$45M Prize Pool — ENC 2026 Split & Incentives

PRIZE POOL SPLIT: $20M to players & coaches

ENC follows an equal payout per placement logic, meaning that on a per person basis, players and coaches earn the same prize money per placement across all 16 titles. Select a title to see the full placement table. All prizes paid per player and per coach.

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Placement	Per Seat	Team Total (3+1)Total	Club IncentivesIncentives
1st	$50,000	$200,000	$20,000
2nd	$30,000	$120,000	$12,000
3rd	$15,000	$60,000	$6,000
4th	$10,000	$40,000	$4,000
5th	$7,750	$31,000	$3,100
6th	$7,500	$30,000	$3,000
7th	$7,250	$29,000	$2,900
8th	$7,000	$28,000	$2,800
9th	$6,800	$27,200	$2,720
10th	$6,600	$26,400	$2,640
11th	$6,400	$25,600	$2,560
12th	$6,200	$24,800	$2,480
13th	$6,050	$24,200	$2,420
14th	$5,900	$23,600	$2,360
15th	$5,750	$23,000	$2,300
16th	$5,600	$22,400	$2,240
17th	$5,450	$21,800	—
18th	$5,300	$21,200	—
19th	$5,250	$21,000	—
20th	$5,200	$20,800	—
21st	$5,150	$20,600	—
22nd	$5,100	$20,400	—
23rd	$5,055	$20,220	—
24th	$5,015	$20,060	—
25th	$4,975	$19,900	—
26th	$4,935	$19,740	—
27th	$4,895	$19,580	—
28th	$4,855	$19,420	—
29th	$4,815	$19,260	—
30th	$4,775	$19,100	—
31st	$4,735	$18,940	—
32nd	$4,695	$18,780	—
33rd	$4,655	$18,620	—
34th	$4,615	$18,460	—
35th	$4,570	$18,280	—
36th	$4,525	$18,100	—
37th	$4,480	$17,920	—
38th	$4,435	$17,740	—
39th	$4,390	$17,560	—
40th	$4,330	$17,320	—

CLUB INCENTIVE: $5M to supporting clubs

Clubs develop the players. National teams elevate them. The Club Incentive recognises the role professional clubs play in releasing players for national duty. Clubs earn 40% of the prize money their players earn, once they reach the top 16 in any of the titles. The Club Incentives are paid on top of the player prize, not deducted from it.

Example Calculation — 1st Place — 5+1 Roster

01

$300,000 Team Prize

Each of the 6 members (5 players + 1 coach) receives their full $50,000 prize.

02

$120,000 Club Bonus

A further 40% of each $50,000 prize ($20,000 per seat) is allocated on top.

03

Pro-Rata Split

The $120,000 is distributed to the home clubs proportional to each club's roster contribution.

Development Fund: $20M for National Programmes

The ENC Development Fund commits at least $20 million annually — beginning with ENC 2026 — to support National Team Partners with travel, infrastructure, and community engagement, ensuring long-term sustainability.

Travel & Logistics

Full travel support for qualified national rosters to Riyadh, covering flights and accommodation.

Infrastructure

Grants for National Team Partners to establish high-performance training centers and local server nodes.

Ecosystem Growth

Direct funding for local tournaments and marketing efforts to elevate the national esports brand.

How to Join: National Representation

The road to Riyadh varies by title. Whether through direct selection or open qualifiers, the mission is the same: carry your nation's flag.

Team Titles Entry

We have selected over 100 National Team Managers to manage the delegation of their respective country/territory. The National Team Managers have in turn selected national game coaches in all team titles. These coaches are now tasked with building the national roster for ENC26, by picking the best talent available to carry the flag.

For CS2 and Apex Legends specifically, there will be open qualifiers that rosters can sign up to directly. For those two titles, it will not be the coaches that select the roster.

Solo Titles Entry

For solo-based titles, players will be selected through a merit-based ranking system or through open regional qualifiers. For solo titles, representation is limited to a maximum of two players per nation/territory.

Maximum of two players per nation/territory for solo-based titles.

Prize Pool Breakdown