Clash Royale League 2026 World Finals Set for Shanghai with $560,000 Prize Pool
The three-day tournament will feature 16 players competing in a double-elimination bracket for a top prize of $200,000.
The Clash Royale League 2026 World Finals will take place from November 6 to 8, 2026, in Shanghai, China, with 16 players competing for a total prize pool of $560,000.
The champion will receive a cash prize of $200,000.
The second, third, and fourth-ranked players will get $90,000, $50,000, and $30,000 respectively.
The event will be held at the Shanghai Huangpu Inner Bound Culture Center.
The competition will use a double-elimination bracket format.
The Upper Bracket Final, Lower Bracket Final, and Grand Final will be held in best-of-five matches.
All other matches will be played in best-of-three.
The eight losers from the first round will get one more chance in the lower bracket elimination round.
The winner of the lower bracket finals will face the upper bracket finalist in the Grand Finals.
The 16-player field includes five players from the monthly finals, seven players from the CRL Points Leaderboard, two players from the LCQ, and two players from China.
Five players earned a "Golden Ticket" through consistently amazing performances in Clash Royale Monthly Qualifiers.
Two are finalists of the CRL26 China Championship Cup, and two more are finalists of the CRL26 Last Chance Qualifiers.
The remaining seven players were chosen based on their performances throughout the CRL26 season.
Notable competitors include Mohamed Light from Egypt, the Clash Royale League 2025 World Finals winner.
"Mohamed Light from Egypt was the Clash Royale League 2025 World Finals winner after defeating Brazil’s Sub in the finale," according to the notes.
He has won three world championship titles.
Mugi from Japan, who won world championship titles in 2021 and 2023, will also compete.
Brazilian players Pedro and Sub have been playing well for a long time but have yet to win a world championship title.
The two new Evolutions coming next season for Giant and Mirror will be banned during the CRL26 World Finals.
The event will be broadcast live across three days starting at 3 pm UTC or 11 am CST.
Fans can watch the matches live from the official Supercell Clash Royale Esports Events page.
Viewers can predict the winners of each match before they start to win free in-game rewards.
Alternatively, fans can watch favorite streamers who might be attending or hosting a watch party.
Tickets for attending the event in China are available from the official UUTIX website.
Redington Cybersport reported in October that the League of Legends Worlds 2026 prize pool was set at $5 million.
In a separate development, Konami announced the eFootball Championship 2027 on October 8, 2026.
That tournament's total prize pool has increased from $100,000 to $300,000.
Konami has also increased the number of competitors qualifying for the World Finals from 16 to 24 in both the console and mobile divisions.
The eFootball Championship 2027 World Finals are scheduled to take place in summer 2027.
That competition will feature a Club Event, where players compete to represent official partner clubs like FC Barcelona and Manchester United.
It will also feature an Open competition available to players worldwide.
Winners of local competitions across countries and territories will qualify directly for the World Finals.
The season has already begun with the FC Internazionale Milano Club Event.
