ONi International FGC professional participant ‘bleed‘ has been topped 2XKO’s first-ever main champion, successful the sport’s Frosty Faustings XVIII competition event.
For his efforts, bleed has secured the lion’s share of the event’s $50,000 prize pool, a money sum that was boosted by 2XKO changing into an official companion of the occasion. The participant, battled his approach via 874 contributors to be topped champion.
bleed’s journey within the 2XKO event was crammed with shock victories and shut calls. The participant defeated two-time Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour runner-up Mael ‘WADE‘ Jomie within the Spherical 2 Swimming pools to achieve the Bracket Stage. Bleed then defeated TSM’s two-time Evo champion and Tremendous Smash Bros icon William ‘Leffen‘ Hjelte, surviving to the Finals Brackets.
He defeated Paragon’s Atir ‘Zando‘ Yosef 2-1 within the Higher Bracket Semi-Finals, and adopted up with a decisive victory towards Supernoon, qualifying for the Grand Finals.
The Grand Finals ended with a rematch towards bleed and Supernoon. Supernoon claimed the primary recreation after successful 3-2, and per the foundations of the event, a second recreation was performed to resolve the champion of Frosty Faustings XVIII. Ultimately, bleed got here out on prime after successful 3-1.
2XKO Esports in 2026
Following the conclusion of the FGC competition, the subsequent three majors within the calendar embrace Evo Japan from Could 1st to third, Evo 2026 in Las Vegas, US, from June twenty sixth to twenty eighth and Evo France from October ninth to eleventh.
The circuit concludes with Battle Coliseum, which will probably be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from November twentieth to twenty second, 2026.
15 Challenger occasions are additionally deliberate for 2026, happening between majors. These embrace occasions equivalent to Genesis X3 in California, Texas Showdown, and different FGC tournaments throughout the globe.
