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The 2XKO EU Community Series Season 1 Roadmap Is Here
2XKO is taking European grassroots competition to the next level. Riot Games has officially revealed the full Season 1 roadmap for the 2XKO EU Community Series, a structured circuit that connects local tournaments across Europe into one shared competitive journey, with a fully paid trip to EVO Las Vegas 2026 waiting at the finish line.
Play to Belong, Not Just to Win
The EU Community Series is not here to replace your local events. It's here to connect them. The philosophy driving Season 1 is simple: shift from "Play to Win" to "Play to Belong", a system where showing up consistently matters as much as topping a bracket.
The season officially kicked off on February 18 and runs through April 13, culminating in a live Season Finale on April 18–19. Riot is framing this as a beta phase, the first step in building a long-term competitive home for the European 2XKO community.
How the Circuit Works
Season 1 introduces three official event types, all feeding into a Circuit Points system tracked through start.gg:
- Online Community Locals: Accessible online tournaments where players compete from home; only your top 2 results count toward your season score.
- Community Locals: Offline grassroots events that reward consistency; your top 3 local results count.
- Community Nationals: Major offline events with the widest participation and highest point rewards; all results count.
Points scale throughout the bracket, which means players who show up repeatedly across the season are rewarded more than those who peak once and walk away. Consistency is the name of the game.
The Season 1 Schedule
Season 1 activates four competitive regions: France, Spain, DACH, and UK & Nordics. Players in these regions compete on regional leaderboards, and the top 2 from each region will qualify for the Season Finale. Players outside these four regions are still fully eligible to compete in all events and earn their spot on the EU Leaderboard.
Here's the confirmed lineup of Community Locals across Europe:
| Event | Date | Location | Organiser |
| Assymylly Winter 2026 | February 20th | Helsinki, Finland | HelsinkiFGC & Assembly |
| Road to Olympus | February 28th | Athens, Greece | Road to Olympus |
| Meseta League 2026 | March 7th | Madrid, Spain | Madrid FGC |
| StationSlam Impact | April 5th | Rennes, France | Team Askalonn |
| Polymanga | April 5th | Lausanne, Switzerland | Lausanne-Sport Esports |
| Versus Royal 2026 | April 11th | Castellon, Spain | Versus Royal |
| Maximum Impact Glasgow | TBC | Glasgow, Scotland | Burn to Fight |
| TBA | TBC | Paris, France | NSXC |
| TBA | TBC | Germany | CGN |
On the Community Nationals side, the confirmed major events heading into the final stretch is:
| Event | Date | Location | Organiser |
| Galaxian Explosion: Dark Resurrection III | February 21st | Paris, France | RZA |
| gamescom LAN x CGN Open 2026 | March 20–22 | Cologne, Germany | CGN |
| SNTKDD13 | March 21st | Barcelona, Spain | Anchor Point FGC |
| EDINBRAWL V | April 11th | Edinburgh, Scotland | Rushdown Edinburgh |
The Grand Prize: EVO Las Vegas 2026
The team that wins the Season Finale on April 18–19 earns a fully paid trip, flights and accommodation included, to compete at EVO 2026 in Las Vegas. That's a real, tangible path from a local bracket to the world's biggest fighting game stage.
Individual glory is also on the line. The player who finishes Season 1 ranked #1 on the EU Leaderboard, based on total Circuit Points earned across all eligible events, will be crowned Season 1 MVP and receive a commemorative trophy.
Built for More Than One Season
Riot is also putting resources behind the people running these events. Sanctioned Community Locals and Nationals will receive structured support to ensure all official tournaments meet consistent competitive standards. Season 1 is a beta phase, and Riot knows it. The goal is to learn, refine, and expand based on how the community responds. Participation across all events will directly inform how the ecosystem evolves in future seasons.
The fighting game community runs on consistency: players who show up week after week, organisers who make it happen, and communities that grow through shared experience. Season 1 is where that structure starts to take shape.
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