Three YaLLa Compass events unveiled for 2026

The tournament organizer behind the events, YaLLa Esports, also revealed further information regarding its 2025 calendar.

YaLLa Esports, the organizer behind YaLLa Compass events, has revealed further information regarding their future tournament plans, unveiling three events for 2026 and providing the format and prize distribution for their upcoming events in 2025.

In 2026, the Emirati tournament organizer will host LAN events in Qatar and United Arab Emirates in Q1 and Q4 of the year respectively, with a third set to run in Q2/3 in an as yet undisclosed location.

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YaLLa reveal 2025 event locations

The YaLLa Compass events in 2025 will each sport three open qualifiers which feed into single closed qualifier, with the top eight teams from said closed qualifier proceeding to the main event. There they will be joined by eight direct invites, which will be doled out based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS).

$750,000 will be up for grabs in both events, with $600,000 set aside for each LAN and $150,000 to be dished out across the qualifiers. A healthy $300,000 is set aside for the eventual tournament winners.

YaLLa Esports also revealed their planned support for fans traveling to the events. Each team attending the LAN events will be able to bring one "superfan" to the event, covered by YaLLa Esports (flights, accommodation and event tickets). Each team will also get 20 three-day tickets "to distribute as they see fit," and hospitality packages will be facilitated "to make traveling easier for fans."

Finally, there will be prizes on offer for the "best superfan," with a $10,000 grand prize going to the winner.

The full information for the YaLLa Compass 2025 events is as follows:

YaLLa Compass Spring and Fall 2025

Dates:

YaLLa Compass Spring

Open qualifier #1: August 28-September 25 (2024)
Open qualifier #2: September 30-November 27 (2024)
Open qualifier #3: January 13-March 12 (2025)

Closed qualifier: March 1-3 (2025)

LAN finals: April 15-20 (2025)

YaLLa Compass Fall

Open qualifier #1: April 28-May 28 (2025)
Open qualifier #2 June 21-August 20 (2025)
Open qualifier #3: August 25-September 24 (2025)

Closed qualifier: October 21-23 (2025)

LAN finals: November 18-23 (2025)

Format:

Open qualifier #1, #2 and #3:

Contenders Stage

Format: 16-team BO3 Swiss System.
Attendees: All teams invited based on VRS.
Progression: Top eight proceed to next stage.

Main Swiss Stage

Format: 16-team BO3 Swiss System.
Attendees: Eight teams from Contenders, eight invited based on VRS.
Progression: Top eight proceed to next stage.

Playoffs

Format: 12-team BO3 single-elimination bracket.
Attendees: Eight teams from Main Swiss, four invited based on VRS.
Progression: Top two from each open qualifier proceed to closed qualifier.
Prize distrubtion:
1. $12,500
2. $3,500
3-4. $1,500
5-8. $1,000
9-12. $500

Closed qualifier:

Format: 16-team BO3 GSL-style bracket.
Attendees: Six teams from open qualifiers, 10 invited based on VRS.
Progression: Top eight proceed to LAN.
Prize distribution:
1. $37,000
2. $17,500
3-4. $6,000
5-8. $2,000

LAN finals:

Group stage

Format: 16 teams split into two BO3 GSL-style groups.
Attendees: Eight teams from closed qualifiers, eight invited based on VRS.
Progression: Top three from each group proceed to playoffs. First place goes to semi-finals, second and third go to quarter-finals.

Playoffs

Format: Six-team BO3 single-elimination bracket. Grand finals Bo5.
Prize distrubtion:
1. $300,000
2. $130,000
3-4. $35,000
5-8. $15,000
9-16. $5,000