Laver Cup 2026: Format, Teams Europe vs. World, and Schedule Explained
The scoreline and ‘still underway’ framing here reflect Sunday morning, 27 September 2026, before the tournament’s decisive final matches were confirmed complete. Once a champion is confirmed, the score section should be updated with the final result.
Everything else on the page is unaffected; the figures below still say when they were read.
- 🔑 The 2026 Laver Cup pits a six-player Team Europe against a six-player Team World over three days, Friday 25 through Sunday 27 September 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, with the winner decided by points that get more valuable as the weekend goes on.
- Scoring escalates by day: each match win is worth 1 point on Friday, 2 points on Saturday, and 3 points on Sunday, across matches that mix singles and doubles. The first team to reach 13 points wins the Cup outright, sometimes before every match is even played.
- Yannick Noah captains Team Europe (Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, Flavio Cobolli, Jakub Mensik and Rafael Jodar); Andre Agassi captains Team World (Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur, Alexander Bublik, Learner Tien, Francisco Cerundolo and Brandon Nakashima).
- In the UK, the 2026 Laver Cup airs on Sky Sports Tennis and streams on NOW. In the US, Tennis Channel has carried recent editions, though fans should confirm this year’s exact channel and streaming details on the tournament’s own site before each day’s play.
- As of Sunday morning, 27 September 2026, Team Europe led 7-5 after a 3-1 opening day and an even Saturday, needing to win just two more of Sunday’s higher-value matches to clinch the Cup outright; Sunday’s results were still developing at publication time.
- Team Europe has won five of the eight editions held since 2017, but Team World won last year’s event 15-9 in San Francisco; this page does not use betting odds, spreads, or win-probability models anywhere, for this event or any other outcome not yet decided.
The 2026 Laver Cup is a three-day team tennis event pitting six-player Team Europe against six-player Team World, running Friday 25 through Sunday 27 September at The O2 Arena in London. Matches count for more points as the weekend goes on, the first side to 13 points wins the Cup outright, and as of Sunday morning, 27 September 2026, Team Europe holds a 7-5 lead heading into the decisive final session. Here’s how the format, rosters, and schedule work, and where things stood when we published this.
What Is the Laver Cup, and How Is Team Europe vs. Team World Decided?
The Laver Cup is an annual men’s team tennis event, first played in 2017 and named for Australian great Rod Laver, in which six European players face six players from the rest of the world. Unlike a regular tour event, players don’t compete for their own ranking points; instead they’re picked onto one of two squads, each led by a non-playing captain, and every match result adds to a single team score rather than an individual one. The 2026 edition in London is the ninth time the event has been held (it did not run in 2020).
When and Where Is the 2026 Laver Cup?
The 2026 Laver Cup runs Friday 25 through Sunday 27 September 2026 at The O2 Arena in London, England, on indoor courts. Play is organized across three sessions, one per day, with the value of each match win rising as the tournament goes on:
| Day | Date | Pts/Win |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Fri, Sep 25 | 1 |
| Day 2 | Sat, Sep 26 | 2 |
| Day 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | 3 |
How Does the Laver Cup Scoring Format Work?
Every match win is worth more than the last: 1 point on Friday, 2 points on Saturday, and 3 points on Sunday, and the first team to reach 13 points wins the Cup outright. Twelve matches are scheduled across the three days, mixing singles and doubles, but because Sunday’s wins are worth three points apiece, a team can clinch the trophy before every scheduled match is actually played — once one side’s cumulative total hits 13, the remaining matches become unnecessary and the event ends there.
Who’s on Team Europe and Team World in 2026?
Team Europe is captained by Yannick Noah and Team World by Andre Agassi, with each side fielding six players for the 2026 Cup.
| Team Europe | Team World |
|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz | Taylor Fritz |
| Alexander Zverev | Alex de Minaur |
| Casper Ruud | Alexander Bublik |
| Flavio Cobolli | Learner Tien |
| Jakub Mensik | Francisco Cerundolo |
| Rafael Jodar | Brandon Nakashima |
Team Europe’s lineup mixes established Grand Slam contenders in Alcaraz and Zverev with rising names like Mensik and Jodar, while Team World leans on Fritz, de Minaur, and a deep group of players from outside Europe who don’t otherwise get to play alongside each other.
How Can I Watch the 2026 Laver Cup?
In the United Kingdom, the 2026 Laver Cup airs on Sky Sports Tennis and streams on NOW. In the US, Tennis Channel has carried recent editions of the event, though the exact channel and streaming lineup can shift year to year, so it’s worth confirming the day’s coverage on the tournament’s own site or your provider’s listings before each session. The event also runs a live scoring page directly through its official site for anyone tracking the point total match by match.
What’s the Score So Far in the 2026 Laver Cup?
As of Sunday morning, 27 September 2026, Team Europe leads Team World 7-5 after two days of play, with Sunday’s decisive, higher-value session still underway. Team Europe won Friday’s opening day 3-1, then the two sides split Saturday’s matches evenly to leave the cumulative score at 7-5. Because Sunday’s wins are worth three points each, Team Europe would clinch the Cup outright by winning just two of Sunday’s matches, while Team World needs to sweep almost the entire remaining session to have any path back. We’re not confirming a final result here since Sunday’s matches were still being decided at publication time — check the tournament’s own live scoring for the up-to-the-minute total and eventual champion.
How Have Team Europe and Team World Done Historically?
Team Europe holds the all-time edge, having won five of the eight editions played since the event’s 2017 debut. Team World, however, won the most recent edition in 2025, taking that event 15-9 in San Francisco — a reminder that a strong head-to-head record for one side doesn’t guarantee anything about a given year’s result. No betting odds, spreads, or win-probability models factor into any of the historical or current-standings figures on this page.
If you’re still tracking this year’s tennis calendar, several Laver Cup regulars — Alcaraz, Zverev, and Fritz among them — were also headline names when the 2026 US Open’s schedule and draw were still taking shape back in August. For now, the Laver Cup closes out the fall exhibition stretch before the tour turns toward its next chapter.