The auto battler game Teamfight Tactics had a tournament at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from August 11 to 15, 2025. Sixteen teams took part in this tournament, six from the Asian Champions League (ACL) qualifiers (three each from Asia-Pacific and China), three each from the Americas and EMEA, three from the global qualifiers, and Wolves Esports, the defending champions. Teams qualified based on their performance from regional qualification events and the global qualifier. Weibo Gaming won the tournament, with Virtus.pro placing second.
This event was the second Teamfight Tactics tournament at the EWC and the first under a three-year partnership between game developer Riot Games and the Esports World Cup Foundation until 2027 to bring Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends, and Valorant into the event.
Format In the group stage, the sixteen (16) teams are divided into four groups and compete in a GSL-style double elimination bracket, with the first two teams to achieve two wins advancing to the quarterfinals. All tournament matches are best-of-threes, whereas the final was a best-of-five.
The playoffs consisted of an eight-team single-elimination bracket.
Qualification 2024 tournament winners Wolves Esports automatically qualified for the 2025 edition by virtue of being defending champions. There are six qualified teams from Asia, all of whom also qualified for the Asian Champions League (ACL) – three each from Asia-Pacific (APAC) and China. Three teams each from the Americas and EMEA qualifiers and three teams from the global qualifiers also advanced to the main tournament.
Qualified teams RegionEventTeamPathAmericasAMER Closed Qualifier Team Vitality Upper Bracket Final Winner Team LiquidLower Bracket finalists Citadel GamingAsia-PacificACL Asia-Pacific Qualifiers Flash WolvesUpper Bracket finalists T1 Virtus.pro Third-ranked teamChinanoneWolves EsportsEWC 2024 ChampionsACL China QualifiersTeam FalconsQualifiers 1st PlaceWeibo GamingQualifiers 2nd PlaceTwisted MindsQualifiers 3rd PlaceEMEAEMEA Closed QualifierAegis EsportsUpper Bracket Final WinnerFnaticLower Bracket finalistsEVOS EsportsnoneGlobal Qualifiers MOUZStage 2 Semifinal winnersROC EsportsAl Qadsiah Esports3rd Place decider winner
External links Esports World Cup official website
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