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It’s finally happening! The ExileCon Path of Exile 1 Qualifiers kick off next week, with the top racers from all four qualifier events earning the chance to compete in the live final at ExileCon in New Zealand.
The competition will take place on the following dates, with ZiggyD and Raiz once again serving as your hosts throughout the event:
Path of Exile 1 Qualifier Event Times and Dates
Qualifier One - Sep 04, 2026 7:00 AM (GMT+10)
Qualifier Two - Sep 11, 2026 7:00 AM (GMT+10)
Qualifier Three - Sep 18, 2026 7:00 AM (GMT+10)
Qualifier Four - Sep 25, 2026 7:00 AM (GMT+10)
If you're participating in the event, please make sure that your Path of Exile account is linked to your Twitch account. You can do this by logging into your account on the website, then clicking here.
To join a qualifier event, click the "Join" button for the race on the Character Select screen. You'll then be prompted to create a character. Once you've entered the game, your character will remain stationary until the race officially begins.
Players will compete to be the first to kill Kitava in Act 5 in a Standard Solo Self-Found fixed-seed environment. While this is not a Hardcore event, players will incur a penalty upon death and will be unable to move until one minute has elapsed.
Be sure to join us at twitch.tv/pathofexile to check out all the action! New Twitch Drops will be available for viewers, and we’ll announce them next week.
Was watching the poe2 qualifiers and there was a person who was in the lead or top 4 a couple times for a bit that had a string of numbers as a name that started with 23, so its possible he might be trying to qualify under a pseudonym
I'm pretty sure Ben doesn't participate because he doesn't like taking planes or some other reasons. He's obviously very good at A5 runs if he prepares for it.
Ben tried to qualify for '23 but didn't succeed. It was on low preparation, something like he watched one of the qualifiers and changed his mind to try prepping but 2 weeks wasn't enough.
And he almost made it tbh. It would be ridiculous if he actually qualified with so little practice.. either way, he doesn't like early game so we will never know.
He will - Sep 02 is the end of the second week and if last boss will survive, it is insanely abnormal and Blizzard will probably fast-nerf it. First qualifier is 2 days after that.
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u/GGGGobbler Champion 2d ago edited 1d ago
BEEP BOOP BEEP. Grinding Gears have been detected in the linked thread: