ANIMUS Championship 2026: from standings to semi-finals and finals

ANIMUS Championship 2026 is a team competition held at ANIMUS Arena Timișoara, with qualifiers running from 1 November to 12 December 2026. Teams of 2–4 players have 3 official attempts at Eliminate the Blue, and the top four teams in the standings progress to the semi-finals and then the finals. The semi-finals and final take place on the weekend after 12 December 2026.

ANIMUS Championship 2026 at a glance

• Qualifiers: 1 November–12 December 2026; the semi-finals and final take place on the weekend after 12 December 2026.
• Location: ANIMUS Arena, VOX Technology Park, Building B, 1st floor, Timișoara.
• Participants: aged 12 and over, in teams of 2–4 players; each ANIMUS Records profile is linked or created automatically after email confirmation.
• Ranking stage: 3 official attempts at Eliminate the Blue; the best valid attempt counts.
• Top 4: semi-finals 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3, followed by the final and third-place play-off.
• Prizes: 1600 / 800 / 400 RON.

Who can take part

The championship is open to players aged 12 and over. Each team consists of 2–4 players and registers directlyRO (Romanian page): every participant confirms their own email, and their ANIMUS Records profileRO (Romanian page) is linked or created automatically after verification. Once the required confirmations are in, each team receives an ANIMUS TEAM ID, used to identify it in the competition. Registration is open up to and including 20 November 2026, at 23:59:59, Romanian time. There is no registration fee and no limit on the number of teams that can register.

Register your team for ANIMUS ChampionshipRO (Romanian page)

How the 3 attempts work

Each team has 3 official attempts in the ranking stage. The game used for the standings is Eliminate the Blue, the same for all teams.

• The team plays its 3 official attempts at ANIMUS Arena.
• Each valid attempt receives a result: the level completed and the time.
• Only the best valid attempt counts towards the standings, not the total of all 3.

How the standings are calculated

Teams are ranked by their best valid attempt. The first criterion is the level completed: a higher level means a higher position. At the same level, time decides: a lower time is better. If identical results affect the Top 4, a tie-break may be needed. The full rules are in the ANIMUS Championship rules.

What happens to the Top 4

At the end of the ranking stage, the teams in positions 1–4 progress to the semi-finals. The semi-finals are played as 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3. These are followed by the final and third-place play-off.

• 1st place: 1600 RON
• 2nd place: 800 RON
• 3rd place: 400 RON

How to follow the competition

Results can be followed publicly in the ANIMUS Championship standings. All ANIMUS leaderboards, including ANIMUS Records, are brought together on the leaderboards page.

View the Championship standingsRO (Romanian page)

Official sources and reference pages

The official competition overview is on the ANIMUS Championship 2026 pageRO (Romanian page). The full rules are in the official ANIMUS Championship rules.

Results are published in the public ANIMUS Championship standingsRO (Romanian page), and teams register using the ANIMUS Championship registration formRO (Romanian page).

In brief

The ANIMUS Championship 2026 qualifiers take place from 1 November to 12 December 2026 at ANIMUS Arena, VOX Technology Park, Building B, 1st floor, Calea Torontalului 69, Timișoara. Register a team of 2–4 players (no ANIMUS Records profile needed beforehand), use your 3 official attempts and follow your team's position in the standings.