Get rdy: Competitive guide for October 26th - Novembner 1st

Get rdy with me; The upcoming weekly planner for competitive matches.
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Cristy "Pandora" Ramadani
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A new week is upon us and that means events and competitive matches will be gearing up or winding down. With this season's packed schedule it is easy to miss something, so we've compiled a weekly planning guide to keep track of what is going on.

League of Legends

Worlds 2026

The first eliminations of the League of Legends World Championships 2026 Swiss Stage are set to take place this week as teams from the LCS, LEC, CBLoL, and LPL sit at a precarious 2-0 record.

The LCK is once again dominating the standings at Worlds, with Gen.G and Dplus becoming the first teams to qualify for playoffs.

The LCS, the home region of this year’s Worlds, had a heartbreaking loss as LYON beat Gen.G in the opening of their best-of-three, only to drop two close games and miss out on a playoff lock. The NA region’s hopes hang in the balance this week.

Worlds 2026 continues this week with the Swiss Stage wrapping up on Oct. 31

Counter-Strike 2

PGL Masters Bucharest

We're in the middle of PGL Masters Bucharest right now, and day three of the Swiss system means DRAMA. Tune in as soon as you read this and miss nothing - like G2 potentially going 0-3 later against DENDELE.

Tomorrow, and the day after, will bring more chaos, but it looks like a lot of the big teams will be immune. FUT look rejuvenated with SunPayus, Vitality are dominant as ever and NAVI are back, it seems.

One of FURIA or Spirit will be 1-2, though. G2 vs Spirit for elimination would be amazing.

Dota 2

PARI Universe

PARI Universe heads into the final day of group stage. One team from each group (two total) will not make it through to the playoffs. So far, 1win just couldn't find ... well... 1 win... and end with a 0:8 game record. Today will decide which team from Group B will be eliminated. BetBoom is looking to be the most likely candidate, but nothing is over for them just yet.

There will be a break tomorrow, then the action will continue from Wednesday through the weekend with the playoffs.

Regional Affairs

Local and regional fans have very little treats on the menu this week.

South America

NEXUS SERIES II is an online event taking place in South America featuring 12 teams and $20,000. Team Cobra and Amaru Gaming are competing, but oddly enough so are a few European teams such as Team Synapse featuring TA2000 and Zero Tenacity. The event kicked off on October 15th and ends on November 1st. The playoffs begin on October 28th.

Europe

EPL Masters III features 16 teams from Western and Eastern Europe competing for the lion's share of the $100,000 prize pool. The group stage started October 18th and ended with HULIGANI, Nemiga Gaming, Cyberhero, and Yellow Submarine making the cut to the playoffs, likely becuase the TBD invited teams are competing in PARI Universe. Just a hunch though.

Esports Pro Circuit Season 3 is an online event in Europe featuring 15 invited and qualified teams competing for $20,000, although there is Xipto from SEA and Hokori and Rottweilas from SA participating as invites and Pibbles Corp qualified.

Southeast Asia

EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 19 began on October 20th with eight teams competing for $10,000. As of right now, Yangon Galacticos are in first for groups with an undefeated record and a whopping 11 points. The second place team Cloud Dawning only has four points. The playoffs don't begin until next week, so this week will see two teams eliminated.

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