Team Vitality top leaderboard of Esports World Cup's Club Championship in Riyadh
The event is being held in the Boulevard City entertainment hub in Riyadh, where thousands of the world's top players are to compete in another five weeks of matches.
The tournament's second week featured dramatic comebacks and dominant performances. Four new champions emerged, and the Club Championship leaderboard saw significant changes as teams earned points in multiple games.
South Korea's Gen.G Esports won their second international title in just over a week, defeating Chinese team AG.AL by 3-2 in a thrilling League of Legends grand final.
Gen.G's undefeated run in the Esports World Cup has extended their winning streak to 26 matches. They have also become the fastest team to secure back-to-back League of Legends championship titles.
Team Spirit, the Russian esports team, became champions of the Dota 2 tournament, losing only one game throughout the event. In the grand final they defeated Team Falcons by 3-0.
Their captain Yaroslav 'Miposhka' Naidenov said: 'There is not really much emotion as the grand final was not that hard.'
French esports organization Team Vitality achieved a perfect 4-0 victory over the Canadian team Gaimin Gladiators in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational (MWI), reclaiming their title after falling short last year. The Indonesian sisters Chell and Cinny, part of Team Vitality, won their first EWC title after finishing as runners-up in 2024.
Indonesia's EVOS Esports dominated the Free Fire tournament, reaching match point by Game 6 of the finals and winning the championship after a dramatic final against Team Vitality. Rasyah Rasyid, 15, became the youngest most valuable player in EWC history, earning the Sony MVP Award and the $10,000 prize.
Team Vitality stood at the top of the Club Championship standings on Monday, followed by Gen.G Esports, Team Falcons, and AG.AL.
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