Esports World Cup Week 3 Day 1 recap: StarCraft II kicks off

The third week of the 2025 Esports World Cup kicked off on Tuesday, with StarCraft II getting clear air in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The StarCraft II EWC event featured the Play-In Stage and the first four Group Stage series in Groups A and B.

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StarCraft II Esports World Cup

After running through the upper and lower brackets of the Play-In Stage at the StarCraft II Esports World Cup, Byun “ByuN” Hyun-woo and Gabriel Raffaele “HeRoMaRinE” Segat advanced to the Group Stage.

However, the two did not find the same success in their opening Group Stage matches against reigning champion Clément “Clem” Desplanches and 2024 EWC runner-up Joona “Serral” Sotala, with each of them losing 0-2.

Day 1 results

Play-In Stage

• ByuN defeated Astrea 2-1
• Lambo defeated HeRoMaRinE 2-0
• ByuN defeated Lambo 2-1 (ByuN advanced)
• HeRoMaRinE defeated Astrea 2-1
• HeRoMaRinE defeated Lambo 2-1 (HeRoMaRinE advanced)

Group A

• Clem defeated ByuN 2-0
• Solar defeated Zoun 2-0
• Reynor defeated SHIN 2-0
• Maru defeated trigger 2-0

Group B

• Serral defeated HeRoMaRinE 2-0
• Classic defeated Rogue 2-1
• Cure defeated ShoWTimE 2-0
• herO defeated Cyan 2-0

Looking ahead to Wednesday

Although the StarCraft II EWC continues on Wednesday, the Honor of Kings World Cup and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports World Cup action will return.

The playoffs of the HoK World Cup will take place on Wednesday, while the first four Group A series of the MLBB EWC Group Stage will also feature on the second day of week three.