2026 RKO Pairings and Lineup Announcements

The individual pairings for Round 4 are:

The Buzzing Berserking RCC & Nicholas vs Team gen 5 with a switch
6 Games of 3+2: @chen-rcc vs @seth_777
10 Games of 1.5+1: @AshaneStNicholas vs @nataniel123
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @che947 vs @sachmaty8

Prepless Racers vs Lichess Buddies
6 Games of 3+2: @QueenEatingDragon vs @CyberShredder
10 Games of 1.5+1: @arjan_chess2 vs @TGAinVaibhavGrand
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @panagiskosmatos vs @mete0ra_return

RNG (Rising New Generations) vs Tayberry Limequat Soda
6 Games of 3+2: @ztirom_0 vs @DiegoMorante0610
10 Games of 1.5+1: @OscarSM80 vs @Natso
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @NilSeWon vs @Law17Enforcer1

Very random people who play racing kings vs RB - Proteim
6 Games of 3+2: @Lahan2014 vs @gleb_momot
10 Games of 1.5+1: @fatherwar587 vs @LC_Racing
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @corywong8888 vs @Ollieparker

Matches should be scheduled and played no later than January 14th 23:59 UTC.

The team pairings for Round 5 are:

Prepless Racers vs Very random people who play racing kings
RNG (Rising New Generations) vs RB - Proteim
Team gen 5 with a switch vs Tayberry Limequat Soda
Lichess Buddies vs The Buzzing Berserking RCC & Nicholas

The individual pairings for Round 5 are:

Prepless Racers vs Very random people who play racing kings
6 Games of 3+2: @QueenEatingDragon vs @corywong8888
10 Games of 1.5+1: @arjan_chess2 vs @Lahan_2014
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @panagiskosmatos vs @fatherwar587

RNG (Rising New Generations) vs RB - Proteim
6 Games of 3+2: @MIMOGR vs @Telecaster12
10 Games of 1.5+1: @OscarSM80 vs @LC-Racing
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @NilSeWon vs @gleb_momot

Team gen 5 with a switch vs Tayberry Limequat Soda
6 Games of 3+2: @nataniel123 vs @Natso
10 Games of 1.5+1: @sachmaty8 vs @DiegoMorante0610
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @seth_777 vs @Law17Enforcer1

Lichess Buddies vs The Buzzing Berserking RCC & Nicholas
6 Games of 3+2: @CyberShredder vs @chen-rcc
10 Games of 1.5+1: @TGAinVaibhavGrand vs @AshaneStNicholas
16 Games of 3⁄4+0: @mete0ra_return vs @che947

This is the final round of the swiss stage. Matches should be scheduled and played no later than January 22nd 23:59 UTC.

The Swiss Stage of the 2026 Racing Kings Olympiad has ended! The final standings were:

Advancing to Final Stage:

1. Prepless Racers
2. RNG (Rising New Generations)
3. Team gen 5 with a switch
4. RB - Proteim

Eliminated:
5. Lichess Buddies
6. Tayberry Limequat Soda
7. Very random people who play racing kings
8. The Buzzing Berserking RCC & Nicholas

Because Prepless Racers won the Swiss Stage, they are awarded the "Wild Card" for the Final Stage. More information can be found on the rules page: https://sites.google.com/view/rexrk/2026-rko/rules

The Pairings for the First Round of the Final Stage are:

(1) Prepless Racers vs (4) RB - Proteim
(2) RNG (Rising New Generations) vs (3) Team gen 5 with a switch

Individual Pairings for First Round of Final Stage:

(1) Prepless Racers vs (4) RB - Proteim
6 games of 3+2: @Arjan_chess2 vs @Gleb_Momot
10 games of 1.5+1: @QueenEatingDragon vs @Telecaster12
16 games of 3/4+0: @panagiskosmatos vs @OLLiEparker

(2) RNG (Rising New Generations) vs (3) Team gen 5 with a switch
6 games of 3+2: @MIMOGR vs @nataniel123
10 games of 1.5+1: @OscarSM80 vs @sachmaty8
16 games of 3/4+0: @NilSeWon vs @seth_777

Matches should be scheduled and played by February 1st 23;59 UTC.

The Individual Pairings of the Final Round Are:

(1) Prepless Racers v (2) RNG (Rising New Generations)
6 games of 3+2: @Arjan_chess2 vs @MIMOGR
10 games of 1.5+1: @QueenEatingDragon vs @NilSeWon
16 games of 3/4+0: @panagiskosmatos vs @OscarSM80

Good luck!