Esports World Cup 2026 | Playoffs

Paris, France
14.08.2026 16:00 - 15.08.2026 18:30
Players Carlsen, Nakamura, Abdusattorov, Arjun, Firouzja, Niemann, Nihal, Lazavik
Time Control 10 min, no increment
Format 8-player Knockout
FIDE TC Unknown
Time Zone Asia/Hong_Kong
Official Website esportsworldcup.com

1
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
2:00
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:07
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2762 UZB
2
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
10:00
-
*
-
10:00
GM Niemann, Hans Moke
2725 USA
3
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
1:03
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:54
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2762 UZB
4
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2762 UZB
2:15
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:31
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
5
GM Erigaisi Arjun
2759 IND
1:42
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:47
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
6
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
4:01
Draw
½-½
Draw
3:24
GM Erigaisi Arjun
2759 IND
7
GM Erigaisi Arjun
2759 IND
1:22
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:22
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
8
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
4:22
-
*
-
2:07
GM Erigaisi Arjun
2759 IND
9
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
6:44
Draw
½-½
Draw
8:06
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2762 UZB
10
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2762 UZB
0:16
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:07
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
11
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
10:00
-
*
-
10:00
GM Nihal Sarin
2718 IND
12
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
0:32
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:26
GM Erigaisi Arjun
2759 IND

1
GM Nihal Sarin
2718 IND
0:07
Defeat
0-1
Victory
1:23
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
2
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
3:47
-
*
-
6:27
GM Nihal Sarin
2718 IND
3
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
2:50
Victory
1-0
Defeat
1:47
GM Niemann, Hans Moke
2725 USA
4
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
0:52
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:20
GM Nihal Sarin
2718 IND
5
GM Niemann, Hans Moke
2725 USA
2:06
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:08
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
6
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
0:06
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:08
GM Niemann, Hans Moke
2725 USA
7
GM Niemann, Hans Moke
2725 USA
1:22
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:43
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA

1
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
0:13
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:19
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
2
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
0:25
Defeat
0-1
Victory
1:05
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
3
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
4:15
Draw
½-½
Draw
6:08
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
4
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
2:02
Draw
½-½
Draw
2:53
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
5
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
10:00
-
*
-
10:00
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
6
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
7:23
-
*
-
7:37
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR

1
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
3:51
-
*
-
0:41
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
2
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
4:06
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:41
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
3
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
0:34
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:01
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
4
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
10:00
-
*
-
10:00
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
5
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
0:07
Draw
½-½
Draw
2:10
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
6
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
Defeat
0-1
Victory
0:08
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR

1
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
1:09
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:31
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
2
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
5:09
Draw
½-½
Draw
5:40
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
3
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
2:21
Defeat
0-1
Victory
2:21
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA
4
GM Firouzja, Alireza
2757 FRA
0:41
Defeat
0-1
Victory
0:46
GM Nakamura, Hikaru
2792 USA

1
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
0:25
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:22
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
2
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
0:49
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:16
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
3
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
5:55
Draw
½-½
Draw
5:18
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
4
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
0:42
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:19
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
5
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
10:00
-
*
-
10:00
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
6
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
0:04
Defeat
0-1
Victory
1:25
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
7
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
0:30
Defeat
0-1
Victory
1:22
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
8
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
3:31
Draw
½-½
Draw
3:04
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
9
GM Carlsen, Magnus
2823 NOR
8:18
-
*
-
6:22
GM Lazavik, Denis
2621 BLR
# Player Rating Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
1
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR
2823 10 — 1 — 1 — —
2
GM Lazavik, Denis BLR
2621 7.5 ½ — — — — —
3
GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA
2792 6.5 ½ — — — 1 —
4
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA
2757 4.5 — ½ — 0 0 —
5
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB
2762 2 ½ — — — — —
6
GM Erigaisi Arjun IND
2759 2 ½ — — — — —
7
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA
2725 1.5 — ½ — — — —
8
GM Nihal Sarin IND
2718 0 — 0 — — — —
Date Round Name Status
14.08.2026 16:00
Quarterfinals | Match 1 & 2
Finished
14.08.2026 17:50
Quarterfinals | Match 3 & 4
Finished
14.08.2026 19:40
Semifinals | Match 1
Finished
14.08.2026 21:40
Semifinals | Match 2
Finished
15.08.2026 16:00
3rd Place Match
Finished
15.08.2026 18:30
Grand Final
Pending