Esports World Cup 2026 set to crown 4 champions in Paris

DUBAI: With the 2026 Esports World Cup halfway through, the next few days will see four champions crowned, with the OWCS Midseason Championship, Call of Duty: Warzone Resurgence Series Championship, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s Mid Season Cup, and Street Fighter 6 concluding in week four.

With 10 tournaments already wrapped up, the Club Championship race is also tightening with every result. The defending champions, Team Falcons, are right in the thick of it in week four, as they look to climb up the rankings.

The Saudi club is the favorite in Warzone, still alive in the MLBB knockouts through Falcons PH, and will look to secure back-to-back EWC championships in Overwatch.

Overwatch

The story writes itself around Kim “Proper Dong-hyun. He won Overwatch last year with Team Falcons and walked away with Finals MVP, then packed his bags for Zeta Division over the off-season.

He has not missed a beat since, tearing through the Korean circuit across the first half of 2026.

Over the next few days, 16 teams will clash across two brackets, with the top four from each field securing a spot in the single-elimination playoff bracket. Everything culminates in a first-to-four Grand Final showdown on Sunday, where a massive $1 million prize pool awaits the victor.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang: Mid Season Cup

The MLBB’s Mid Season Cup is down to the final eight teams. After an entire week of group stage action reduced the pack, which included the shock elimination of reigning champions Team Liquid PH, it is single-elimination from here, best-of-five all the way, widening to a best-of-seven for Saturday’s Grand Final.

With $3 million on the line, valuable Club Championship points, and the MSC trophy waiting at the end, what is