BREAKING: OffStrike 2026 postponed

The tournament organiser for Pakistan's first international LAN tournament, OffStrike 2026, have announced that the $10,000 LAN event has been postponed from its scheduled date in March 2026. The tournament organiser states that the decision to postpone the event comes following 'extensive internal review and ongoing regional challenges.'

The tournament organiser also announced that they have 'decided not to cancel the event, but move it to a later window in 2026' which is more favourable for accommodating the teams. The teams and all partners have been informed as well as per the tournament organiser. The postponement comes at a time when there has been regional disturbances in the country with Pakistan currently being involved in a conflict with Afghanistan.

OffStrike 2026 is scheduled as a Tier-2 LAN event with two teams from Europe, Asia and Pakistan participating through invites from their placement in the VRS. The group stage of the event runs between March 23 and March 26, 2026 and the final is scheduled for 28th March 2026 at the DreamWorld Resort, Karachi, Pakistan with the tournament having a $10,000 prize pool.

Five out of the six teams have already been revealed with The Huns, Chinggis Warriors being announce as the Asian invites, Come Mid and Legion being revealed as the Pakistani teams while NOVAQ was announced as the first European invited team just a day ago.