BEC Season 2 announced

BestFive Elite Competition returns for a second season and registrations for the Counter-Strike tournament are currently. The qualifiers are scheduled to run on 24th and 25th January 2026, sending two teams from Japan and two teams from Korea into the main event.

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The qualifier accepts a maximum of 32 teams. The main event will run a single-elimination best-of-three bracket to determine the winner. The main event will take place on 31st January 2026.

While the tournament's official website mentions no direct cash prize, each of the grand-finalists will receive a ZOWIE mouse of their choice from the DW series. Teams finishing in 3rd and 4th place will ZOWIE mousepads of their choice. Teams narrowly missing the main event (3rd-8th in the qualifiers) will receive Counter-Strike 2 weapon skins- M4A1-S | Vaporwave (Field-Tested) and USP-S | Printstream (Field-Tested).