Brawl Stars Challengers Final 2026: two days in Istanbul
On 5 and 6 September 2026, the 12 regional champions of Brawl Stars Challengers met at ESA Espor Arena in Istanbul for the Challengers Final. Supercell organised it, PEW PEW co-organised and produced it, and we were on site from set-up on 2 September to tear-down on the 7th.
On the line: a $20,000 prize pool and the last Challengers slot at the Brawl Stars Championship Last Chance Qualifier in Guangzhou.
The format
- Day 1: the whole group stage, four groups of three, played on two stages with two streams on air at the same time.
- Day 2: eight teams, single elimination, one main stage, and the Grand Final in front of a sold-out arena.
What we ran
- Project management and on-site operations
- Competitive operations and tournament admin
- Player management
- Broadcast management, broadcast graphics and on-camera talent, with an English desk and a Turkish host
- A Discord server for teams and partners, with a room for every team and the running order posted live
- Video and photo coverage, and the edit
The result
FUT Esports Academy beat SK Gaming 3-2 in the Grand Final, went home with $6,000 and took the Challengers slot at the Last Chance Qualifier in Guangzhou on 17 and 18 October. The show went out on Twitch and YouTube, with co-streams in ten languages.
More photos and the recap film are on the project page.
