Field Level Media
28 Jul 2025, 05:35 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images)
After a pair of thrilling semifinals, the final turned out to be the most one-sided match of the tournament as OpTic Gaming dominated the Vancouver Surge 4-0 on Sunday to win the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 tournament at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The win not only netted OpTic the $600,000 grand prize but also earned the team a berth in the 2026 Esports World Cup. OpTic also received 1,000 club points in the EWC standings, their first points of the event. The Surge took home $320,000.
The day began with the four group winners facing off in the semifinals, sporting a combined 12-0 record since play began.
The Surge opened the day with a 250-241 win over KOI on Red Card Hardpoint. KOI responded with a 6-2 win on Dealership Search and Destroy. The teams split the next two maps, as well, with the Surge winning 3-2 on Vault Control and KOI taking Vault Hardpoint 250-161. In the deciding map, the Surge escaped with a 6-5 win on Protocol Search and Destroy.
OpTic took a much different path to the final, losing the first two maps in their semifinal against Team Heretics -- 250-249 on Skyline Hardpoint and 6-5 on Rewind Search and Destroy. But it was all OpTic from there, as the club won 3-2 on Hacienda Control, 250-186 on Rewind Hardpoint and 6-3 on Protocol Search and Destroy.
Then came the stunner. After jumping in front with a 250-236 result on Rewind Hardpoint, OpTic took a 2-0 lead on the Surge by winning Protocol Search and Destroy 6-1. Vancouver could not mount any sort of comeback, however, and fell 3-1 on Protocol Control and 250-118 on Hacienda Hardpoint.
KOI edged Heretics 3-2 in the third-place match, winning $200,000.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Esports World Cup prize pool, with money winnings and Esports World Cup club points:
1. $600,000, 1,000 -- OpTic Gaming
2. $320,000, 750 -- Vancouver Surge
3. $200,000, 500 -- KOI
4. $120,000, 300 -- Team Heretics
5-8. $80,000, 200 -- 100 Thieves, Boston Breach, OMiT, FiveFears
9-12. $40,000, 0 -- Cloud9, Gentle Mates, Team Falcons, FaZe Clan
13-16. $20,000, 0 -- G2 Esports, Team Orchid, Team WaR, Project 7 Esports
--Field Level Media
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