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Good Game Global |
Nikola Stolnik |
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Czechia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Česká asociace esportu |
Jiří Plevka |
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Denmark |
National Team Partner & Manager |
GGDanmark |
Andreas Elversøe |
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Dominican Republic |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Federacion Dominicana de Deporte Electronico |
Gabriel Garrido |
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Egypt |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Egyptian Esports Federation |
Mostafa Hassan |
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Finland |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Assembly & ENCE |
ENCE, Finnish Esports Federation (SEUL) |
Eemeli Ikonen |
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Germany |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Esports Player Foundation |
DOSB, ESBD, game e.V. |
Christian Lenz |
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Great Britain |
National Team Partner & Manager |
British Esports Federation |
Esports Wales, Fnatic, Scottish Esports, The Football Association, UKETC (UK Esports Teams Committee) |
Jeff Simpkins |
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Hong Kong, China |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Esports Association of Hong Kong, China |
Chen Lung Shing |
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Hungary |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Hungarian E-sports Federation |
Kis Balázs |
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India |
National Team Partner & Manager |
NODWIN Gaming Private Limited |
Akhil Kavuturu |
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Indonesia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Pengurus Besar Esports Indonesia |
Glorya Famiela |
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Israel |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Israeli Esports Association |
Gil Ronen |
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Italy |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association (IIDEA) |
DNSTY, NOVO Esports, Reply Totem, HBMLE, Outplayed, EKO Esports, Exeed, King Esports, PG Esports |
Gabriele Catterin |
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Japan |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Japan Esports Union |
NESTA (Crazy Racoon, DFM, Fennel, QT Dig, Reject, Riddle, Scarz, Varrel, Zeta Division) |
Kosuke Hiraiwa |
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Jordan |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Jordan Esports Federation |
Mohammad Majali |
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Kazakhstan |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Qazaq Cybersport Federation (QCF) |
Kazbek Zhangaziyev |
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Kyrgyzstan |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Esports Federation of Kyrgyzstan |
Nurbek Abdygulov |
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Lebanon |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Lebanese Esports Federation and Robotics |
Ahmad Hamadani |
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Lithuania |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Lithuanian Esports Federation (LEF) |
Sarunas Tamulis |
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Malaysia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Malaysian Esports Federation |
Amir Syafiq bin Abd Rashid |
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Mongolia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Mongolian Esports Association |
Maral Manlai |
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Morocco |
National Team Partner & Manager |
The Royal Moroccan Federation of Electronic Games |
Saad Bassy |
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Myanmar |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Myanmar Esports Federation (MESF) |
Kyaw Htet Lin |
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Netherlands |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Hypersolid |
Team Liquid |
Brittany Lattanzio |
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New Zealand |
National Team Partner & Manager |
New Zealand Esports Federation |
Jonathan Jansen |
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Nigeria |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Cade Esports |
Shola Adenipebi |
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Norway |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Skagerrak |
HEROIC |
Kevin Mobekk |
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Oman |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Omani Gaming and Esports Committee |
Hamed al Jahwari |
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People’s Republic of China |
National Team Partner & Manager |
JingYue |
All Gamers, Anyone's Legend, Talent Gaming, KuaiShow Gaming, Bilibili Gaming, Tyloo, Qing Jiu, Xtreme Gaming, Lynn Vision Gaming, Trace Esports |
Xiang Shi |
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Peru |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Federacion Deportiva Peruana De Deportes Electronicos (FEDEPEDE) |
Christian Roque |
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Philippines |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Pilipinas E-sports Organization |
Leo Andrew Escutin |
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Poland |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Fantasyexpo |
Adrian Błaszczyk |
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Portugal |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Liga Portugal |
Luna Esports, SAW |
Armando Vale |
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Republic of Korea |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Korea Esports Association (KeSPA) |
Hyucksoo (David), Shin |
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Romania |
National Team Partner & Manager |
ROESF Association |
Mihai Daniel Cotos |
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Saudi Arabia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Saudi Esports Federation |
Abdallah Khalid Alnamlah |
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Senegal |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Senegalese Federation of Electronic Sports and Associated Disciplines (FESSEDA) |
El Hadji Mansour Jacques Sagna |
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Slovakia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Slovenská asociácia elektronických športov |
Denis Uhrik |
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Slovenia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Slovenian Esports Federation |
Rok Avbelj |
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Spain |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Lastlap SL |
KOI, GiantX, Team Heretics, FCBarcelona Esports, UCAM |
David Alonso |
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Sweden |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Black Molly Entertainment (BME) |
Robin Jedhammar |
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Switzerland |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Shifters |
Swiss Esports Federation (SeSF) |
Marissa Duret |
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Thailand |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Thailand Esports Federation |
Panupong Ongkhunarak |
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Tunisia |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Tunisian Esports Federation |
Mouhamed Ali Barbouchi |
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Türkiye |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Türki̇ye Espor Federasyonu (TESFED) |
Mert Tanriverdi |
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Ukraine |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF) |
Mykyta Babych |
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United Arab Emirates |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Team Nigma |
Abu Dhabi Gaming |
Ali Nedal Jerab |
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United States of America |
National Team Partner & Manager |
USA Esports |
100Thieves, Dignitas, TSM, Spacestation Gaming, FlyQuest, Cloud9, NRG, Misfits, M80, Ghost Gaming and more |
Daniel Clerke |
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Uruguay |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Asociación Uruguaya de Deportes Virtuales (AUDV) |
Gastón García |
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Vietnam |
National Team Partner & Manager |
Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association (VIRESA) |
Cao (Celine) Thi Thu Phuong |
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Azerbaijan |
National Team Manager |
Rasad Fazil |
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Bahamas |
National Team Manager |
Adam Hanna |
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Bahrain |
National Team Manager |
Zainab AlTurabi |
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Belgium |
National Team Manager |
Younes Lazaar |
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Bhutan |
National Team Manager |
Pending Stakeholder Alignment |
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Bulgaria |
National Team Manager |
Pavel Zarkov |
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Cameroon |
National Team Manager |
Francline Fonderson |
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Colombia |
National Team Manager |
Mario Agudelo |
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Costa Rica |
National Team Manager |
Felipe Montoya |
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Côte d’Ivoire |
National Team Manager |
Jean-Philippe N'Guessan |
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Cuba |
National Team Manager |
Javier Vidal |
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Democratic Rep. of Timor-Leste |
National Team Manager |
Camacho Ramos da Silva Pinto |
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Djibouti |
National Team Manager |
Eleyeh I.Daher |
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France |
National Team Manager |
Bora Kim |
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Georgia |
National Team Manager |
Tsotne Chogovadze |
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Ghana |
National Team Manager |
Ebenezer Kwesi Hayford |
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Greece |
National Team Manager |
Anastasios Eleftheriadis |
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Guam |
National Team Manager |
Ken San Nicolas |
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Guatemala |
National Team Manager |
Pablo Melgar |
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Honduras |
National Team Manager |
Rafael Urbina |
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Iceland |
National Team Manager |
Bjarki Már Sigurðsson |
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Ireland |
National Team Manager |
Ronan Monaghan |
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Jamaica |
National Team Manager |
Andrew Johnson |
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Kenya |
National Team Manager |
Shon Osimbo |
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Kuwait |
National Team Manager |
Abdulmohsen Ibrahim Alnooh |
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
National Team Manager |
Somphachanh Sengsilavong |
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Latvia |
National Team Manager |
Sandis Rainskis |
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Malawi |
National Team Manager |
Robert Cheleuka |
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Mali |
National Team Manager |
Mohamed Coulibaly |
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Mexico |
National Team Manager |
Emmanuel Neyra |
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Pakistan |
National Team Manager |
Danyal Arshad Chishty |
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Paraguay |
National Team Manager |
Esteban Lindgren |
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Republic of Moldova |
National Team Manager |
Vasile Gavrilita |
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Serbia |
National Team Manager |
Milan Đukić |
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South Africa |
National Team Manager |
Michele Brondani |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
National Team Manager |
Omar Nakkaa |
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Tajikistan |
National Team Manager |
Turaev Firdavs |
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Turkmenistan |
National Team Manager |
Mekan Eyeberdiyev |
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Uzbekistan |
National Team Manager |
Jaloliddin Khusanov |
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Zambia |
National Team Manager |
Choolwe Elen Shabukali |
The tournament features national teams across 16 different game titles. Qualification is a hybrid of direct invites (50%) and regional qualifiers (50%) across seven global regions.
