GamerLegion win Parken Challenger Championship #1, qualify for CCT Global Finals

GamerLegion won the Parken Challenger Championship #1 in Copenhagen, going 8-1 overall and 4-0 in the playoffs. They beat illwill 2-0 in the grand final to take €5,000 and a spot in the CCT Global Finals 2026, dropping just one map all tournament.

GamerLegion came in ranked 18th in VRS (February 2 standings), which made them one of the stronger sides in the field. They delivered. illwill's run to the final was the more unexpected story - BC Game, 22nd in VRS heading into the event, fell to them in the group stage.

Group stage

GamerLegion opened Group A with a 16-12 win over Avanti on Ancient, then lost their only match of the event - a 16-19 overtime on Mirage against SINNERS. They won their next three (ECSTATIC, Phantom, MINLATE) to finish 4-1. The last of those, a 13-5 on Nuke against MINLATE, was their most comfortable group win.

Playoffs

Their 2-0 over Sashi included a 13-1 on Overpass - the most lopsided map of the tournament. A second 2-0, over illwill (Anubis 13-10, Mirage 13-7), put them into the upper bracket final.

Rematch with SINNERS

GamerLegion had dropped their only match to SINNERS in the group stage. In the upper bracket final, they took Nuke 13-7 and then survived overtime on Inferno, winning 16-14 to book the grand final.

Grand final

illwill had worked through the lower bracket after losses to both GamerLegion and SINNERS, but met the same result in the final. GamerLegion won 2-0 again - Nuke 13-7, Mirage 13-6 - finishing the tournament without losing a series.

Final standings

1st - GamerLegion - €5,000 + CCT Global Finals 2026 slot
2nd - illwill - €2,500
3rd - SINNERS - €1,500
4th - ECSTATIC - €1,000

GamerLegion head to CCT Global Finals 2026 with an 8-1 record at this event.