# CNY Cup 2026 The **Chinese New Year Cup (CNY Cup)** is a limited-time competitive tournament where players qualify through normal gameplay and compete in a seeded knockout bracket for additional rewards. Players can earn rewards **during the qualifier phase** and again by advancing in the **CNY Cup bracket**. *** ### Qualifier Phase *(January 19 – January 26)* Players compete through **normal gameplay across all modes** during the qualifier period collecting trophies to climb the leaderboard. #### Qualification Rules * Rankings are based on trophies earned through all the modes on CFL * At the end of the qualifiers: * **Top 32 players** qualify for the CNY Cup * No special mode is required to qualify #### Qualifier Rewards * **$3,000 leaderboard prize pool** * Distributed to the **Top 30 players** * You can earn leaderboard rewards **even if you don’t qualify** * Top players may earn **both leaderboard and CNY Cup prizes** *** ### CNY Cup (*January 26 - January 28)* #### Bracket Matches * **Round of 32:** Jan 26, 3:00 PM UTC * **Round of 16:** Jan 27, 3:00 AM UTC * **Round of 8:** Jan 27, 3:00 PM UTC * **Quarter-final (Round of 4):** Jan 28, 3:00 AM UTC * **Final:** Jan 28, 3:00 PM UTC Exact match timings will be shown in-app. *** ### Squad Assignment * Qualified players are **automatically assigned** their most-used squad during the qualifier phase * This assigned squad acts as a **default squad** * Players may **change their squad before the Cup starts** * If no changes are made, the default squad will be used *** ### CNY Cup Prizes #### πŸ† 1st Place * $1,000 * Gold Championship Frame #### πŸ₯ˆ 2nd Place * $500 * Silver Championship Frame #### πŸ₯‰ 3rd Place * $250 * Bronze Championship Frame #### 4th – 8th Place * $50 each --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://crypto-fantasy-league-1.gitbook.io/crypto-fantasy-league-docs/ongoing-campaign/cny-cup-2026.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.