AG.AL International has won the Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship after Gwendal “Gwen” Duparc’s Trackmania victory pushed the organization past Team Falcons on the final day. AG.AL finished the seven-week competition with 5,300 points and takes the $7 million first-place prize, denying Falcons a third consecutive Club Championship title.
Quick Summary
- AG.AL International won the EWC 2026 Club Championship with 5,300 points and earns the $7 million first-place prize after Gwen won Trackmania .
- AG.AL International, Team Falcons, and Team Spirit recorded the most tournament wins with two each.
- Falcons earned $5 million in second and Vitality $4 million in third, while NAVI and Spirit split the fourth- and fifth-place money for $2.5 million each. The full prize breakdown is below.
AG.AL overtakes Falcons to win Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship
🏆 WORLD CHAMPION: @gwentm4!
— Trackmania Esports 2026 (@TMesports) August 22, 2026
👑 he didn't just win it. he DEMOLISHED it.#Trackmania #EWC26 pic.twitter.com/kcZblvEzBQ
Falcons entered the final day 300 points ahead of AG.AL, but Carl-Antoni “Carl Jr.” Cloutier’s quarterfinal elimination in Trackmania left the title up for grabs. AG.AL needed Gwen to earn at least 400 points to take the lead, and he instead won the entire tournament, collecting the full 1,000 points and putting AG.AL out of reach at the top.
Counter-Strike 2 changed several positions underneath the champion, with Team Spirit beating FUT Esports 3-1 in the final to earn another 1,000 Club Championship points. Spirit moves from 1,200 to 2,200 points and finishes level with Virtus.pro.
AG.AL, Falcons, and Spirit finish EWC 2026 tied for the most individual tournament wins with two each. AG.AL won Tekken 8 with M. Zubair and Trackmania with Gwen, Falcons took Rocket League and Street Fighter 6 with Craime, while Spirit won the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup before adding the CS2 title on the final day.
Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship final standings
THE WORLD CHAMPIONS. 🌍🏆
— All Gamers – AG Global (@AGGlobalEsports) August 23, 2026
We came. We conquered.
Esports World Cup 2026 Champions.#AllGamers | #AGGlobal | #DreamBeforeGlory | #EsportsWorldCup | #EWC26 pic.twitter.com/0IpGJ4wOJQ
The EWC 2026 Club Championship pays the top 24 ranking positions, but ties outside first place combine the money assigned to all occupied ranks and divide it evenly between the tied clubs.
| Rank | Club | Points | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AG.AL International | 5,300 | $7,000,000 |
| 2 | Team Falcons | 4,600 | $5,000,000 |
| 3 | Team Vitality | 3,300 | $4,000,000 |
| 4 | Natus Vincere | 2,950 | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Team Liquid | 2,700 | $2,000,000 |
| 6-7 | Team Spirit | 2,200 | $1,275,000 |
| 6-7 | Virtus.pro | 2,200 | $1,275,000 |
| 8 | Aurora Gaming | 2,150 | $950,000 |
| 9 | Twisted Minds | 1,900 | $800,000 |
| 10 | T1 | 1,800 | $650,000 |
| 11 | Team Vision | 1,750 | $550,000 |
| 12-13 | 100 Thieves | 1,500 | $475,000 |
| 12-13 | ZETA DIVISION | 1,500 | $475,000 |
| 14 | Nongshim RedForce | 1,250 | $400,000 |
| 15-17 | G2 Esports | 1,200 | $308,333.33 |
| 15-17 | FaZe Clan | 1,200 | $308,333.33 |
| 15-17 | BIG | 1,200 | $308,333.33 |
| 18 | Weibo Gaming | 1,100 | $250,000 |
| 19-20 | Karmine Corp | 1,050 | $212,500 |
| 19-20 | FURIA | 1,050 | $212,500 |
| 21 | REJECT | 1,000 | $175,000 |
| 22-24 | Team Heretics | 950 | $125,000 |
| 22-24 | DRX | 950 | $125,000 |
| 22-24 | Spacestation Gaming | 950 | $125,000 |
The three-way tie between BIG, FaZe, and G2 combines the $350,000, $300,000, and $275,000 prizes assigned to 15th through 17th, then splits the $925,000 total three ways. The same rule applies to FURIA and Karmine Corp at 20th, while the three clubs tied for 22nd split the money assigned to the 22nd-24th.
Every Esports World Cup 2026 game and its top three
EWC 2026 featured 25 Club Championship competitions across 24 games, with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang represented by both its Mid Season Cup and Women’s Invitational. First place generally awarded 1,000 Club Championship points, followed by 750 for second and 500 for third.
| Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALORANT | 100 Thieves | NRG | Nongshim RedForce |
| Apex Legends | UNLIMIT | Team Vision | Sentinels |
| FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves | Natus Vincere (DarkAngel) | Virtus.pro (mi2ha4) | Saishunkan Sol Kumamoto (Nemo) |
| Dota 2 | PARIVISION | BetBoom Team | Team Yandex |
| MLBB Women’s Invitational | Team Vitality | Natus Vincere | Geltek Cyber Team |
| Free Fire | LYON | AG.AL International | LOUD |
| League of Legends | Dplus Kia | Karmine Corp | Gen.G Esports |
| Teamfight Tactics | Team Vision | Aurora Gaming | AG.AL International |
| PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | Virtus.pro | The Vicious | Natus Vincere |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | HYPERSPIRIT (RvPLegend10) | RBLZ Gaming (levyfinn) | Manchester City (Bonanno) |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MSC | Team Spirit | Yangon Galacticos | ONIC |
| Street Fighter 6 | Team Falcons (Craime) | SBI e-Sports (Hibiki) | REJECT (Hinao) |
| Overwatch 2 | ZETA DIVISION | Twisted Minds | T1 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | G2 Esports | T1 | JD Gaming |
| Honor of Kings | Kuaishou Gaming | AG.AL International | Geekay Esports |
| Rainbow Six Siege X | FaZe Clan | FURIA | DarkZero |
| Tekken 8 | AG.AL International (M. Zubair) | KIWOOM DRX (LowHigh) | Yagami |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | OpTic Gaming | Team Heretics | 100 Thieves |
| PUBG Mobile | S2G Esports | Nongshim RedForce | Aurora Gaming |
| Chess | Team Liquid (Magnus Carlsen) | AG.AL International (Denis Lazavik) | Team Falcons (Hikaru Nakamura) |
| Rocket League | Team Falcons | Spacestation Gaming | Ninjas in Pyjamas eStar |
| Counter-Strike 2 | Team Spirit | FUT Esports | Legacy |
| CROSSFIRE | BaiSha Gaming | Team Liquid | KINGZONE-eSports |
| Fortnite | BIG | RVNS SkyJump + LYOST Momsy | Aurora Gaming |
| Trackmania | AG.AL International (Gwen) | Team Liquid (Epos) | Team Vitality (Pac) |
FAQs
Who won the Esports World Cup Club Championship last year?
Team Falcons won the EWC 2025 Club Championship with 5,200 points, finishing ahead of Team Liquid on 4,200 and Team Vitality on 4,050. The title was Falcons’ second in succession after also winning the inaugural Esports World Cup Club Championship in 2024.
When is the next Esports World Cup?
The next Esports World Cup is planned for 2027, with Riyadh intended to return as host after the 2026 edition was moved to Paris. Full dates for the seven-week 2027 event have not yet been announced.
Do the Esports World Cup games change every year?
The Esports World Cup lineup changes between editions, although many of its largest games return through multi-year agreements. The 2026 program dropped StarCraft II and Rennsport from the 2025 lineup while adding Trackmania and bringing Fortnite into the Club Championship schedule, alongside yearly releases such as EA SPORTS FC 26 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 replacing their predecessors.
