MECC Fall Season is Here

The MECC Fall Season 2026 is here and it will bring you more opportunities to learn and test your Excel skills on a global level. This season we are making it bigger, better and more competitive. Still offering the variety of difficulty so everyone can find something for themselves.

This article highlights what you can expect this season. For complete formats, eligibility criteria, and rules, please refer to the official MECC Rules.

Training Challenges

Over 100 training challenges are available across the Junior Varsity and Varsity levels. Step-by-step video walkthroughs are available for most of the challenges. Practice to improve your skills, and complete challenge sets to earn certificates you can add to your resume.

Explore different types of Excel Esports cases by completing one of the Case Explorer Badges, build your financial knowledge with the Personal Finance Badge, experience real-world business scenarios through the Career Prep Badge, and prepare for the MECC Championships by tackling previous years’ championship cases to earn the Championship Experience Badge. All challenges are available year-round, so you can complete them at any time.

More details about the badges here.

Competitions

Starting MECC Fall Season all of our competitive events will be played on Excel Esports Online platform. You can sign up for free and enjoy some free practice games there to get familiar with the platform, so on your big day you now what you’ll have to do.

The MECC Fall Season will have these competitions:

Important to remember:

AI tools are not allowed during competitions
You need to submit answers in the Excel Esports Online platform answer fields
After each game ends, you must upload your solution file.

There will be four Weekend Battles where you can test your skills. Each battle will be open throughout the designated weekend, giving you plenty of time to compete. Once you start a game, you’ll have 30 minutes to complete and submit your answers. After the timer ends, you’ll have additional time to upload your solution file. These events are a great way to see how you stack up against students worldwide and practice before Qualification Round and MECC Championships!

MECC Qualification Round is the most important online event this season. This is your chance to qualify for MECC Team & Individual Championships.

There will be two time slots to pick the one that works for you.

A total of 70 students will qualify from this round for the MECC Individual Championship Semi-Finals. Qualification spots will be allocated between the two time slots in proportion to the number of participants in each session.

Students who qualify from this round for the Individual Semi-Finals also become eligible to compete in the MECC Team Quarter-Finals. If they can form a team according to rules – must include at least one Individual Semi-Finals qualifier and consist of three students representing the same school.

There will be four Team e-Invitationals where teams can compete at both Junior Varsity and Varsity levels. These hybrid events are organized with assistance of MECC College Ambassadors. For Varsity teams, these competitions serve as one of the pathways to qualify for the MECC Team Championship.

MECC Team & Individual Championships

The year will culminate in the biggest Excel Esports event in Las Vegas. Through fierce battles, we will find out who will become our new Individual and Team Champions, and the top players will split the $ 34,050 prize fund. It could be you!

The event takes place alongside The Active Cell – Excel and Financial Modeling Training Camp and Microsoft Excel World Championship.

Team Championship

Day 1 – Team Quarter-Finals – you need to qualify for this event. There are four pathways to qualify. Multiple teams per school are allowed!

Day 2 – Team Semi-Finals – the top 20 teams from Day 1 with limit of two teams per school, will compete in the HyperX Arena. The event will be livestreamed on MECC YouTube Channel.

Day 3 – Team Finals – the top 4 teams will compete to determine the MECC Team Champions 2026.

Individual Championship

Day 1 – Last Chance Qualification Round (LCQR) – every student attending The Active Cell Training Camp will have a chance to compete in this round. The top players will qualify for Day 2.

Day 2 – Individual Semi-Finals – 80 students (70 from Qualification Round, 10 from LCQR) will compete in the HyperX Arena. Event will be livestreamed on MECC YouTube Channel.

Day 3 – Individual Finals – the top 12 students will compete to determine the MECC Individual Champion 2026.

Three unforgettable days filled with Excel, networking, competing, having fun, and making memories that will last you a lifetime. We can’t wait to see you there!

More details here.