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<h1>Welcome to the MCS Summer Open Qualifiers 2026</h1><h2>Stakes:</h2><h4>Top 8 teams will move on to the MCS Summer Major.</h4><h4>50,000 Gold prize pool.</h4><h2>Bracket Type:</h2><ul><li>DAY 1: Swiss Bracket: August 14 1:00pm EDT</li><li>DAY 2: Single Elimination (top 16 teams from Day 1): August 15 1:00pm EDT</li></ul><h2>Format</h2><p><em>(Please refer to the </em><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q7MtfwYar9N4URI7hjwBxDD-0tZKLMfMlGjzoyDtxD8/" rel="nofollow"><em>MCS Player Guidebook</em></a><em> for detailed information.)</em></p><ul><li>Game Modes: Priority Target -&gt; Elimination for Tie Breakers</li><li>Team size: 6 (5 + 1 substitute)</li><li>Matches: 5 vs 5</li><li>1 Aircraft per role</li><li>1 Aircraft Ban Per Team</li><li>Mirrored Picks <strong><u>ALLOWED</u></strong></li></ul><h2><strong>Sign-ups</strong></h2><ul><li>Every team needs 6 players to participate</li><li>If your team has played in any of the MCS 2026 tournaments before, you MUST sign up using the same Matcherino team</li><li>Up to 3 members can be different from your previous roster</li><li>This is so your team can earn Tournament Points properly to potentially qualify for the Grand Finals at the end of the year</li></ul><h2>SIGN-UPS CLOSED: August 4, 11:59pm EDT.</h2><h3>Only teams with 6 players signed up before the signups close will be allowed to participate.</h3><p><br></p><h3>All players should familiarize themselves with the MCS Player Guidebook, as well as the Picks &amp; Bans tool.</h3><h3>Official P&amp;B tool here <strong>(PC only)</strong>: <a href="https://metalstormdraft.gg/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://metalstormdraft.gg/</strong></a></h3><ul><li>Make sure to set<strong> &#34;MIRROR PICKS: ALLOWED&#34; </strong>on the draft tool for accurate results</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>IMPORTANT: <strong><u>Matches will be played on the standard servers using your own account. You will only have access to your current hangar and aircraft.</u></strong></h2><p><br></p><h2><br></h2>