Mumbai — Esports organization S8UL has signed the Team Question Mark (QM) roster to compete in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS as part of its preparations for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026.
The EMEA-based lineup includes Roman Zinovev (ADOUZ1E), Andrey Ionov (Bestoloch), Mansur Tsimpaev (f1lfirst), Nikita Odobesku (Molodoct), with Yermek Torebekov (Ermaak) serving as coach. The team is joining S8UL amid the organization’s broader push to expand its presence across multiple global titles.
QM brings experience from several international tournaments, including appearances at the Esports World Cup in 2024 and 2025. Its past results include a first-place finish at PUBG Continental Series 7 Europe in 2022 and a win at PUBG Global Series 8 in 2025. The roster also secured a top-three finish at PUBG Global Series 2 in 2023 and placed seventh at the PUBG Global Championship 2022. Total career prize earnings for the team stand at approximately $713,000, according to the announcement.
S8UL co-founder Naman Mathur said the addition of the roster is part of the organization’s strategy to build competitive depth across titles ahead of EWC 2026. Zinovev said the team aims to perform strongly through the qualification stages.
The PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS competition at EWC 2026 will take place from July 21 to 26 in Riyadh, featuring 24 teams competing for a $2 million prize pool. S8UL is expected to field teams across 13 titles at the event, with further roster announcements anticipated.