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- Week 4 concluded with Smart Omega Empress winning Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational 2024, Alpha7 Esports taking the PUBG Mobile World Cup, and Crazy Raccoon the Overwatch
RIYADH: The fans in attendance and the millions more who tuned in around the world witnessed some epic moments as the fourth week of the Esports World Cup drew to a close.
The summer-long celebration of elite competition and esports fandom has reached the halfway stage at Boulevard Riyadh City, with new EWC champions crowned across three action-packed tournaments.
Saturday saw Smart Omega Empress etch their names in the esports history books as they whitewashed Team Vitality 3-0 to win the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational 2024. Hot on the heels of a flawless 3-0 semi-final win against Victory Song Gamers, the Filipino club delivered another dominant performance on the grandest stage esports to claim the $180,000 first prize — the highest-ever for a professional women’s event.
Another club successful in its bid for glory was Alpha7 Esports. Following 18 exhilarating rounds, the Brazilian team topped the main tournament standings to win the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 on Sunday. They finished on 153 points, 29 clear of joint second-placed REJECT and Tianba. The victory meant Alpha7 scooped 1,000 EWC Club Championship points alongside the $467,312 first prize, capping off their sensational Riyadh campaign.
Elsewhere on an unforgettable Sunday, week four of the EWC came to a close with the latter stages of Overwatch 2.
Crazy Raccoon, a Japanese esports organization with players from the Republic of Korea, overcame hometown heroes Team Falcons 4-1 in the first semi-final, while Toronto Ultra of Canada defeated ZETA DIVISION in a seven-game epic, prevailing 4-3.
The Grand Final finished in the early hours of Monday with Crazy Raccoon sealing back-to-back 4-1 victories to take the title, the $400,000 first prize, and 1,000 Club Championship points.
The Esports World Cup, the pinnacle of professional esports, runs until Aug. 25 and features 22 tournaments across 21 titles. Week 5 begins on July 31 with three tournaments taking place up to Aug. 4 — Apex Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, and the Honor of Kings Mid-Season Invitational 2024.