Paris, July 20, 2026: The Esports World Cup 2026 Week 2 is done, and Paris has seen four more trophies lifted in an action-packed Championship Weekend. Free Fire and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang brought mobile esports to the global stage on Saturday, before Dota 2 and League of Legends crowned new winners to round off a rollercoaster of a week in the French capital.
In Free Fire, LYON put up one of the most remarkable performances in the game’s history at the EWC 2026 finals, blowing away a field stacked with competitive pedigree. The South American squad broke the EWC elimination record with 33 kills and a Booyah in game five, before sealing the title two games later in game seven. The organization’s 33-frag game breaks the previous record held by Team Falcons, who won Free Fire at EWC 2024.
LYON had a disappointing group stage, failing to secure automatic qualification to the finals. Instead, they were sent to the Survival Stage where they picked up the unstoppable momentum that would propel them to the $300,000 (~INR 2.8 crore) prize and direct qualification for the Free Fire Global Finals 2026. The team’s Benjamín “Gamezking” Pérez was named the Sony MVP after recording 60 eliminations and 71 knockdowns across the tournament.
“I’m really happy. It’s been a rough couple of months for me, dealing with my anxiety,” said Benjamín “Gamezking” Pérez. "I never really talked to anyone about this besides my family, every single trip is a struggle for me. I’m really, really happy to be Champions with my team. This is LYON.”
Meanwhile, Team Vitality was crowned the inaugural Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Women’s International (MWI) Champions, following the tournament’s official global championship recognition. This is the roster’s second EWC win, and fourth MWI title, as they become back-to-back champions of the MLBB female tournament, defeating Natus Vincere PH, whose roster beat them at the Esports World Cup in 2024.
The Indonesian team, competing under the Team Vitality banner, started slowly and dropped the first map before storming back to win the series 4-2. The first place victory saw them take home $150,000 (~INR 1.4 crore), and rack up an invaluable 1,000 points in the Club Championship. Viorelle “Vival” Chen claimed her second EWC MVP award.
On being named MVP, Vival said, “I’m really, really happy with this award, and the result of this year’s MWI together with my team. This year’s MWI is held in Paris, which is the home ground of Team Vitality, and we dedicate this win to everyone, to our fans. It was a blast.”
The centerpiece of the weekend was the League of Legends EWC 2026 finals. The atmosphere was buzzing as Parisian fan favourites Karmine Corp faced Korean side Dplus Kia. The hostile atmosphere created by the “Blue Wall” of KC fans did not deter Dplus KIA, as the Korean roster secured their first LAN win of the season and first major title in the best part of six years.
Dplus had to do it the hard way, coming through the lower bracket and knocking out FURIA, G2 Esports and EWC 2025 winners Gen.G to set up a match with Karmine Corp. KC had a memorable weekend, knocking out Faker’s T1 to reach the grand final but ultimately came up short when it mattered the most. Sin “Smash” Guem-jae was named MVP with a mind-boggling 8.1 KDA, while World Champions T1 fell to Gen.G 2-1 in the third place match.
"In the early phase of the bot lane, I initially realized that our first kills came out there in Game 3, we’re on 2-0, it’s a great start and I’m on a champion that I’m confident on. That’s the moment I felt I won," said Dplus KIA’s Oh "Career" Hyung-suk after being asked when he realised this dream was a reality.
PVISION were the final of the four champions to be crowned on the second EWC 2026 Championship Weekend, beating out Team BB in the Grand Final 3-1. The experienced Dota 2 squad surpassed last year's semi-final exit with a near-flawless run through the tournament. In the grand final, a shaky first game put Team BB in the driving seat, but PVISION responded admirably, taking the next three and, in doing so, the title.
Evgeniy “Noticed” Ignatenko was named the MVP, having been instrumental in a tournament run where PVISION dropped just three games. In the third-place match, Team Yandex edged out Vici Gaming 2-0 to secure their top three finish.
