Team Falcons are the Esports World Cup 2026 Rocket League champions after a 4-0 sweep of Spacestation Gaming in the Grand Final. The official Esports World Cup competition page confirms the result and the prize breakdown: the Saudi club takes the $400,000 first prize and 1,000 Club Championship points after five days of play at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
Samy “dralii” Hajji, playing alongside twin brothers Yazid “Kiileerrz” Bakhashwin and Saleh “Rw9” Bakhashwin, closed out the final on August 16 to complete a historic three-peat, becoming the first player in any title to win the Esports World Cup three times, as reported in the Esports World Cup’s champions report.
Rocket League ran for five days in the French capital, with 16 of the world’s best teams competing from August 12 through August 16 for a share of the tournament’s $1 million prize pool, per the official Esports World Cup survival guide. Falcons beat Karmine Corp 4-0 in the semifinals and then met Spacestation Gaming, who had knocked out Ninjas in Pyjamas eStar in the other semi, in the title match. The Grand Final produced the same scoreline that had ended Karmine Corp’s run, with Falcons dropping no games on the final day.
A title built on a perfect final day
The Club Championship table shows the scale of the result: first place earned $400,000 and 1,000 points, with Spacestation Gaming collecting $180,000 and 750 points for second, Ninjas in Pyjamas eStar $100,000 and 500 points for third, and Karmine Corp $60,000 and 300 points for fourth, per the official competition page.
Rw9, the tournament’s MVP, anchors a Falcons roster that has been among the most consistent international Rocket League lineups of the past year. The addition of 1,000 Club Championship points pushes the club further up the overall Esports World Cup standings, where points are pooled across all of the festival’s titles and the leading club at the end of the season takes the championship.
The Rocket League decider closed out Week 6 of the festival’s summer season in Paris, where dozens of games stage their own competitions in the same venue. Fans who missed it can rewatch the full Grand Final, with the VOD linked from the official championship article and the tournament’s competition page.
The win settles the Rocket League title race after one of the more open fields of the festival. Spacestation Gaming’s run to the final was itself a story, with the side taking down Ninjas in Pyjamas eStar in the semifinals to reach the last match. The official standings show the depth of the field behind the top four, with Gentle Mates, Team Vitality, Shopify Rebellion, and Twisted Minds sharing fifth place and $35,000 each, and NRG, MIBR.LOS, R8 Esports, and TSM tying for ninth with $20,000 apiece.
For PixelTempo readers tracking the international scene, the result follows the pattern we covered in our report on Brazil’s PUBG Nations Cup win, where club teams from outside the traditional regions continued to shape the year’s biggest esports moments. The Esports World Cup’s Club Championship remains one of the clearest measures of which organisations are building the deepest rosters across multiple games, and the Pokémon competitive season opening in Asia is another reminder that championship calendars now run year-round.
