Red Bull Wings Cup

Three days. Eight heats. Two tickets out.
The Red Bull Wings Cup lands at Comic Con Africa. Up to 256 players take the floor across two days of heats - only the last two leave Finals Day with a seat at the Wings Cup National Playoffs.

Red Bull Wings Cup

Three days.
Eight heats.
One ticket out.

The Red Bull Wings Cup lands at Comic Con Africa. Up to 256 players take the floor across two days of heats - only one player leaves Finals Day with a seat at the Wings Cup National Playoffs.

24-26 September 2026 - Comic Con Africa
Pick your heat How the format works

A valid Comic Con Africa ticket is required to attend and play. Tournament entry itself is free.

8
Qualifying heats
256
Player slots
Free
Entry fee
1
Spot at Nationals
Tournament format

From a full show floor to a single winner

Three stages over three days, each one cutting the field. Every match is played on the floor at Comic Con Africa.

256
Enter the heats
64
Reach the Play-Ins
32
Make the Playoffs
1
Goes to Nationals

Heat Stage

Heats
8 in total - 4 per day, across both days
Per heat
2 single-elimination bracket groups
Group size
Up to 16 players per bracket, so up to 32 per heat
Matches
Best of 1

Top 4 per group → 8 out of every heat

Play-Ins

Groups
16 single round-robin groups
Field
The 64 heat qualifiers
Matches
Best of 1, six matches back to back

Top 2 per group → 32 advance

Playoffs

Bracket
32-player single elimination, seeded by a draw show
Matches
Total of 2 - aggregate score
Stakes
A place at the National Playoffs

Winner → Wings Cup National Playoffs

Schedule & registration

Three days on the floor

Every heat runs its own check-in: pre-registered players get the first 30-minute window, and the waiting list fills whatever is left in the 30 minutes after that.

Day 1
24 September
Heats A-D
A Heat Starts 11:00 - 12:30 Pre-registered check-in10:00 - 10:30 Waiting list check-in10:30 - 11:00 register B Heat Starts 12:30 - 14:00 Pre-registered check-in11:30 - 12:00 Waiting list check-in12:00 - 12:30 register C Heat Starts 14:00 - 15:30 Pre-registered check-in13:00 - 13:30 Waiting list check-in13:30 - 14:00 register D Heat Starts 15:30 - 17:00 Pre-registered check-in14:30 - 15:00 Waiting list check-in15:00 - 15:30 register
Day 2
25 September
Heats E-H
E Heat Starts 11:00 - 12:30 Pre-registered check-in10:00 - 10:30 Waiting list check-in10:30 - 11:00 register F Heat Starts 12:30 - 14:00 Pre-registered check-in11:30 - 12:00 Waiting list check-in12:00 - 12:30 register G Heat Starts 14:00 - 15:30 Pre-registered check-in13:00 - 13:30 Waiting list check-in13:30 - 14:00 register H Heat Starts 15:30 - 17:00 Pre-registered check-in14:30 - 15:00 Waiting list check-in15:00 - 15:30 register
Day 3
26 September
Finals Day - qualifiers only

Play-Ins

64 players - 16 groups
09:00 - 09:50Play-Ins check-in
10:00 - 10:20Match 1
10:20 - 10:40Match 2
10:40 - 11:00Match 3
11:00 - 11:20Match 4
11:20 - 11:40Match 5
11:40 - 12:00Match 6
View Play-Ins bracket

Playoffs

32 players - total of 2
12:00 - 12:30Draw Show
12:40 - 13:20Round of 32
13:20 - 14:00Round of 16
14:00 - 14:40Quarterfinals
14:40 - 15:20Semifinals
15:20 - 16:00Finals & 3rd/4th decider
View Playoffs bracket
Getting in

Two ways onto the bracket

Pre-register online for the heat you want, or take your chances in the queue on the day.

Pre-registered Waiting list
Cost Free Free
How you enter Online In person
When to arrive 60-30 min before your heat 30 min before the heat
Your slot Held for you - released if you miss check-in Whatever is left once pre-registrations close
Order served First come, first served First come, first served
Also required A valid Comic Con Africa ticket A valid Comic Con Africa ticket
Pick your heat

Tournaments

  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat AEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    24 Sep 11:00
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  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat BEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    1 Entries
    24 Sep 12:30
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  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat CEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    24 Sep 14:00
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  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat DEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    24 Sep 15:30
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  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat EEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    25 Sep 11:00
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  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat FEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    25 Sep 12:30
    #
  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat GEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    25 Sep 14:00
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  • Qualifier

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Heat HEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    25 Sep 15:30
    #
  • Play-Ins

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - Play-InsEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    26 Sep 10:00
    #
  • Playoffs

    Red Bull Wings Cup - Comic Con Africa - PlayoffsEA Sports FC - New Gen

    1v1
    0 Entries
    26 Sep 12:00
    #

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