Counter-Strike, Avenue Fighter 6, CrossFire champions carry ultimate trophies

After seven weeks, we’ve come to the top of the Esports World Cup 2025 occasion. For the ultimate stretch of the multi-esports occasion, Counter-Strike 2, Avenue Fighter 6, and CrossFire had been the final tournaments to shut out EWC. Moreover, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT had a particular match through the week, but it surely didn’t rely in direction of the ultimate Membership Championship race.

With legacies on the road and new tales written, Week 7 capped off an unforgettable summer season of world competitors. After catching up on final week’s outcomes, it’s time to seek out out the ultimate winners and the way they affected the general membership standings.

Anybody who’s been carefully following Counter-Strike esports firstly of the yr might be baffled by all of the surprising leads to the Esports World Cup. In a yr that was dominated by Vitality, carefully adopted by Spirit, MOUZ, and MongolZ, it was a pleasing shock that the Austin Main runner-up could be up towards Aurora Gaming. 

First, the defending EWC champion, Natus Vincere, was eradicated in its opening sport, 1-2, towards 3DMAX. Whereas NAVI hasn’t been in prime type all yr, it was nonetheless thought of the staff of 2024 and introduced in additional firepower with their new star, makazze. The remainder of the staff wanted to maintain up with their recruit, as he was capable of present consistency via their collection, one thing his teammates didn’t.

The most important upset of the opening matches was Staff Spirit, who had just lately gained BLAST Bounty Fall and IEM Cologne, falling to HEROIC, a staff whose finest latest achievements had been scouting expertise and promoting them off to different organisations (together with a rumoured switch to Spirit after EWC). 

Spirit has at all times felt like they wanted donk and sh1ro to drag off a masterclass to win, and regardless that they did rating a 1.38 and 1.18 score, respectively, HEROIC was capable of pull off an in depth 2-1 win. 

MongolZ swept its opening match towards GamerLegion 2-0 after which beat 3DMAX in a troublesome 2-1 collection. The MongolZ had just lately overcome a loss streak towards Vitality final match, and now they needed to muster up one other robust displaying to drag off a back-to-back win towards them within the semi-finals. Techno carried out above and past, scoring a 1.50 score throughout its 2-1 collection, incomes a grand finals spot.

In the meantime, Aurora Gaming edged FaZe Clan 2-1 within the opener, swept Heroic 2-0 proper after, after which needed to slug it out with Staff Falcons within the semi-finals. Falcons was on a tear (swept G2 Esports and gained towards MOUZ the sport earlier than), and with the house crowd roaring behind them, they seemed prepared to grab a spot within the grand finals with its all-superstar roster.

Nonetheless, there was yet another shock left on this match as Aurora Gaming swept them of their collection. Within the grand finals, it was nationwide staff towards nationwide staff, 5 Mongolians and 5 Turkish gamers who had been at all times current in these tier 1 occasions, however had by no means lifted a trophy in 2025.

Their first map went to time beyond regulation in Mirage. Aurora’s woxic pulled off unimaginable clutches, and XANTARES was racking up kills within the leaderboard, however like in its final match, Techno pulled off one other lifegame to win the collection 16-14. 

After that, MongolZ dominated the following two maps. Regardless of that, Aurora pulled off highlight-worthy performs in Mud 2, particularly Wicadia. Nonetheless, its ultimate map in Nuke proved that MongolZ is a step above, closing out the sport 13-4 and the collection too, with Senzu pulling off a 2.59 score (25-7 file).

The MongolZ’s win is a historic achievement in Counter-Strike, as it’s the first Asian staff to carry a tier-1 trophy, and an enormous supply of satisfaction to its nation. Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold gained his much-deserved first MVP award for his particular person efficiency.

In Avenue Fighter 6, Chinese language preventing sport legend Zeng “Xiaohai” Zhuojun efficiently defended his EWC title, incomes back-to-back championships. In the course of the first week of EWC, Xiaohai was within the grand finals in Deadly Fury, however was denied his first championship by GO1. Whereas he missed his alternative to turn out to be a multi-game champion within the occasion, he did be a part of Ulsan from Tekken to defend their preventing sport title.

All gamers who gained the decrease bracket in teams transfer on to their very own group stage, the place 4 gamers make it via to qualify for the playoffs: Kawano, matsu56, Higuchi, and EWC 2025 Deadly Fury winner, GO1.

Shifting on to the highest 16, latest EVO 2025 champion, MenaRD, swept his teams however instantly misplaced within the playoffs, unable to even rating one win towards EndingWalker. Xiahao’s highway to the grand finals was easy crusing, as he convincingly beat everybody to get there. First, he gained 5-2 towards Tormenshi, then 5-2 in his revenge match towards GO1, after which 5-1 towards AngryBird.

Blaz additionally met virtually no resistance in his path, sweeping Itabashi Zangief 5-0, 5-1 towards YHC-Mochi, and was challenged by Leshar of their 5-3 collection. 

Xiaohai clinched the SF6 crown after an intensely shut grand ultimate towards Blaz, barely successful 5-4. The ultimate was an absolute thriller: within the first-to-five set, Blaz jumped to an early lead together with his aggressive Ryu, beating Xiaohai’s M.Bison thrice in a row. The MIXUP 2025’s winner, Nephew, alongside Blink Respawn 2025 runner-up, Momochi, additionally had an early exit.

The defending champion needed to swap to his consolation character, Mai, and shortly returned the favour with three straight wins. Blaz needed to swap to Ken, and though he misplaced when he first swapped, he gained his fourth sport, which meant he wanted yet another to shut out the collection. The final two video games of the collection will go down in preventing sport historical past, as Xiaohai confirmed true resilience to win his final two video games, with each units going 2-1. Nonetheless, the Chilean had a breakout match, making the champion sweat whereas offering the viewers with an entertaining collection.

CrossFire, the vastly well-liked tactical shooter in Asia, made its EWC debut. Most of its groups and representatives had been from China, however Brazil, Vietnam, and the Philippines additionally made main appearances. 

AG.AL’s path to the title was not with out scares. In teams, they practically fell into the decrease bracket towards Stallions, a Filipino nationwide staff. Then, within the quarterfinals of the playoffs towards KINGZERO-eSports, they dropped the primary map earlier than reversing the collection.

Within the grand finals, BaiSha got here out robust in Ankara, taking the opening map in a dominant 10-1. Nonetheless, AG.AL fired again and gained the following two maps, Black Widow and Eagle Eye, each with 10-4 scorelines. BaiSha refused to fold and narrowly gained Compound to drive a deciding sport, however AG.AL held its nerve within the finale, closing it out with a decisive 10-3 win on the map Port. Doo captured the Sony MVP for a run of standout performances from begin to end.

A particular NARAKA: BLADEPOINT occasion passed off throughout Week 7 as a part of the EWC Competition. The NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Mid-Season Championship 2025 featured each Solo and Trios competitions. 

Notably, NARAKA was included as a non-Membership Championship title (that means its outcomes didn’t contribute factors to the general membership standings). Nonetheless, it supplied high-flying martial arts battle royale motion to the pageant and a refreshing break from the slower-paced video games within the match. 

Within the Solos match, Particular Response Gaming (SR) Spider gained after a long-drawn however cinematic 1v1. In the meantime, the Trios match noticed groups of three clashing for a match level. By the ultimate match, Particular Response, Attacking Soul Esports, and Baoda had been in competition to win the sport.

In the end, Staff SR rose above all different squads to assert the Trios championship title and even gained three video games within the match to show its dominance. 

Week 7 doubled because the curtain name for the EWC 2025 Membership Championship, the season-long grind that stretched throughout 26 occasions in 25 esports. Stepping into, the race for the highest spot was at all times concerning the Falcons, however surprisingly, it was as shut because it might go.

Staff Falcons entered Week 7 because the reigning Membership Champions from 2024 and the hometown favourites to repeat. It was no shock that they’d take it, as they’ve robust rivals in each sport, however its win proved the staff had amount over high quality.

On paper, they had been forward; in actuality, Liquid and Vitality had been one good consequence away. After six weeks, the highest three had been break up by just a few hundred factors, which meant Week 7 might tilt the entire championship. Because the final tournaments performed out, Staff Falcons wanted to defend its lead whereas Liquid and Vitality aimed to overhaul with ultimate gold-medal finishes.

In the end, Staff Falcons secured the 2025 Membership Championship, saying the title earlier than the CS2 grand ultimate even passed off. It was a a lot nearer race than the inaugural EWC in 2024. Final yr, the Falcons gained by a large 3,120-point margin, whereas this yr the hole was simply 1,000 factors over second place. Whereas the Falcons’ lone championship got here in Overwatch 2, the staff piled up stable placements elsewhere. 

Liquid had the heavier haul: champions in Chess, MLBB, and EA Sports activities FC 25, plus second place in StarCraft II. Staff Vitality gained Cell Legends Girls’s Invitation and had a number of shut calls in Rennsport, EA Sports activities FC 25. Sadly, Vitality’s loss in Counter-Strike 2 prevented the French organisation from leapfrogging to second place. 

The fourth-placer, Twisted Minds, gained two championships in battle royales, Warzone and PUBG: Battlegrounds. Virtus.professional, which completed fifth, curiously had no wins however three second-place finishes.

These groups will take dwelling the most important shares of the $27 million Membership Championship prize pool (with $7 million for Falcons) and, extra importantly, the bragging rights of being the highest esports golf equipment of the yr.

After seven weeks, 25 esports, 26 tournaments, and plenty of actions for attendees, the Esports World Cup 2025 concluded one other yr as the most important multi-title esports pageant in historical past. The occasion united payers, golf equipment, and followers throughout a number of occasions and served as a significant milestone for most of the new and defending champions.

Each title added to the Membership Championship narrative, and viewership data had been damaged, because of the occasion’s publicity. With the announcement of the upcoming Esports Nations Cup, we are going to see much more competitors and moments of nationwide satisfaction.