Team VAN won the final Major of War Thunder’s 2026 WTCS Challenger League regular season with 130 points, finishing 25 points ahead of EnyoProxy. ALLiANce took third with 89, and Gaijin’s Steam recap confirmed the results. Gaijin had set the eight-team field and October 3-4 and October 10-11 dates for Major III, with the playoff schedule detailed in Major III playoff schedule.
The rest of the top eight finished with COVERT on 69 points, NEXUS on 49, 1337 on 31, SteelGuard on 22 and Team Warning on 7. Scarabé rose of Team VAN earned Major III MVP, while Аktron of EnyoProxy and TwiisterFG of VAN received honorable mentions.
Eight teams qualify for the Challenger Grand Finals
EnyoProxy, NEXUS, COVERT, Team Warning, ALLiANce, VAN, OlySt and .1337 have secured places in the 2026 Challenger League Grand Finals. The tournament is scheduled across three weekends, November 13-15, November 20-22 and November 27-29, with Air, Ground and Mixed competition.
Gaijin says a separate announcement will provide the finals’ prize pool and broadcast details, along with further format information.
The WTCS Pro League Grand Finals will take place first, with Air scheduled for October 23-25, Ground for October 30-November 1, and Mixed for November 6-8.
Which qualifier do you think has the strongest shot at the Challenger crown? Follow the WTCS title race on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam and Telegram as the Pro League finals lead into the Challenger championship.
War Thunder
Developed by Gaijin Entertainment
War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.
- Genre Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release January 28, 2013
- Publisher Gaijin Entertainment
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