YaLLa Esports, one of the most renowned tournament organizers in the Middle East, has announced three major LAN tournaments in 2026 and shared a detailed tournament schedule for 2025. The 2026 tournaments will be held in Qatar in the first quarter, in the UAE in the fourth quarter, and in a yet-to-be-identified location between the second and third quarters. The prize pool of each of these tournaments will be $750,000, of which $600,000 will be allocated to the LAN part and $150,000 to the qualifiers. The winners will receive the main prize of $300,000.
Tournament schedule for 2025
In 2025, YaLLa Esports will hold two main tournaments - YaLLa Compass Spring and YaLLa Compass Fall. Each tournament will have three stages: open qualifiers, closed qualifiers, and LAN finals. The spring tournament will be held from March 15 to 20, and the fall tournament will take place from November 18 to 23.
16 teams will take part in the tournament - eight teams will get through closed qualifiers, and another eight teams will receive direct invitations based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) rating.
Format and prize pool of the tournaments
Each YaLLa Compass tournament will start with three open qualifiers, where teams will compete for the closed qualifiers. The top eight teams from the closed qualifiers will advance to the main stage of the LAN tournament, where they will face eight invited teams.
The prize pool of the tournaments is as follows:
- 1st place: $300,000
- 2nd place: $130,000
- 3-4 places: $35,000
- 5-8 places: $15,000
- 9-16 places: $5,000
These tournaments will be among the most important in 2025 and 2026, offering great opportunities for teams from the region and around the world.
Source: yallaesports.com
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