by EVE Online Team8:15pm on Friday 4th September 2026
Alliance Tournament XXII returns this weekend as New Eden's competing teams continue their seven-round Swiss battle for one of just 16 places in the finals. The spaceships start exploding from 13:30 UTC on Saturday and Sunday, live on the Fenris Creations Twitch channel, with match predictions, Twitch Drops, expert analysis, and plenty more questionable theorycrafting. If you need something to get you in the mood before then, check out the Alliance Tournament XXII trailer:
Or alternatively, relive one of the highlights from the opening weekend, as our commentary team successfully tackled the entirely sensible team name xqtywiznalamywmodxfhhopawzpqyjdwrpeptuaenabjawdzku. However, Twitch chat was advising that people's furniture started levitating after!
As the Swiss rounds continue, the standings are taking shape, and every match carries a little more weight. Teams near the top will be looking to maintain their momentum against increasingly tough opposition, while those further down the table still have opportunities to fight their way back into contention. With only the top 16 progressing to the Alliance Tournament XXII finals, every win matters - and as the remaining rounds tick by, the margin for error gets smaller. Expect new matchups, unexpected compositions, a few surprises, and probably at least one strategy that looked considerably better on paper.
There's also more to explore away from the broadcast. Head over to the Alliance Tournament XXII website to find all the teams taking part in this year's competition, along with links to their full rosters. From there, you can dive even deeper through the community tournament website built and maintained by Howling Wind, packed with stats and information on the pilots stepping into the arena. Whether you're researching who to back with your channel points, checking up on a favorite team, or just looking for some weekend spaceship violence, join us from 13:30 UTC on Saturday and Sunday and see who takes another step towards the final 16.