Six Invitational 2026: Europe and MENA LCQ Grand Final Preview

The Six Invitational 2026: Europe and MENA LCQ is down to a final three, with one final spot on the line for Paris in February; it’s all to play for. Project Zero have already secured a spot in the Grand Final, with the remaining place being taken by either Vitus.pro or Twisted Minds, who will face off in the Lower Bracket Grand Final before the Grand Final.

Project Zero is the main focus in the Grand Final, having won each of their games en route. Taking out Pannuhuone (2-0), Twisted Minds (2-0), and Virtus.pro (2-1) on route to the Grand Final. As such, Project Zero will be feeling very confident having beaten both potential Grand Final adversaries already. First up, however, is Virtus.pro vs Twisted Minds, the winner of that will set up our Grand Final at the end of the day.

Europe and MENA LCQ Grand Final

Project Zero

Project Zero has performed well above its station thus far, so they’ll be looking to keep that form going into the final day of action. As mentioned previously, Project Zero has looked very strong so far, with only Virtus.pro taking a round off them. The real shock here, however, is that Project Zero comes from the Tier 2 scene, making this current run a serious Cinderella story for the team from the UK. If they manage to win just one more series, they’ll be heading to Paris as the final representative of the Europe and MENA region. If they can manage that, it would be an incredible start to the LCQ, and prove exactly why such an event is so worth having.

Tough loss today. We move to the Lower Bracket and will be back in action tomorrow at 14:00 CET. The road to the Grand Finals of the Six Invitational 2026: Europe and MENA LCQ continues 👊#R6SX #GOGOVP pic.twitter.com/cBi3SRSUof

— Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) January 10, 2026

Virtus.pro vs Twisted Minds

Virtus.pro has had a decent run thus far, beating Wolves Esports and Geeky Esports. While they did lose to Project Zero, they did at least take a round off them. With a Lower Bracket Final up next against Twisted Minds, Virtus.pro has it all to play for. They will need to play back-to-back series, however, which puts the advantage firmly on the side of Project Zero. However, a clean 2-0 victory for either side would put them in a good place mentally to head into the Grand Final with Project Zero.

Twisted Minds have certainly had it tricky so far. Beating Shifters in the first round, they were then sent to the Lower Bracket by Project Zero. From here, they had it all to do. They would claim a 2-0 victory against Gen.G, before once again facing off against Shifters to set them up to play Virtus.pro for the spot in the Grand Final.

With the two sides having not met, it’s going to be an unknown Lower Bracket final, though it will be interesting to see who is more up for it. Twisted Minds have played a lot more matches, which could work in their favour given the increased time on the map. However, it could also cause some serious issues with fatigue, with them having to play at least three more series than Project Zero if they were to reach the Grand Final.

For Virtus.pro, they’ve looked the better side against Project Zero, so they’ll be confident; however, this Tier 2 side is on a roll, and with so much on the line, the Grand Final will be one to watch for sure.