Weibo Gaming Claim Teamfight Tactics at 2025 Esports World Cup Title, as Unbeaten Run Continues to Grand Final Glory

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (August 15, 2025) - Weibo Gaming has claimed the Teamfight Tactics at 2025 Esports World Cup title after a 3-1 victory over Virtus.pro. Along with the trophy, Weibo Gaming take home $150,000 from the $500,000 prize pool for their victory.

Weibo Gaming went on an unbelievable unbeaten run on their way to the grand final after falling short at the quarter final stage last year. They beat EWC 2024 finalists T1 on the opening day, before sweeping Team Vitality to win their group. In the playoffs stage, it was more of the same for the Chinese side, as they took down EVOS Esports 2-0 and AEGIS 2-1. The grand final saw the format shift to best-of-five, and Weibo Gaming were more than ready for it, beating Virtus.pro 3-1.

For Virtus.pro, it was one game too many for the Vietnamese roster, who had taken down both EWC 2024 grand finalists on the way to this year's final stop. With their well-earned title as giant slayers coming into the final, Weibo Gaming were just a step too far for the underdog roster.

The grand final itself was a great display of tactical play. Weibo Gaming set the marker down in round one, with a dominant victory. Virtus.pro reversed the tide to secure a game for themselves in round two. Round three would see the teams forced into a 1v1, and despite leading, Lê "Milo" Đức Hải of Virtus.pro wasn’t able to clinch the win. On match point, Weibo Gaming held on with their tactical play, and were able to convert the game into a definite victory.

"I was incredibly excited! It’s been a long road for everyone. We’ve done so much, we’ve put in so much work to prepare for this, and we’ve finally done it. So thank you, thank you to everyone," said Yao "LingBaoTianZun" Chuanheng. “We are the champions!”

Yin "Saopimi" Shengjie was named the SONY MVP, having led the line for his team throughout the event. He will receive an additional $10,000 and the MVP medal to recognise his achievements.

“I believe this MVP prize doesn’t belong to me alone, but to every single one of Weibo Gaming,” said MVP Yin "Saopimi" Shengjie.

Weibo Gaming earn 1000 Club Championship points for their victory, seeing them climb two places into eighth on 1950 points. The Club will be represented in just one more title, Street Fighter 6, in Week 7 of EWC 25 meaning they will need another solid result to climb further up the table, however they are officially out of contention to win the Club Championship.

For Virtus.pro, the second place finish was still huge for their Club Championship hopes, securing fourth place in the standings and moving them to within just 200 points of Team Vitality in third place. The loss is Virtus.pro’s third second place finish this year, which could prove crucial come the end of the Esports World Cup, as they will need to lift at least one trophy to be eligible to win the Club Championship. However, with four rosters still due to compete, they still have a solid chance to lift the Club Championship trophy.

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