The Esports Nations Cup (ENC) preparations are well underway as the Esports Foundation (EF) has awarded ‘National Team Partner’ status to organisations and individuals across more than 100 countries and territories for the upcoming tournament.
From November 2 to November 29 2026, the first-ever ENC event will essentially be esports’ answer to the Olympics as countries compete across various video game tournaments. And just like the Olympics has strange events like breakdancing, ENC will follow that trend with Chess and Trackmania.
The National Team Partners will select rosters for each esport and establish structures in their countries to enable participation and supposedly grow its local esports scene. To ensure worldwide participation, countries and territories without a partner will be supported through regional structures provided by the EF.
The EF received over 630 applications from 150 countries and territories, and has now confirmed the initial partners for over 100 countries.
Currently, there are 60 countries with National Team Partners officially selected, plus another 40 nations which will be run by sole National Team Managers.
Esports Nations Cup — Notable National Team Partners
Unsurprisingly, a lot of big names in the esports industry have successfully applied to act as National Team Partners for the event with a total prize pool of $20m.
Great Britain’s ENC representatives have been confirmed as the British Esports Federation alongside multiple partners, including the Football Association (FA) and esports giants Fnatic.
Similarly, Spain has partnered with a lot of esports organisations in KOI, GiantX, Team Heretics, UCAM, and FC Barcelona Esports.
Surprisingly, France has not yet revealed a National Team Partner but does have a Team Manager in former League of Legends support Bora ‘YellOwStaR’ Kim.
Meanwhile, the newly launched USA Esports has become the representative of the United States with 100 Thieves, Dignitas, TSM, Spacestation Gaming, FlyQuest, Cloud9, and NRG among the multiple esports organisations supporting them.
China has also partnered with a large group of esports organisations in All Gamers, Anyone’s Legend, Talent Gaming, KuaiShow Gaming, Bilibili Gaming, Tyloo, Qin Jiu Club, Xtreme Gaming, Lynn Vision Gaming, and Trace Esports.
Meanwhile, Canada is partnering with Movistar KOI and Toronto KOI owners Overactive Media, while the Netherlands has partnered with Team Liquid.
All Esports Nations Cup 2026 National Teams
| Country / Territory | National Team Partner | Supported by | National Team Manager |
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| Argentina | Cámara Argentina de Deportes Electrónicos (CADE) | 9z, AGS, FiRe, KRÜ, ShindeN and 20+ more | Mariel Lluch |
| Australia | Events Engine | _ | Hayden Shiels |
| Austria | E-Sport Verband Österreich | Manuel Haselberger | |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Youth Development and Electronic Sports Association (BYDESA) | Aga Rafsan | |
| Brazil | Aliança Brasileira de Esports Fluxo | W7M, FURIA, Loud, MIBR, Pain Gaming, Red Canids | Yuri Cerezo Uchiyama |
| Brunei Darussalam | Esports Association of Brunei | Xiao Hao Yee | |
| Canada | Esport Canada | Overactive Media / Toronto Ultra | Dawson Lovell |
| Chile | Game Club | LEVIATAN | Tomás Mosqueira |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei Esports Association | Grace Chen | |
| Croatia | Good Game Global | Nikola Stolnik | |
| Czechia | Česká asociace esportu | Jiří Plevka | |
| Denmark | GGDanmark | Andreas Elversøe | |
| Dominican Republic | Federacion Dominicana de Deporte Electronico | Gabriel Garrido | |
| Egypt | Egyptian Esports Federation | Mostafa Hassan | |
| Finland | Assembly & ENCE | ENCE, Finnish Esports Federation (SEUL) | Eemeli Ikonen |
| Germany | Esports Player Foundation | DOSB, ESBD, game e.V. | Christian Lenz |
| Great Britain | British Esports Federation | Esports Wales, Fnatic, Scottish Esports, The Football Association, UKETC (UK Esports Teams Committee) | Jeff Simpkins |
| Hong Kong, China | Esports Association of Hong Kong, China | Chen Lung Shing | |
| Hungary | Hungarian E-sports Federation | Kis Balázs | |
| India | NODWIN Gaming Private Limited | Akhil Kavuturu | |
| Indonesia | Pengurus Besar Esports Indonesia | Glorya Famiela | |
| Israel | Israeli Esports Association | Gil Ronen | |
| Italy | Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association (IIDEA) | DNSTY, NOVO Esports, Reply Totem, HBMLE, Outplayed, EKO Esports, Exeed, King Esports, PG Esports | Gabriele Catterin |
| Japan | Japan Esports Union NESTA | Crazy Racoon, DFM, Fennel, QT Dig, Reject, Riddle, Scarz, Varrel, Zeta Division | Kosuke Hiraiwa |
| Jordan | Jordan Esports Federation | Mohammad Majali | |
| Kazakhstan | Qazaq Cybersport Federation (QCF) | Kazbek Zhangaziyev | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Esports Federation of Kyrgyzstan | Nurbek Abdygulov | |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Esports Federation and Robotics | Ahmad Hamadani | |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Esports Federation (LEF) | Sarunas Tamulis | |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Esports Federation | Amir Syafiq bin Abd Rashid | |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Esports Association | Maral Manlai | |
| Morocco | The Royal Moroccan Federation of Electronic Games | Saad Bassy | |
| Myanmar | Myanmar Esports Federation (MESF) | Kyaw Htet Lin | |
| Netherlands | Hypersolid | Team Liquid | Brittany Lattanzio |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Esports Federation | Jonathan Jansen | |
| Nigeria | Cade Esports | Shola Adenipebi | |
| Norway | Skagerrak | HEROIC | Kevin Mobekk |
| Oman | Omani Gaming and Esports Committee | Hamed al Jahwari | |
| People’s Republic of China | JingYue | All Gamers, Anyone’s Legend, Talent Gaming, KuaiShow Gaming, Bilibili Gaming, Tyloo, Qin Jiu Club, Xtreme Gaming, Lynn Vision Gaming, Trace Esports | Xiang Shi |
| Peru | Federacion Deportiva Peruana De Deportes Electronicos (FEDEPEDE) | Christian Roque | |
| Philippines | Pilipinas E-sports Organization | Leo Andrew Escutin | |
| Poland | Fantasyexpo | Adrian Błaszczyk | |
| Portugal | Liga Portugal | Luna Esports, SAW | Armando Vale |
| Republic of Korea | Korea Esports Association (KeSPA) | Hyucksoo (David), Shin | |
| Romania | ROESF Association | Mihai Daniel Cotos | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Esports Federation | Abdallah Khalid Alnamlah | |
| Senegal | Senegalese Federation of Electronic Sports and Associated Disciplines (FESSEDA) | El Hadji Mansour Jacques Sagna | |
| Slovakia | Slovenská asociácia elektronických športov | Denis Uhrik | |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Esports Federation | Rok Avbelj | |
| Spain | Lastlap SL | KOI, GiantX, Team Heretics, FC Barcelona Esports, UCAM | David Alonso |
| Sweden | Black Molly Entertainment (BME) | Robin Jedhammar | |
| Switzerland | Shifters | Swiss Esports Federation (SeSF) | Marissa Duret |
| Thailand | Thailand Esports Federation | Panupong Ongkhunarak | |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Esports Federation | Mouhamed Ali Barbouchi | |
| Türkiye | Türki̇ye Espor Federasyonu (TESFED) | Mert Tanriverdi | |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF) | Mykyta Babych | |
| United Arab Emirates | Team Nigma | Abu Dhabi Gaming | Ali Nedal Jerab |
| United States of America | USA Esports | 100Thieves, Dignitas, TSM, Spacestation Gaming, FlyQuest, Cloud9, NRG, Misfits, M80, Ghost Gaming and more | Daniel Clerke |
| Uruguay | Asociación Uruguaya de Deportes Virtuales (AUDV) | Gastón García | |
| Vietnam | Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association (VIRESA) | Cao (Celine) Thi Thu Phuong |
Esports Nation Cup Teams with National Team Managers Only
- Azerbaijan — Rasad Fazil
- Bahamas — Adam Hanna
- Bahrain — Zainab AlTurabi
- Belgium — Younes Lazaar
- Bhutan — Pending Stakeholder Alignment
- Bulgaria — Pavel Zarkov
- Cameroon — Francline Fonderson
- Colombia — Mario Agudelo
- Costa Rica — Felipe Montoya
- Côte d’Ivoire — Jean-Philippe N’Guessan
- Cuba — Javier Vidal
- Democratic Rep. of Timor-Leste — Camacho Ramos da Silva Pinto
- Djibouti — Eleyeh I.Daher
- France — Bora Kim
- Georgia — Tsotne Chogovadze
- Ghana — Ebenezer Kwesi Hayford
- Greece — Anastasios Eleftheriadis
- Guam — Ken San Nicolas
- Guatemala — Pablo Melgar
- Honduras — Rafael Urbina
- Iceland — Bjarki Már Sigurðsson
- Ireland — Ronan Monaghan
- Jamaica — Andrew Johnson
- Kenya — Shon Osimbo
- Kuwait — Abdulmohsen Ibrahim Alnooh
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic — Somphachanh Sengsilavong
- Latvia — Sandis Rainskis
- Malawi — Robert Cheleuka
- Mali — Mohamed Coulibaly
- Mexico — Emmanuel Neyra
- Pakistan — Danyal Arshad Chishty
- Paraguay — Esteban Lindgren
- Republic of Moldova — Vasile Gavrilita
- Serbia — Milan Đukić
- South Africa — Michele Brondani
- Syrian Arab Republic — Omar Nakkaa
- Tajikistan — Turaev Firdavs
- Turkmenistan — Mekan Eyeberdiyev
- Uzbekistan — Jaloliddin Khusanov
- Zambia — Choolwe Elen Shabukali
Are you excited for the Esports Nations Cup in its current format? Let us know on the Insider Gaming Discord.
And check out the 2026 esports calendar for all the major events coming up this year.
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