ADC Global Championship: Haines Heads Group Qualifiers

Johnny Haines topped Group One of Stage One on Monday, after completing a clean sweep with six wins from six to progress through to the Stage Two at the ADC Global Championship, alongside Timothy Verbrugghe, Callum Goffin and Wes Newton, with the International Tournament commencing at the Modus Live Lounge.

‘The ADC Global Championship format has been designed to reward consistency, elite-level performance and the ability to handle pressure across multiple stages of competition. Each phase places a different demand on the players, ensuring that the eventual champion is someone who has proven themselves across a variety of match conditions.’

The International Tournament will be split across three separate stages. Stage One will take place across eight days between December 1^st to December 8^th 2025 with 56 players competing in eight groups of seven which would see the top four players in each group progress to Stage Two.

Stage Two will commence on December 9^th 2025 and will run through to December 12^th and will consist of 32 players competing in eight groups of four with the table topper in each group progressing through to Finals Day, that will take place on Sunday 4^th January 2026.

Group One of Stage One saw Johnny Haines top the group overall, after winning all six of his matches, as he recorded victories against Xanti Van den Bergh, Roland Lenngren, Callum Goffin, Wes Newton, John Power and Timothy Verbrugghe, to end on a maximum 12 points from a possible 12 overall.

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Elsewhere, Timothy Verbrugghe, Callum Goffin and Wes Newton also progressed through to Stage Two, after the trio finished 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th respectively overall, with Verbrugghe ending on 8 points, whilst Goffin and Newton ending on 6 points each. John Power, Xanti Van den Bergh and Roland Lenngren missed out after finishing 5^th, 6^th and 7^th overall, with Power and Van den Bergh ending on 4 points each and Lenngren on 2 points.

The ADC Global Championship continues on Tuesday with Group Two taking place which will see a further four players secure their spots into Stage Two. The field will include the likes of Tom Sykes, John O’Shea and Gary Stone.

Play will be streamed on Pluto TV with highlights and other coverage on the MODUS Super Series YouTube channel.