SFL OTS-3: Three Trials. One Bracket. $10,000 on the Line.
The Strike Fighter League's third Open Tournament Series of 2026 is here, and it's the biggest yet.
On Saturday, December 5, the best virtual fighter pilots in the world meet in a live, head to head Dogfight Bracket. One of them flies home with the $10,000 grand prize.
Earn Your Seat
Nobody gets handed a spot in the final. Every pilot earns it the same way: three Trials, flown in DCS World in the F/A-18C Hornet or the F-16C Viper, and scored to the decimal.
Speed: a gate course flown flat out. Every second counts, and every missed gate costs you.
Precision: tight lines and clean execution under pressure.
Accuracy: put rounds, bombs and rockets exactly where they need to go.
Every run is flown on the league's own servers, recorded on camera and scored automatically. There are no judges' opinions, only results. Pilots can sharpen up with practice runs before their qualifier counts.
The Dogfight Bracket
The top qualifiers advance to the live bracket on December 5. It's one on one Basic Fighter Maneuvers: two pilots, one merge, and nowhere to hide. Each match is a best of three sets. Win two and you move on. Win the bracket and the $10,000 is yours.
Powered by Fox3
The Strike Fighter League runs on 100% Fox3 infrastructure. Every practice run, every qualifying Trial and every server the league flies on is hosted by Fox3 Servers. When the score comes down to a decimal, the servers have to be fast, stable and fair for every pilot, and that's the job we're proud to do for the SFL.
Third Time, Bigger Stage
OTS-3 is the league's third Open Tournament Series this year. Every event has raised the level, and this one draws pilots from close to 30 countries. Register once with the SFL and you're in for every OTS that follows.
Get in the Fight
Pilots: register and enter at the-sfl.com. Qualifying closes Monday, November 2, at 23:59 UTC.
Fans: join the SFL community on Discord, and tune in on December 5 to watch it go live.
Fight's on!
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