Arise to start ECL S51 APAC Cup 3 campaign against Legion

ESL has released the opening matches for the upcoming ESL Challenger League Season 51 Asia-Pacific Cup 3 which will feature some Indian names in the tournament as Bhavi and Ph1NNN's Arise will be one of the teams in action. The 16 team $10,000 event kicks off on April 2, 2026.

Amongst the teams participating in the Cup 3 will be TYLOO, Chinggis Warriors, Legion, Change The Game, FengDa Gaming, The QUBE and Arise and others. TYLOO will be starting with a bye in their upper bracket campaign opener while Arise are set to take on Pakistani squad Legion in their opening game. Chinggis Warriors will face 5star Esports while The QUBE will go up against Last Bullet in the other big encounter opening games.

The tournament will follow a double elimination BO3 bracket with the winner not only set to net a prize money of $5,000 but also will book themselves a spot at the ESL Challenger League Season 51 Asia-Pacific Finals. FengDa won the Cup 2 and while Arise didn't take part in Cup 2, Bhavi and co. were in action in Cup 1, where they finished in 7-8th place and managed to pick up two wins against Deep Cross Gaming and Eruption. Arise will be fielding a mixed squad with Bhavi, Ph1NNN, Borosto, Anasasis and clyd1e

The opening round of games at the ESL Challenger League Season 51 Asia-Pacific Cup 3 which will take place on April 2, 2026, are as follows:

• TYLOO (bye)

• BORING PLAYERS vs BMZ

• FengDa Gaming vs Just Swing

• Eruption vs Change The Game

• Chinggis Warriors vs 5star Esports

• Arise vs Legion

• Last Bullet vs The QUBE

• GATERON vs NEXVOID