World SportsAG.AL crowned Esports WC Club Champion in Paris

AG.AL crowned Esports WC Club Champion in Paris

PARIS, AUG 24 (PTI): AG.AL has been crowned Esports World Cup 2026 Club Champion, bringing seven weeks of competition to a close after more than 2,000 players competed for a record-breaking USD 75 million prize pool.
AG.AL secured the USD 7 million Club Championship title with 5,300 points after a dramatic win in Trackmania, completing a campaign that also included a first place finish in Tekken 8, second place finishes in Chess, Free Fire and the Honor of Kings World Cup, and a third place finish in Teamfight Tactics.
Team Falcons finished second with 4,600 points, followed by Team Vitality with 3,300 points, Natus Vincere with 2,950 points and Team Liquid with 2,700 points.
The title was decided on the final weekend, when AG.AL’s Gwendal “Gwen” Duparc won the EWC’s inaugural Trackmania tournament to secure the Club Championship.
“We are proud of what the Esports World Cup has achieved in Paris and of its continued international growth,” said His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan al Saud, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Esports Foundation.

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