The second Cup of the 2026 DCL World Championship begins on 11 August, with six international teams competing across ten Qualification matches before the Eagle Cup Finals on 20 September.
The Falcon Cup set the pace. Now, the Eagle takes flight.
The Drone Champions League is ready to launch the second chapter of its 2026 World Championship: the DCL Eagle Cup 2026.
Beginning on Tuesday, 11 August at 18:00 UTC, six international teams will return to the virtual skies to compete for championship points, momentum and the second major Cup title of the season.
The Eagle Cup will be contested across two competitive phases: the Eagle Cup Qualification and the decisive Eagle Cup Finals.
Fans will be able to follow the complete competition through 11 scheduled YouTube Premieres: ten standalone Qualification match broadcasts, followed by one full-length Eagle Cup Finals broadcast.
Every broadcast will premiere globally on the official Drone Champions League YouTube channel.
The Eagle Cup Qualification will feature ten complete matchups, with each broadcast dedicated to one match.
Qualification broadcasts will premiere every Tuesday and Friday at 18:00 UTC, allowing fans to follow every result, rivalry and movement through the bracket as the competition develops.
The format places every team under pressure from the opening race. Victory moves a team closer to the Qualification Final, while defeat can send it into the Rebound Bracket, the second chance route where another loss can end its Eagle Cup campaign.
Six teams will begin the Qualification battle. Only four will advance to the Eagle Cup Finals.
The Qualification stage concludes on Friday, 11 September, when the tenth and final match completes the Finals lineup.
The four qualifying teams will return for the Eagle Cup Finals, premiering on Sunday, 20 September at 20:00 UTC.
All six Finals matchups will be presented together in one premium, full-length broadcast. From the opening battles through the Main and Rebound Brackets to the decisive Cup Final, fans will experience the complete fight for the Eagle Cup title in a single championship event.
Four finalists. Six matches. One Eagle Cup champion.
The Eagle Cup is the second of three Cups in the 2026 DCL World Championship.
Across the Falcon Cup, Eagle Cup and Hawk Cup, teams collect championship points based on their results. Every Cup can change the standings and shape the road to the season ending DCL Super Final, where the ultimate 2026 World Champion will be decided.
Vexcel Spain Drone Team enters the Eagle Cup at the top of the standings after winning the Falcon Cup and collecting the maximum ten points.
However, the championship remains wide open.
DCL Wildcard Team sits only two points behind the leader, while Cyclone Drone Racing and RAIDEN RACING remain firmly in contention. Aspan and Squadron78 will also return with another opportunity to challenge the established teams and transform the championship picture.
Position | Team | Championship points |
1 | Vexcel Spain Drone Team | 10 |
2 | DCL Wildcard Team | 8 |
3 | Cyclone Drone Racing | 7 |
4 | RAIDEN RACING | 6 |
5 | Aspan | 4 |
6 | Squadron78 | 3 |
With only seven points separating first and sixth place, the Eagle Cup could have a major impact on the championship standings.
The same six teams that contested the Falcon Cup will return for the Eagle Cup:
Together, these six teams will bring another international competition to the virtual tracks of DCL – The Game.
Broadcast | Date | Time |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 1 | Tuesday, 11 August | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 2 | Friday, 14 August | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 3 | Tuesday, 18 August | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 4 | Friday, 21 August | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 5 | Tuesday, 25 August | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 6 | Friday, 28 August | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 7 | Tuesday, 1 September | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 8 | Friday, 4 September | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification — Match 9 | Tuesday, 8 September | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Qualification Final — Match 10 | Friday, 11 September | 18:00 UTC |
Eagle Cup Finals — Full Broadcast | Sunday, 20 September | 20:00 UTC |
The Falcon Cup established the early contenders. The Eagle Cup will reveal whether they can defend their positions, or whether a new challenger is ready to take control of the championship.
Ten Qualification matches will decide the finalists. Six Finals matches will decide the winner. Every result will shape the road to the DCL Super Final.
The DCL Eagle Cup 2026 begins on Tuesday, 11 August at 18:00 UTC.
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The championship race continues. The Eagle is ready to rise.
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