How the Age of Empires season works

Events on the calendar

Event	Status	Dates	Location	Prize
The League Division 1	Ongoing	Aug 10 to Nov 28, 2026	World Hamburg	$58,500
DS_League	Ongoing	Aug 15 to Oct 25, 2026	World	$650
Thiên Khôi Cup 2026 4v4 Random	Ongoing	Sep 11 to Oct 11, 2026	Vietnam	195,000,000₫ VND (≃ $7,506 USD)
Dynamic Battle Season 4 Qualifier	Ongoing	Sep 15 to Oct 15, 2026	Europe
The Transatlantic Cup	Ongoing	Sep 28 to Oct 18, 2026	United Kingdom United States	$750
The Goat Tournament	Ongoing	Sep 28 to Nov 15, 2026	World	€250 EUR (≃ $280 USD)
Retold Master League	Ongoing	Oct 3 to Nov 15, 2026	World	$2,000
TC LAN	Ongoing	Oct 5 to Oct 31, 2026	Mexico	$10,000 MXN (≃ $556 USD)
Sudden Dessaster 3	Ongoing	Oct 5 to Nov 8, 2026	World	$20,000
ESOC Global Championship 2026	Ongoing	Oct 5 to Dec 6, 2026	World	$4,000
The Bastion Season 2	Ongoing	Oct 5 to Jul 3, 2027	Germany Austria Switzerland	$500
Epohers World Cup 3 Qualifier #1	Upcoming		World
Epohers World Cup 3 Qualifier #2	Upcoming		World
The Crownfall Open Qualifier #2	Upcoming	Oct 10 to Oct 11, 2026	World	$200
Deutschsprachige Meisterschaft Qualifier	Upcoming	Oct 10 to Oct 11, 2026	Germany Austria Switzerland
Liga Peruana 2026	Upcoming	Oct 10 to Dec 12, 2026	Peru	$300
Chilean Cup 2026	Upcoming	Oct 12 to Dec 2, 2026	Chile	$450,000 CLP (≃ $460 USD)
Epohers World Cup 3	Upcoming	Oct 17 to Oct 25, 2026	World	$2,500
The Crownfall Group Stage	Upcoming	Oct 17 to Oct 25, 2026	World	$800
Deutschsprachige Meisterschaft	Upcoming	Oct 17 to Oct 18, 2026	Germany Austria Switzerland	$1,020
Svenska Age-Ligan Fall 2026 Elitserien	Completed
The Garrison 2026 Q2	Completed
The Crownfall Open Qualifier #1	Completed
Challenger Cup	Completed
Shrouded Deathmatch Qualifier	Completed
Conquistador do Brasil #3	Completed
Thiên Khôi Cup 2026 2v2 Assyrians	Completed	Sep 14 to Oct 8, 2026	Vietnam	155,000,000₫ VND (≃ $5,966 USD)

Formats and key facts

The League Division 1

Starts

2026-08-10

Ends

2026-11-28

Location

World Hamburg

Venue

CinemaxX Hamburg Dammtor (Final)

Type

Online/Offline

Prize pool

$58,500 USD

Tier

S-Tier

• 3 versus 3
• League Stage
• Round Robin, Pa4
• Top 2 teams advance to the Upper Bracket of the Playoff Stage
• 3rd and 4th place finishers advance to the Lower Bracket of the Playoff Stage
• Scoring
• 1 point per game win
• 1 extra point for winning the set
• Tiebreakers
• Points
• Head-to-head
• Set wins
• Points of defeated opponents
• Bo1 decider
• Playoff Stage
• Double-elimination bracket
• All matches are Bo7
• LAN Final
• Bo9

Thiên Khôi Cup 2026 4v4 Random

Starts

2026-09-11

Ends

2026-10-11

Location

Vietnam

Type

Offline

Prize pool

195,000,000₫ VND (≃ $7,506 USD)

Organizer

Thiên Khôi Esports

Series

Thiên Khôi Cup 2026

Tier

S-Tier

• 4 versus 4
• Double Round Robin
• All matches are Bo13

Thiên Khôi Cup 2026 2v2 Assyrians

Starts

2026-09-14

Ends

2026-10-08

Location

Vietnam

Type

Offline

Prize pool

155,000,000₫ VND (≃ $5,966 USD)

Organizer

Thiên Khôi Esports

Series

Thiên Khôi Cup 2026

Tier

S-Tier

• 2 versus 2

ESOC Global Championship 2026

Starts

2026-10-05

Ends

2026-12-06

Location

World

Type

Online

Prize pool

$4,000 USD

Players

120

Organizer

ESOC

Series

ESOC Majors

Tier

S-Tier

• Swiss Stage
• Swiss System, 4 rounds, Pa3
• 32 players advance
• Knockout Stage
• Single-elimination bracket
• 32 top seeded players join the players from the Swiss Stage
• All matches are Bo7 except the Final which is Bo9

Epohers World Cup 3 Qualifier #1

Location

World

Type

Online

Organizer

Epohers

Series

Epohers World Cup

Tier

Qualifier (A-Tier)

• 1 vs 1
• Single Eliminiation Bracket
• Round 1 and 2 are Bo3
• Round 3 is Bo5

Epohers World Cup 3 Qualifier #2

Location

World

Type

Online

Organizer

Epohers

Series

Epohers World Cup

Tier

Qualifier (A-Tier)

• 1 vs 1
• Single Eliminiation Bracket
• Round 1 and 2 are Bo3
• Round 3 is Bo5

Common questions