Esports World Cup Week 6 Day 3 recap: Tekken 8 kicks off

Wednesday, August 13, was the third day of Week Six at the Esports World Cup, and with plenty of action on the day, Tekken 8 joined PUBG and Teamfight Tactics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rocket League will be the fourth title to kick off during Week Six, with the opening day scheduled for Thursday.

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Teamfight Tactics Esports World Cup

The final day of the group stage at the Teamfight Tactics Esports World Cup determined the last four playoff teams, as eight squads faced off in each group’s decider match.

Team Vitality, Virtus.pro, Flash Wolves, and EVOS Esports joined Weibo Gaming, AEGIS, Citadel Gaming, and Wolves Esports in securing spots in the quarterfinals.

Day 3 results

Group A: T1 defeated Team Vitality 2-1

Group B: Virtus.pro defeated MOUZ 2-1

Group C: Flash Wolves defeated Twisted Minds 2-0

Group D: EVOS Esports defeated ROC Esports 2-1

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PUBG Esports World Cup

Day two of the PUBG Esports World Cup saw Groups A and C face off in six matches. With only Group A having played 12 matches so far, The Expendables moved into the top spot in the overall standings, while Theerathon Five (60 points) led the day’s scoring.

The final day of the group stage will feature Groups B and C in the last six matches, with the top 16 teams in the overall standings advancing to the grand finals.

Tekken 8 Esports World Cup

A massive day of play at the Tekken 8 Esports World Cup unfolded on Wednesday, with five best-of-three series contested in each of Groups A, B, C, and D.

Atif “Atif Butt” Ijaz, Lee “EDGE” Ju-hyung, Park “eyemusician” Min-hyung, Park “Mangja” Geon-ho, Jeon “JeonDDing” Sang-hyun, Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique, Bae “Knee” Jae-min, and Kim “kkokkoma” Mu-jong all secured their places in the playoffs.

Day 1 results

Group A

• OR: ATIF 2-0 Bilal
• OR: EDGE 2-1 Meo-IL
• Winners: EDGE 2-0 ATIF
• Elimination: Bilal 2-1 Meo-IL
• Decider: ATIF 2-0 Bilal

Group B

• OR: eyemusician 2-0 ILIAS
• OR: Mangja 2-0 Farzeen
• Winners: eyemusician 2-0 Mangja
• Elimination: Farzeen 2-1 ILIAS
• Decider: Mangja 2-0 Farzeen

Group C

• OR: Tekken Master 2-1 Qasim Meer
• OR: JeonDDing 2-1 Arslan Ash
• Winners: JeonDDing 2-0 Tekken Master
• Elimination: Arslan Ash 2-0 Qasim Meer
• Decider: Arslan Ash 2-0 Tekken Master

Group D

• OR: kkokkoma 2-1 Kirakira
• OR: Knee 2-0 NOBI
• Winners: Knee 2-0 kkokkoma
• Elimination: NOBI 2-0 Kirakira
• Decider: kkokkoma 2-1 NOBI

Looking ahead to Thursday

The Rocket League Esports World Cup kicks off on Thursday, August 14, with the first eight group stage matches set for the opening day. With last year’s champion, Team BDS, absent from the 2025 event, a new titleholder will be crowned on Sunday, August 17.