Team Spirit is the champion of the 2026 Esports World Cup in Counter-Strike 2
In the Counter-Strike 2 Grand Final of the 2026 Esports World Cup, Team Spirit defeated FUT Esports 3–1 in a best-of-five series to claim the tournament title and earn $600,000 in prize money.
The 2026 Esports World Cup CS2 Grand Final was played in a best-of-5 format. The match began with a FUT victory on Cache (13–10), but Spirit then evened the score on Anubis (16–13). On Ancient, the Russian team took the lead again, winning the map 16–14, after which the “Dragons” closed out the match on Nuke (13–5).
Team Spirit Roster
- Boris “magixx” Vorobyov
- Miroslav “zont1x” Plakhotya
- Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
- Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov
- Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich
- Sergey “hally” Shavaev (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place — Team Spirit ($600,000);
- 2nd place — FUT Esports ($340,000);
- 3rd place — Legacy ($190,000);
- 4th place — FURIA ($110,000);
- 5th–8th place — Team Vitality, Team Falcons, MOUZ, G2 Esports ($60,000 each);
- 9th–16th place — B8 Esports, FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, The MongolZ, GamerLegion, Aurora Gaming, magic, Astralis ($35,000 each);
- 17th–24th place — MIBR, Ninjas in Pyjamas, 9z Team, PARIVISION, paiN Gaming, Lynn Vision Gaming, BIG, JiJieHao ($20,000 each);
- 25th–32nd places — 3DMAX, Wildcard, 100 Thieves, K27, TYLOO, BetBoom Team, M80, Luminosity Gaming ($10,000 each).
The 2026 Esports World Cup for Counter-Strike 2 took place August 12–23 in Paris, France. The tournament featured 32 teams competing for a $2,000,000 prize pool and 3,350 EWC Club Championship points.
Photo: PGL.
