BEC Tokyo 2026: Recap

BestFive Elite Competition Tokyo came to a close last week. The LAN event saw six teams in the first stage split into two groups. Each group hosted a round-robin iteration before sending the top four into a single-elimination bracket playoffs.

Group A

Qualifying teams:

• mega mega (1-1 | +2 RD)

• EXCIDIUM (1-1 | 0 RD)

With each team posting a win and a loss, Group A turned out to be a nail-biter. mega mega took down EXCIDIUM in the opening game with a tight 13-9 score line despite securing an 8-4 lead on the T-side of Mirage. EXCIDIUM opened their account in no time, taking down CORE in their next game with a similar 13-9 score line. EXCIDIUM posted an 8-2 T-side on Nuke, coming back from a 5-7 CT-side deficit.

CORE's game against mega mega was set to be the decider and the game played out all 24 rounds with teams trading back and forth. CORE squeezed out a narrow 13-11 win as each team in Group A now had one win to their name. A round-difference of -2 kept CORE from advancing as mega mega and EXCIDIUM booked their playoffs spots.

Group B

Qualifying teams:

• RAVENS (2-0 | +12 RD)

• GenZ ClaN (1-1 | +7 RD)

RAVENS took on MXPS in Group B's opening game and the former put up an impressive CT-side defense on Nuke, sliding a 10-2 half in their favor. After taking down MXPS 13-3, RAVENS were pushed to their limits as GenZ ClaN handed them a 5-7 deficit on the CT-side of Dust2. RAVENS returned the favor on their T-side, putting eight rounds on the trot to take Dust2 13-11 and clear Group B with a flawless 2-0.

The decider between MXPS and GenZ ClaN was one-sided to say the least. GenZ ClaN pulled off a near-flawless T-side on Mirage, handing MXPS a crippling 1-11 disadvantage. Despite MXPS converting pistol, anti-eco and bonus rounds in the second half, GenZ ClaN comfortably closed Mirage 13-4, moving forward.

Playoffs

• RAVENS vs EXCIDIUM (2-1 | Semi-final 1)

• GenZ Clan vs mega mega (2-0 | Semi-final 2)

• RAVENS vs GenZ Clan (2-0 | Grand-final)

mega mega who qualified with a mere +2 RD in Group A, were handed a 13-2 beating in the opening map of the semi-finals against GenZ ClaN. The Japanese side reset and fought valiantly in the second map but were unable to recover from their 4-8 disadvantage on the T-side of Overpass. GenZ closed Overpass 13-9 and locked-in their grand-final spot.

In the second semi-final, RAVENS put up a 6-2 CT-side on Nuke after a shaky 7-5 first half to win the map 13-7 but conceded a narrow 11-13 loss on Overpass after splitting the first half 6-6, pushing the series into the decider. EXCIDIUM just could not get going on Dust2, conceding a 2-10 first half and eventually the map, 13-2. GenZ ClaN who almost took down RAVENS in the group stage, had now locked in a rematch in the grand-final.

Riding off of an 8-4 T-side on Anubis, RAVENS secured the opening map 13-11 and went ballistic on Mirage. A stellar 11-1 CT-side showing, set the Japanese side up for an event win. GenZ ClaN clawed back five rounds on their CT-side but the damage was done, as RAVENS closed Dust2 13-6 to close the grand-final 2-0.

By winning the event, RAVENS bagged a cash prize of ¥50,000 JPY (~₹30,000 INR) while GenZ ClaN took home ¥30,000 JPY (~₹18,000 INR) for making it to the grand-final. For their playoffs appearances, mega mega and EXCIDIUM secured a cash prize of ¥20,000 JPY (~₹12,000 INR) each.