Garena unveils 2026 CODM SMP roadmap, Masters Season 10 kicks off March

A $40,000 prize pool and a $20,000 champion payout are the centerpieces of Garena Masters Season 10 as Call of Duty: Mobile - Garena rolls out its SMP esports roadmap for the first half of 2026. GamingonPhone lists the Qualification Stage running Feb 28–Mar 1 in a Swiss Bracket with all matches Best-of-3, feeding eight teams into a Group Stage that kicks off on March 5, while Bro Framestone reports the Masters window as Feb 15–Mar 15 and describes the event as MP-only and open to all players across Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

GamingonPhone provides the tournament mechanics: Qualification produces the top eight teams, the Group Stage splits those eight into two groups of four for a double round robin with BO3 matches, and the top two from each group advance to Playoffs. The prize distribution published by GamingonPhone allocates $20,000 to the champion, $9,000 to the runner-up, $5,000 for third place, $2,000 for fourth, and $1,000 each for fifth through eighth.

Grassroots competition precedes the Masters push: Bro Framestone reports Community Gladiators ran from February 1 to February 28, 2026, as an approachable suite of formats including 1v1, Duo, and Team battles across Multiplayer and Battle Royale modes. Bro Framestone names Team Miss Her as MP Duo champions and Team Starboyz as MP Team champions, while BR Duo and BR Squad Grand Finals were listed as upcoming at the time of that report. Community Gladiators Grand Finals were streamed live on Call of Duty: Mobile - Garena's YouTube channel.

Adobo Magazine frames the roadmap as a regional talent pipeline, saying it is "Built to support players at every stage of their journey" and noting "this includes more avenues for BR players, reinforcing Garena’s ongoing focus on building an inclusive and sustainable esports ecosystem across the region." The Philippines market will see specific initiatives including Garena Elite Philippines (GEP) and the return of monthly CODM Tayo events, according to adobo.

Social snippets circulating on Facebook and Instagram summarized the rollout as revealing "SMP qualifiers, regional tournaments, and World Championship pathway," and GamingonPhone notes the Masters will be an online event viewable across the game's social channels, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Adobo explicitly lists where Garena will share registration and schedule updates: Facebook, Facebook (PH), Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. HungryGeeks published the roadmap summary on March 1, 2026, amplifying those details.

Dates and overall windows differ between sources: Bro Framestone's Feb 15–Mar 15 span conflicts with GamingonPhone's stage-specific schedule starting Feb 28 with a March 5 Group Stage. With format, prize split, Community Gladiators results, and Philippines initiatives now public, follow the official Call of Duty: Mobile - Garena channels for confirmed brackets, exact playoff dates, and registration links as the SMP circuit feeds into the region's World Championship pathway.