EWC 2025 Week 6 Recap: Group Stage and Playoff Highlights

Week 6 of the Esports World Cup delivered nonstop action across four of the biggest competitive titles: Teamfight Tactics, Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8, PUBG: Battlegrounds, and Rocket League. With high-stakes group stage clashes and playoff upsets, this week proved why the EWC continues to be the most unpredictable tournament of the year. Check out the EWC 2025 Week 6 Recap and highlights below.

EWC 2025 Week 6 Recap

Teamfight Tactics – A Nightmare for NA

The 2025 edition of TFT introduced a unique 4v4 team format where players’ placements combined to score points for their squads—rewarding coordination instead of lone-wolf strategies.

T1 quickly turned into North America’s biggest obstacle. After eliminating Team Vitality in a tense group match, they crushed Citadel Gaming in the quarterfinals, knocking both NA hopefuls out of the race. Their run ended against Virtus.pro, one of the biggest surprises of the event, but T1 still left their mark as North America’s kryptonite.

Street Fighter 6 – Canada’s Lone Representative

The Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) for SF6 featured a brutal lineup: 64 players battling it out for only 10 spots in the main bracket.

Among the survivors was Michael “Riddles” Kim, a former Smash Bros standout who transitioned to Street Fighter full-time this year. Fresh off his win at Get On My Level 2025 in Toronto, Riddles pushed through the gauntlet to finish 8th, making him the only Canadian player heading into the EWC main event.

TEKKEN 8 – Korea Overpowers Pakistan in EWC 2025 Week 6

The Tekken rivalry between South Korea and Pakistan has long been one of esports’ greatest storylines. But this week, Korea completely shut the door on their rivals.

Jeondding sent reigning EVO champion Arslan Ash to the elimination bracket.
Ulsan, aiming for his third straight EWC title, eventually knocked him out of the tournament.
Mulgold eliminated finale runner-up Atif Ijaz, denying Pakistan a single bracket spot.

In the playoffs, six Korean players advanced alongside two Japanese challengers. Once both Japanese contenders fell out in the quarterfinals, it became clear: South Korea is once again the undisputed powerhouse of Tekken.

PUBG: Battlegrounds – ROC Esports Take the Spotlight

If one team turned heads this week, it was the underdog lineup from ROC Esports. Virtually unknown prior to EWC 25, they shocked the competition by winning rounds one and three of the group stage.

Though they didn’t close out their Cinderella run with the trophy, Gabriel “sxntastico” Silva’s performance stood out. With 18 kills and 25 knockdowns, he earned the SONY MVP award, proving ROC came to play and aren’t a team to overlook in the future.

EWC 2025 Week 6 – Rocket League – Spacestation’s Strange Outing

The Rocket League group stage matchup between Spacestation Gaming and Team Vitality had everything: technical delays, mental strain, and a dominant 16–2 result in Vitality’s favor.

At times, Spacestation looked completely shaken—almost as if they’d given up after falling two games behind. They managed to regroup just enough to squeeze into playoffs, but their journey ended in the quarters with a 4–1 defeat to Team Falcons.

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