Nihal Sarin vs Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura | EWC 2026 Quarter Finals

The stage is set for the playoffs of the eSports World Cup 2026! The 8 players who have qualified to the Top 8 are -

Magnus Carlsen (Team Liquid, via Upper bracket)
Hikaru Nakamura (Falcons Esports, via Upper bracket)
Alireza Firouzja (Falcons Esports, via Upper bracket)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (NAVI, via upper bracket)

Nihal Sarin (S8UL, Lower bracket)
Arjun Erigaisi ( GenG Esports, Lower bracket)
Hans Niemann ( Godlike eSports, Lower bracket)
Denis Lazavik ( AG Global, Lower bracket)

This is how the Quarterfinals pairings look - there will be 4 games in each match!

1) Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi (4:30 PM IST)
2) Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Denis Lazavik (4:30 PM IST)
3) Magnus Carlsen vs Nihal Sarin (7:20 PM IST)
4) Alireza Firouzja vs Hans Niemann (7:20 PM IST)

Who do you think will be the semifinalists? Follow all the action live with Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal, and our wonderful panel of commentators!

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