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[NEWS] BS Challengers 101: Everything You Need To Know

  • Apr 7
  • 7 min read

Updated: Apr 30

"Brawl Esports is leveling up 🔥" - @Brawl_Esports on X
"Brawl Esports is leveling up 🔥" - @Brawl_Esports on X

On March 26th, Brawl Stars Esports announced the newest way to compete in the BSC: Brawl Stars Challengers. Built around local ecosystem and third party tournament organizers, BS Challengers will bring together 12 sub-regions from around the world to the live in-person finals in Istanbul, Türkiye. The winner of each challengers circuit will attend to represent their region, with the victor of the circuit earning their spot at the 2026 Last Chance Qualifier alongside teams from NA, SA, EMEA, EA, and CN.


Each challengers circuit will require at least 2 of the three members of any given team to be from the country/region of origin (IE to play Challengers Italy, 2/3 of your team needs to reside in Italy.)


Here is everything available about the current Challengers circuits upcoming. Skip to a section clicking below:


Challengers Italy

"SCENDI IN ARENA! ⚔️🇮🇹"
"SCENDI IN ARENA! ⚔️🇮🇹"

Challengers Italy kicks off on April 10th with Qualifier #1, which will boast an impressive $10,000 USD prizepool across two days of competition. Day 1 will be an online qualifier, while Day 2 will see the top four teams travel to Comicon Napoli on May 2nd for the LAN conclusion of the qualifier. Qualifiers 2 and 3 will have a $2,500 USD prizepool and be fully online.


Four teams will qualify to the Challengers IT Finals at Comicon Bergamo: two teams from Qualifier #1, and one team each from Qualifiers #2 and #3. The LAN event will boast a $10,000 USD prizepool and qualify the best team in Italy to the Challengers Finals.


Schedule

  • OQ 1:

    • Day 1: April 10

    • Day 2: May 2 in Napoli

  • OQ 2: May 23

  • OQ 3: June 6

  • Finals: June 28


Information

Qualifier 1 LAN at Comicon Napoli: https://napoli.comicon.it/

LAN finals at Comicon Bergamo: https://bergamo.comicon.it/

Official Account: https://x.com/BSC_Italy


Challengers DACH

"Dein Team gegen den Rest der Welt 🌎"
"Dein Team gegen den Rest der Welt 🌎"

Challengers DACH is open to players from Germany, Austria and Switzerland and will operate with a points system across four open qualifiers. the 16 teams who earn the most points across the Open Qualifiers will qualify to the Challengers DACH Finals at Dokomi in Düsseldorf, competing for a spot in Istanbul and their share of a $25,000 USD prizepool. OQs for Challengers DACH do not have prizepool associated and only the top 16 teams will qualify.


Schedule

  • OQ 1: April 11

  • OQ 2: April 12

  • OQ 3: April 25

  • OQ 4: April 26

  • Finals: May 30


Information

LAN Finals at Dokomi: https://www.dokomi.de/en


Challengers Spain

"Llega Brawl Stars Challengers Spain 🔥"
"Llega Brawl Stars Challengers Spain 🔥"

Brawl Stars returns to OWN Valencia in 2026 with Challengers Spain. 4 teams will qualify throughout the circuit of offline and online qualifiers to the in-person finals in Valencia, sending one team to Istanbul and earning their share of the $25,000 USD Prizepool.


Two teams will qualify from each open qualifier to the group stage for a total of 6. The top 3 teams from the Group Stage will qualify to the LAN finals, and one additional team will qualify from the single elimination offline qualifier on the first day of Valencia.


Schedule

  • Open Qualifier 1: April 13

  • Open Qualifier 2: April 16

  • Open Qualifier 3: April 20

  • Group Stage: May 19, 20, 26, 27, 28

  • Offline Qualifier: July 3

  • Finals: July 4 & 5


Information

LAN Finals at OWN Valencia: https://www.openworldnow.com/own-valencia/


Challengers France

"Les Brawl Stars Challengers débarquent en France ! 🏆"
"Les Brawl Stars Challengers débarquent en France ! 🏆"

BIGG SERIES enters as a tournament organizer for Brawl Stars Challengers operating in their home region, France. With $25,000 USD on the line, teams will battle through 4 open qualifiers to the finals! Eligible players must meet the regional requirement of 2/3 team members being from France OR Belgium.


UPDATE APRIL 14: France announces new rulebook. Each qualifier will have a prizepool of $3,000 USD, while the finals will boast a $13,000 USD prizepool.


Schedule

  • Qualifier 1: April 29 (Registration opens April 15)

  • Qualifier 2: May 13 (Registration opens April 30)

  • Qualifier 3: June 3 (Registration opens May 14)

  • Qualifier 4: June 24 (Registration opens June 4)

  • Finals: July 18-19


Information

Official Account: https://x.com/biggseries


Challengers Türkiye

"Brawl Stars Challengers Türkiye Elemeleri http://Ready4.gg’de başlıyor 🔥"
"Brawl Stars Challengers Türkiye Elemeleri http://Ready4.gg’de başlıyor 🔥"

The Challengers Finals host country Türkiye will host their own regional circuit to qualify one local team to the global finals in Istanbul.


Schedule

  • Qualifier 1: June 13-14

  • Qualifier 2: June 20-21

  • Qualifier 3: June 27-28

  • Qualifier 4: July 4-5

  • Group Stage: July 20-21

  • Playoffs: July 24-26


Official Account: https://x.com/ready4_gg


Challengers North America

"Registration is now LIVE!📣"
"Registration is now LIVE!📣"

North America will host one of the largest Challengers regions in the world consisting of US, Mexico, and Canada competing for $25,000 and a spot at the Challengers Finals in Istanbul. Open qualifiers will feed into a longer group stage, where eight teams will advance to the final double elimination bracket.


Schedule

  • Qualifier 1: May 16

  • Qualifier 2: May 23

  • Group Stage: June 4-10

  • Playoffs: June 10-12


Official Account: https://x.com/ACEBSNA


Challengers South America West

"¿Quieres ser campeón del mundo?"
"¿Quieres ser campeón del mundo?"

South America West returns to the BSC with a new competition: Challengers SA West (Also known as Challengers SA, as the other regional competition is Challengers Brazil/BR). 16 teams will qualify from two open qualifiers to the Main Event. Four groups will send eight teams into the single elimination finals and determine the winners of the lion's share of $25,000 USD and the spot to Istanbul.


Schedule

  • Qualifier 1: April 11-12

  • Qualifier 2: April 25-26

  • Group Stage: May 9, 10, 23, 24, 30, 31, June 13, 14

  • Playoffs: June 27-28


Information


Challengers Brazil

"Quebrada Brawl Challengers Brasil"
"Quebrada Brawl Challengers Brasil"

Brazil will host its own Challengers competition in 2026 in a similar format to South America West. 16 teams will qualify from the two Open Qualifiers to the Group Stage, where eight teams will qualify to the single elimination Playoff bracket for their share of $25,000 USD and a spot to the Challengers Finals in Istanbul.


Schedule

  • Qualifier 1: April 11-12

  • Qualifier 2: April 25-26

  • Group Stage: May 23, 24, 30, 31, June 12, 14, 27, 28

  • Playoffs: July 17-18


Information


Challengers Japan

"公式eスポーツ大会「ブロスタ チャレンジャーズ 日本大会 2026」（略称：ブロチャレ）の開催が決定しました！"
"公式eスポーツ大会「ブロスタ チャレンジャーズ 日本大会 2026」（略称：ブロチャレ）の開催が決定しました！"

Challengers Japan is going big with six offline qualifiers held across Japan to qualify teams to the JP Finals, earning teams their spot in Istanbul and their share of $25,000 USD.


Schedule

  • Tokyo Qualifier 1: April 25th

    • Qualifies 3 teams

    • Venue: HAL Tokyo (Cocoon Tower, 1-7-3 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)

    • Capacity: 128 teams

  • Sapporo Qualifier: April 26th

    • Qualifies 2 teams

    • Venue: Asty Hall (Asty 45, 4F, 5-1 Kita 4-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido)

    • Capacity: 64 teams

  • Osaka Qualifier: May 23rd

    • Qualifies 3 teams

    • Venue: HAL Osaka (HAL Osaka Umeda Main Campus, 3-3-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka)

    • capacity: 64 teams

  • Nagoya Qualifier: May 24th

    • Qualifies 3 teams

    • Venue: HAL Nagoya (Main Campus Spiral Towers, 4-27-1 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi)

    • Capacity: 64 teams

  • Fukuoka Qualifier: June 14th

    • Qualifies 2 teams

    • Venue: esports Challenger’s Park (Luz Fukuoka Tenjin 8F, 4-9-25 Watanabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka)

    • Capacity: 64 teams

  • Tokyo Qualifier 2: June 21st

    • Qualifies 3 teams

    • HAL Tokyo (Main Campus Cocoon Tower, 1-7-3 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)

    • Capacity 128 teams

  • Finals: July 19th (Online)


Teams can participate in any regional qualifier as long as 2/3 members are from Japan, but can only compete in ONE regional qualifier.


Information

Official Account: https://x.com/brawlstarsjp


Challengers Southeast Asia

"South East Asia, it’s your turn!"
"South East Asia, it’s your turn!"

JioBlast will operate Challengers South and Southeast Asia concurrently as seperate circuits. Teams will compete across 3 seasons (comparable to Monthly Qualifiers and Monthly Finals), earning points and cash. The best teams from each region will qualify to the regional finals, sending one team from each region to Istanbul to compete in the Challengers Finals. Each subregion has a prizepool of $7500 USD.


Schedule

  • Qualifier 1: May 23-24

  • Monthly Final 1: May 30-31

  • Qualifier 2: June 13-14

  • Monthly Final 2: June 20-21

  • Monthly Qualifier 3: July 4-5

  • Monthly Final 3: July 11-12

  • Regional Finals: July 18



Challengers South Asia

"The region’s been waiting for this one.🤞"
"The region’s been waiting for this one.🤞"

JioBlast will operate Challengers South and Southeast Asia concurrently as seperate circuits. Teams will compete across 3 seasons (comparable to Monthly Qualifiers and Monthly Finals), earning points and cash. The best teams from each region will qualify to the regional finals, sending one team from each region to Istanbul to compete in the Challengers Finals. Each subregion has a prizepool of $7500 USD.


Schedule

  • Qualifier 1: May 23-24

  • Monthly Final 1: May 30-31

  • Qualifier 2: June 13-14

  • Monthly Final 2: June 20-21

  • Monthly Qualifier 3: July 4-5

  • Monthly Final 3: July 11-12

  • Regional Finals: July 18



Challengers Korea

"🏆 브롤스타즈 챌린저스 참가 모집중! 🏆"
"🏆 브롤스타즈 챌린저스 참가 모집중! 🏆"

Challengers Korea will send the first Korean team to an international BSC event since 2019. The format involves offline qualifiers and finals sending one team to Istanbul. Players must register to be selected to be one of the 12 teams at the offline qualifier and must be at least Legendary in ranked with over 50,000 trophies. The offline qualifiers will involve a variety of competitions to test "teamwork, communication, and other abilities" by a panel of judges (?)


Schedule

  • Registration period: March 30 to April 12th

  • Offline Qualifiers in Seoul: May 24

  • Offline: Finals in Seoul: July 25-26


Information


 
 
 

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