All players participating Rivality SoloQ Challenge facing off EUW and NA

The challenge pitting the EUW and NA scenes against each other, organized by streamers iReaz and Solarbacca, will begin on January 8 and will feature over 30 pro players and streamers. Here is the list.

Jankos and Pobelter, two Worlds participants, will be part of the challenge. Credit: @i_reaz

Players like Kesha and Sinerias will represent EUW, while Yukino and Dantes will defend NA in this new 2026 challenge

The historic rivalry between North America and Europe West will take a new form with Rivality: EUW vs NA, a competitive solo queue race organized by iReaz and Solarbacca. Running from January 8 to 27, the event will feature 36 players, split evenly between the two regions, including pro players and high-elo streamers. Participants will compete to accumulate the most LP once reaching Master tier, with duo queue enabled following its return to high elo in Season 16.

A €15,000 prize pool on the line

A €15,000 prize pool is on the line, with €10,000 going to the player who earns the most LP, while the remaining amount will be shared among players from the winning region. Notable names such as Johnny “Yukino” Dang and Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni for NA, and Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski and Alois “Alois” Nelissen for EUW.

Here is a list of participants in the challenge, updated as they are announced:

EUW Participants	NA Participants
Jankos	Pobelter
Drututt	TF Blade
Kaos	Viper
Strey	Srtty
Wakz	Stunt
Ekkosuna	Pentaless
Splinter	Sheiden
Phantasm	Tempest
Odysseus	Ninkey
Alois	Solarbacca
Natty Natt	Dantes
Febiven	Quante
Raider	Yozu
Kesha	Cupic
DesperateNasus	Geranimo
Spearshot	Davemon
Sinerias	Emilia
Agurin	Yukino
NoWay	Humzh
Thebausffs	Tyler1
RBC	Hiccup
Reptile	ScrubNoob
Azzapp	Nickich
Booshi	Sanchovies