Esports World Cup Week 7 Day 2 recap: Street Fighter 6, CS2 commence

All 25 events at the 2025 Esports World Cup are now either completed or underway, with Counter-Strike 2 and Street Fighter 6 joining CrossFire on the second day of Week 7. While the leading CrossFire teams secured playoff spots, several of Counter-Strike’s biggest names were knocked out on the tournament’s opening day.

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CrossFire Esports World Cup

Day 2 of the CrossFire Esports World Cup featured both elimination and winners’ matches across all four groups on Wednesday, August 20.

By the end of the day, Al Qadsiah, Qing Jiu Club, Evolution Power, and AG.AL had secured their places in the playoffs. On the other side, Twisted Minds, EVOS Esports, Inner Circle Esports, and Virtus.pro were eliminated from the tournament.

Day 2 results

Group A

• Winners: Al Qadsiah defeated Gaimin Gladiators 2-0
• Elimination: KINGZERO-Esports defeated Twisted Minds 2-1

Group B

• Winners: Qing Jiu Club defeated Team Liquid 2-0
• Elimination: ROC Esports defeated EVOS Esports 2-0

Group C

• Winners: Evolution Power defeated BaiSha Gaming 2-1
• Elimination: Team Falcons defeated Inner Circle Esports 2-0

Group D

• Winners: AG.AL defeated Team Stallions 2-1
• Elimination: Natus Vincere defeated Virtus.pro 2-1

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Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup

The Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup opened with shock eliminations and tightly contested series. Defending champions Natus Vincere and Team Spirit, widely regarded as the world’s best CS2 team, were both knocked out after defeats to 3DMAX and HEROIC, respectively.

Astralis and FaZe Clan also bowed out on the opening day, each suffering 1-2 series losses to TYLOO and Aurora Gaming, respectively.

Round of 16 results

• 3DMAX defeated Natus Vincere 2-1
• The MongolZ defeated GamerLegion 2-0
• Team Vitality defeated Team Liquid 2-0
• TYLOO defeated Astralis 2-1
• HEROIC defeated Team Spirit 2-1
• Aurora Gaming defeated FaZe Clan 2-1

Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup

Each of the 48 players at the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup played their opening-round matches on the first day of the tournament. After claiming victories in their opening matches, the two winners clashed in the first advancement series of the group stage.

Amjad “AngryBird” Al-Shalabi (Group A), Saul Leonardo “MenaRD” Mena II (Group B), Samuel “EndingWalker” Arm (Group C), “Zhen” (Group D), Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun (Group E), “Torimeshi” (Group F), “YHC-Mochi” (Group G), “Blaz” (Group H), Hiromiki “Itabashi Zangief” Kumada (Group I), Shin “Leshar” Moon-sup (Group J), Keita “Fuudo” Ai (Group K), and Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi (Group L) all advanced to the second phase.

Day 1 results

Group A

• OR: NoahTheProdigy 3-0 Latif
• OR: AngryBird 3-0 NARIKUN
• Winners: AngryBird 3-1 NoahTheProdigy

Group B

• OR: MenaRD 3-0 Riddles
• OR: Kawano 3-0 Momochi
• Winners: MenaRD 3-0 Kawano

Group C

• OR: EndingWalker 3-1 Shuto
• OR: Dual Kevin 3-2 BigBird
• Winners: EndingWalker 3-0 Dual Kevin

Group D

• OR: matsu56 3-0 juicyjoe
• OR: Zhen 3-2 Psycho
• Winners: Zhen 3-2 matsu56

Group E

• OR: Kakeru 3-0 Tachikawa
• OR: Ziaohai 3-2 Punk
• Winners: Xiaohai 3-1 Kakeru

Group F

• OR: Torimeshi 3-0 Jr.
• OR: gachikun 3-1 moke
• Winners: Torimeshi 3-2 gachikun

Group G

• OR: Tokido 3-2 Hiakru
• OR: YHC-Mochi 3-0 Nephew
• Winners: YHC-Mochi 3-1 Tokido

Group H

• OR: Blaz 3-2 GO1
• OR: Craime 3-2 Phenom
• Winners: Blaz 3-0 Craime

Group I

• OR: NL 3-0 Hurricane
• OR: Itabashi Nagief 3-0 Shine
• Winners: Itabashi Nagief 3-0 NL

Group J

• OR: Leshar 3-1 Kintyo
• OR: Higuchi 3-0 Veggey
• Winners: Leshar 3-0 Higuchi

Group K

• OR: DCQ 3-1 Ryukichi
• OR: Fuudo 3-1 Kusanagi
• Winners: Fuudo 3-1 DCQ

Group L

• OR: Micky 3-2 vWsym
• OR: Bonchan 3-2 pugera
• Winners: Bonchan 3-1 Micky