Independent fan log for CEO 2026 (August 14–16, Orlando). Post-event as of 2026-08-18: Xcaliburbladez (Zaheer) won after a grand-finals reset over SLAM|Doza (Korra). Standings from EventHubs + start.gg operator listing. No odds and no invented usage percentages.
Elemental Arena Lab is an independent fan resource. This page does not host registration, does not sell brackets, and does not invent odds, seedings, Top 8 tables, or character usage rates before citable post-event sources exist. Operator pages always win if numbers drift.
Event facts · updated 2026-09-19
What is recorded (and what is not)
Event windowAugust 14–16, 2026 · OrlandoCEO 2026 overall event window; check live CEO / start.gg schedules for the Avatar Legends block times (this fan page does not invent station clocks).
Event statusPost-event · results filled 2026-08-18Avatar Legends block concluded during the August 14–16 CEO window. Operator pages remain the clock of record for VODs and any corrected placements.
Champion (sourced)Xcaliburbladez (Zaheer)EventHubs standings + start.gg operator listing. Won after a grand-finals reset over SLAM|Doza (Korra). Not an official publisher ranking.
Opening clocks (dual readouts)8/14 12:00 PM EDT (events) · 7:00 AM PDT (overview)Two public operator readouts as of 2026-08-12—not a single locked station clock. Confirm the live TO / start.gg page; do not treat this fan log as the clock of record.
Phase structure (start.gg stages)32 Pools → 4 Pools → Top 24 → Top 8Recorded start.gg stage labels only. This is not a predicted Top 8, seed board, or usage table.
Official pools lockThursday morning (confirm TO page)As-of 2026-08-12: CEO primer pools are already public; official pools are scheduled to lock Thursday morning. Recheck the live operator page—this is not a seed list.
Watch hub (named in text)ceogaming.org/tvOfficial CEO viewing hub named for spectators. This fan site does not add a new outbound watch link; open the hub yourself from official CEO channels.
Game entryAvatar Legends listed among CEO 2026 titlesOfficial CEO project listing includes Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game as a tournament game entry.
Platform ruleset contextPS5 rulesetRecorded competitive context for this major is PlayStation 5. Confirm the live event page for exact station and controller rules before traveling.
Registration scale (sourced as-of)707 final (EventHubs) · ~706 attendees (start.gg readout)As-of 2026-08-10 editorial record: EventHubs published a CEO 2026 final-registration figure of Avatar Legends = 707; a concurrent start.gg event readout showed about 706 attendees. This 2026-08-12 pass still sees a start.gg attendee readout of about 706—confirm the live TO / start.gg page as source of truth. This is not a seed list, fee table, or usage rate.
Registration status (context)Final-count / closed window (confirm on TO page)Treat the EventHubs “final registration” framing as a closed-signup context. Official pools lock Thursday morning (confirm TO). Do not use this fan page to enter brackets—search the official CEO 2026 Avatar Legends listing (commonly start.gg) for live status, fees, and check-in.
Online Ranked statusShipped after this event (Patch 2.5, 2026-09-02)Ranked Mode 1.0 shipped in Patch 2.5 on 2026-09-02, after the August 14–16 CEO window. These standings are an offline sample recorded while the ladder was still unshipped—labeled evidence, not auto-loaded ranks.
Why this page exists
CEO 2026 (August 14–16, Orlando) was the first large offline major for Avatar Legends after the July 23, 2026 launch. Ranked Mode 1.0 shipped about two and a half weeks later, in Patch 2.5 on 2026-09-02, so this event is the first methodology sample this site can log without inventing a ladder—and it stays labeled as an offline sample rather than a Ranked board.
This page now records Top 8 placements and a Top 8 battle log from EventHubs, cross-checked against the start.gg operator listing. It still will not invent usage percentages, betting odds, or auto-load those placements into /tier-list/ rankings[].
As-of 2026-08-10: EventHubs reported CEO 2026 final registration for Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game at 707. A concurrent start.gg attendee readout for the same event listing was about 706. Those two public readouts corroborate a ~700-player first-major field—use them as labeled, dated context, not as a frozen seed board.
This 2026-08-12 pass does not re-count EventHubs 707. A start.gg attendee readout still shows about 706. Operator pages remain authoritative if counts change. This fan page will not invent usage percentages, publish odds, fabricate a seed list, or fill Top 8 before citable post-event sources exist. If you need a single number for travel planning, re-open the live start.gg / CEO operator page the day you check.
Opening-check: clocks, pools lock, watch hub
As of 2026-08-12, two public start-clock readouts exist for the Avatar Legends listing: the events view writes August 14, 12:00 PM EDT, and the overview view also shows 7:00 AM PDT. Those are dual operator readouts—not a single locked station clock. Always confirm the live TO / start.gg page before you travel or tune in.
CEO primer pools are already public. Official pools are scheduled to lock Thursday morning; reconfirm that lock on the operator page. The official viewing hub is ceogaming.org/tv (named in text only—this fan site does not add a new outbound watch link). Search official CEO channels if you need the live stream grid.
Phase structure (start.gg stages — not a predicted Top 8)
The live start.gg event listing records this stage sequence: 32 Pools → 4 Pools → Top 24 → Top 8. That is bracket architecture, not a filled Top 8 table and not a seed or odds board.
Do not treat “Top 8” in this section as a forecast. Placements stay empty in resultsLog until the Avatar Legends block concludes and a citable source can be named. Confirm the live TO page if stage labels change after official pools lock Thursday morning.
How to verify schedule & registration yourself (checklist)
1) Open the official CEO 2026 channels and search the live Avatar Legends event listing (commonly hosted on start.gg). 2) Confirm event window August 14–16, 2026 in Orlando. 3) Compare the two public start-clock readouts (events 8/14 12:00 PM EDT · overview 7:00 AM PDT) against the live TO page—do not lock to this fan blog. 4) Confirm the stage labels 32 Pools → 4 Pools → Top 24 → Top 8 still match. 5) Confirm official-pool lock (Thursday morning as-of this pass) and PS5 / station / controller rules. 6) For watching, open the official hub ceogaming.org/tv from CEO channels—not from a new link on this site. 7) If you care about entrant scale, compare the live attendee readout to the as-of figures on this page (EventHubs final 707 as of 2026-08-10 / start.gg still ~706 as of 2026-08-12).
This fan site names CEO / start.gg / ceogaming.org/tv tooling in text only. It does not add new outbound registration or stream links, and it will not mirror a full TO schedule table that can go stale within hours.
Unofficial · not a bookmaker page
We do not publish betting odds, prop markets, or fabricated seedings. We do not claim sponsorship or operator status for CEO.
If you need to check start times, streams, or (if still allowed) registration/check-in, use the official CEO 2026 channels, the live start.gg event page, and the official watch hub ceogaming.org/tv. Naming those tools here is informational only.
PS5 ruleset and what to verify yourself
Competitive context for this major is recorded as a PS5 ruleset. Exact match length, stage bans, support restrictions, and Avatar State slot handling must be confirmed on the live event page—this fan log will not invent a full TO rules PDF.
Bring your own practice plan: Character Lessons → Combo Trials → one confirm → one Flow cancel on the Patch 2.5 (2026-09-02) build. See fighter Training paths and the combos guide.
Ranked shipped after CEO — why this offline sample still matters for /tier-list/
Ranked was still upcoming when this event ran: the launch newsletter listed Ranked, lobbies, and spectator mode as priorities, and neither the July 29 note nor the August 5–6 window shipped them. Ranked Mode 1.0 arrived later, in Patch 2.5 on 2026-09-02; lobbies and spectator mode remain on the official September roadmap.
So this page keeps its original framing: a named offline major with published results is its own methodology sample (rules + sources + as-of date), separate from the ladder. rankings[] on /tier-list/ stay empty—nothing here is auto-loaded into an S–C board. Always return to the evidence gate: /tier-list/.
How this relates to the Tier Lab
Tier Lab = your private browser board. Week 2 community snapshot = high-frequency discussion labels (sample freeze 2026-08-02, patch anchor post–September 2 Patch 2.5). Editorial rankings[] = empty until the evidence gate passes.
After CEO, this page will link any citable Top 8 / usage notes back to /tier-list/ methodology text. It will not silently rewrite your personal lab placements, and it will not paste a Top 8 into rankings[] without a named sample layer and sources.
Watch-notes template (spectators)
Fill this notepad in order—leave a line blank until you can cite what you saw, never from odds talk: (1) Day + which clock you used (events 12:00 PM EDT vs overview 7:00 AM PDT) and the confirmation you took from the live TO page. (2) Stream source: official hub ceogaming.org/tv, or a named side stream. (3) Phase actually on screen (32 Pools / 4 Pools / Top 24 / Top 8)—stage labels only, not a predicted Top 8. (4) Station ruleset shown (PS5? controller rules?). (5) Whether Avatar State variants counted as separate slots under TO rules. (6) After the block: Top 8 names and placements once the operator bracket is public. (7) Notable character / variant / support picks you can cite—no invented usage percentages. (8) Patch/build language if casters name one.
Pre-event VOD supply is a Training question, not a favorite: as of this 2026-08-12 pass, ParagOnline #3 Top 8 sits around 11.9K views in the last 3 days, #2 Top 8 around 19.1K in the last week, an 8/11 Zaheer vs Katara FT10 clip is still circulating, and local-circuit Top 8 VODs continue. Use those as lab prompts—not as odds, seeds, or a predicted Top 8.
Post-event results (filled 2026-08-18)
SOP completed 2026-08-18: (1) status → post-event. (2) Top 8 from EventHubs CEO 2026 results, with start.gg named as the operator listing. (3) Character labels are the ones EventHubs attached to each placement—no invented usage percentages. (4) Competitive context remains the recorded PS5 ruleset; exact support / Avatar State handling still belongs on the live TO page. (5) /tier-list/ now names CEO 2026 as an offline-sample layer without auto-loading rankings[]. (6) /updates/ log line added.
Read the results block below as a named sample: two Zaheer players in the top three, Korra in grand finals, Kyoshi fourth, and three Azula players plus Katara in Top 8. That is discussion evidence—not an S–C board.
Training before you travel
Re-verify practice routes on the Patch 2.5 (2026-09-02) build; the earlier August 5–6, 2026 window (Replay Takeover tooling plus multi-character adjustments) stays labeled as history. Priority fighter pages with Training paths: Azula (dual modes), Toph (grounded pressure), Zaheer (Lessons-first while kit summary is pending), Aang (air mobility), and Kyoshi (high-force punish).
Controller / handle support disclosures around August 5 matter for station setups—confirm your own hardware plan against the live TO rules, not against this fan page.
Results log · post-event · updated 2026-08-18
Post-event Top 8 / usage (sourced)
Filled 2026-08-18 from EventHubs “CEO 2026 results” (Avatar Legends standings + Top 8 battle log), with start.gg named as the operator listing. Confirm the live start.gg page if a placement is later corrected. No odds and no invented usage percentages.
1stXcaliburbladez (Zaheer)Won after grand-finals reset; GF2 3–0
2ndSLAM|Doza (Korra)Took winners finals; lost GF reset
3rdZane (Zaheer)Lost losers finals 3–1
4thMikeand1ke (Kyoshi)Lost losers semis 3–0
5thSTiLL (Katara)Tied 5th
5thProDoubleSushi (Azula)Tied 5th
7thBarBarXII (Azula)Tied 7th
7thCWang|Red (Azula)Tied 7th
Top 8 character labels (EventHubs): Zaheer ×2 (1st, 3rd), Korra ×1 (2nd), Kyoshi ×1 (4th), Azula ×3 (5th, 7th, 7th), Katara ×1 (5th).
Notable deeper placements recorded by EventHubs, not converted into percentages: Aang / Sokka / Toph at 13th; Ozai at 17th; Nightmare Korra at 25th.
These labels are a named offline sample for /tier-list/ methodology—not auto-loaded S–C ranks.
Top 8 battle log
Grand finals, second set: Xcaliburbladez (Zaheer) eliminated SLAM|Doza (Korra) 3–0.
Grand finals, first set: Xcaliburbladez (Zaheer) beat SLAM|Doza (Korra) 3–2.
No. Use official CEO 2026 channels and the live start.gg Avatar Legends event page for registration status, fees, check-in, and schedule. This is an independent fan log.
How many people registered?
As-of 2026-08-10: EventHubs published a CEO 2026 final-registration figure of Avatar Legends = 707; a concurrent start.gg attendee readout showed about 706. This 2026-08-12 pass still sees a start.gg attendee readout of about 706. Treat those as labeled public readouts—reconfirm on the live TO page if you need the operator number of record. This page still does not publish seeds, odds, or usage rates.
Is registration still open?
This fan page treats the EventHubs final-registration framing as a closed / final-count window as of 2026-08-10. Always verify open vs closed / check-in-only status on the official CEO / start.gg operator page—not here.
How do I check the schedule myself?
Search the official CEO 2026 Avatar Legends listing (commonly on start.gg). Confirm the August 14–16 Orlando window, then compare the two public start-clock readouts (events 8/14 12:00 PM EDT and overview 7:00 AM PDT) on the live TO page. Do not rely on this fan log as the single clock.
Where do I watch?
The official CEO viewing hub is ceogaming.org/tv (named in text only). Open it from official CEO channels. This fan page does not add a new outbound stream link and does not host VODs.
What is the bracket / phase structure?
As of 2026-08-12 the start.gg listing records 32 Pools → 4 Pools → Top 24 → Top 8. That is stage architecture. It is not a predicted Top 8, seed list, or usage table. Confirm the live TO page if labels change after official pools lock Thursday morning.
When do official pools lock?
As-of 2026-08-12: CEO primer pools are already public; official pools are scheduled to lock Thursday morning. Recheck the live TO / start.gg page—this fan log is not the lock clock.
Who won Avatar Legends at CEO 2026?
Xcaliburbladez won with Zaheer after a grand-finals reset over SLAM|Doza (Korra). Zane also finished third on Zaheer. Source: EventHubs standings as of 2026-08-18; confirm start.gg if a later correction appears.
Will you publish odds or a predicted Top 8?
No. Odds and invented seedings are out of scope. The Top 8 below is a post-event record from named sources, then linked to the /tier-list/ evidence gate as a sample layer—not as auto-loaded ranks.
Does CEO replace Ranked for tier lists?
No. A single offline major is not a ladder. Ranked Mode 1.0 shipped in Patch 2.5 on 2026-09-02, and CEO 2026 stays a separate named sample under the tier-list evidence gate. rankings[] stay empty until method + sources pass that gate. See /tier-list/.
What patch should players practice on?
Practice on the current build: Patch 2.5 (2026-09-02), which shipped Ranked Mode 1.0 and lists an updated Zaheer move. The August 5–6, 2026 content window stays labeled as history. See /updates/ for the patch log.