Sports / Mexican "Dark Angel" opens the Esports World Cup champions list, and Japanese "Unlimit" wins the "Apex Legends" title.

Paris, Muharram 27, 1448 AH, corresponding to July 12, 2026, SPA - The first titles of the 2026 Esports World Cup were recorded under the name of team NaVi, after its Mexican player Luis Guadalupe Castillo Gomez, known as Dark Angel, was crowned champion of the "Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves" competition, while the Japanese team Unlimit won the "Apex Legends" title, making them the first winners in the third edition of the global event hosted by the French capital Paris until next August 23. Dark Angel achieved the first title of the 2026 World Cup after defeating in the final Japan's Kenta Ichihara, representing team Virtus Pro, with a score of (5 - 1), following an exceptional journey where he overturned a (0 - 3) deficit against Reynald Tacuan, an Elite Esports player, in the quarterfinals to a thrilling (5 - 4) victory, before surpassing Japan's Naoki Nemoto, known as Nemo, in the semifinals with a (4 - 3) result. The champion received a cash prize of $250,000 out of the total competition prize of $1 million, granting his team NaVi 1000 points in the club rankings, while Nemo secured third place after defeating his compatriot Lagia with a score of (5 - 2), adding 500 points to the account of team Saishunkan Sol Kumamoto. In the "Apex Legends" competition, the Japanese team Unlimit, composed of YulariMan, XTSOFI, and Bise, returned to the podium after securing the title in the tenth round via a decisive match (3 vs 2) against compatriot Zeta Division. Player Bise took advantage of the high ground to eliminate his last opponent and give his team the title, and was also crowned the tournament's Most Valuable Player, recording 39 eliminations, 35 assists, and 50 kills during the competition. With these results, teams NaVi and Unlimit share the top of the overall standings with 1000 points each, while team Virtus Pro came next with 750 points. // End // 03:46 TEM 0008