Esports Nations Cup Reveals 12 Direct Invitees for Street Fighter 6

The Esports Nations Cup has unveiled its 12 directly invited nations for its showpiece event in November 2026.

The Esports Nations Cup is a new event hosted and organized by the Esports World Cup Foundation that pits various nations against each other across multiple games. The inaugural event will feature both Street Fighter 6 and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. For Street Fighter 6, a team tournament format will be used in which four representatives from each nation will form a team and compete against other countries.

The 12 invited nations are the countries ranked highest in the ENC rankings, a points table that collates results from select SF6 tournaments between 2025 and the June 28th, 2026 cutoff date.

The 12 invited nations are:

• Japan (Sahara, Fuudo, Higuchi, TBD)

• South Korea (Leshar, NL, Armperor, DakCorgi)

• United States of America (Punk, NuckleDu, NoahTheProdigy, JAK)

• China (XiaoHai, Vxbao, Zhen, XiaoZhai)

• Dominican Republic (MenaRD, Bryan-D, Caba, Crossover)

• Chile (Craime, Blaz, Deiver, Sanefox)

• France (Mister Crimson, Kilzyou, Alphen, Kusanagi)

• Hong Kong (Micky, Chris Wong, HotDog29, Rainpro)

• Great Britain (EndingWalker, ZaiLis, LinkNova, Problem-X)

• Chinese Taipei (Oil King, ZJZ, Hope, Asuka)

• Canada (Thunder DeLangis, Riddles, MikeX, FluxWavez)

• Norway (Phenom, Veggey, Banja, Dreamstate)

The selection process for these teams takes into account the highest-placed player from the World Warrior standings, alongside the three highest-ranked players from the ENC leaderboard.

With the 12 automatically qualified nations now locked in, there are still 10 spots available from selected regions including North America, Central America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, and Oceania.

For those regions, there will be a qualification process in which the winner qualifies their nation. The top two players in the ENC rankings will then take the next slots, while the final place will go to the highest-ranked player from the World Warrior standings.

It should be noted that the representatives for each country are not completely finalized and remain subject to player acceptance. If a player declines the invitation, another player will need to be selected as a replacement.

The Street Fighter 6 portion of the Esports Nations Cup will take place from November 18th–22nd, 2026, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.