Cygames has announced that the main tournament of the official esports competition for Shadowverse Worlds Beyond, Shadowverse Korea Open 2026 Season 2 (hereinafter SKO 2026 Season 2), will kick off on August 18. Following intense online qualifiers and playoffs held on August 10, eight players have officially secured their spots in the main stage.

The main stage of SKO 2026 Season 2 is scheduled to take place offline without a live audience on August 18. Matches will follow a single-elimination tournament format utilizing a best-of-three (BO3) series with two decks per player. All matches will be broadcast starting at 2 PM via the official Shadowverse YouTube channel and the official Cygames Chzzk channel.

The opening match of the main stage will feature Misari facing off against Total, followed by the second match between Euaeng and Cassia, and the third match pitting mjkevin against Nanari. The final fourth match will see DNS ReRoll go head-to-head with Lucete. Every match, all the way up to the grand finals, will be played consecutively on that day.

SKO 2026 Season 2 boasts a total prize pool of 20 million won. The champion will take home 10 million won, while the runner-up receives 5 million won. In addition, 1.4 million won will be awarded to both the third and fourth place finishers, and 550,000 won will go to each player finishing from fifth to eighth place.

Most notably, the ultimate winner will secure the ticket to represent South Korea at the Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2026 held in Japan, which features a massive 100 million yen prize pool. Other top-performing competitors will also earn qualification to international online tournaments such as the Shadowverse International Wildcard Qualifier 2026.

Further details regarding SKO 2026 Season 2 can be found at the tournament special website.