Team Falcons has successfully defended their EWC Club Championship title, securing their second crown in the 2025 edition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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While this back-to-back victory represents a remarkable achievement, the path to glory reveals a narrative about financial resources, participation breadth, and the surprisingly competitiveness other organizations were able to achieve, almost spoiling Falcons party.
Falcons' multi-title assault
Team Falcons approached the 2025 Esports World Cup with a clear strategy; compete in nearly everything. The Saudi Arabian organization fielded teams across 22 of the 25 tournaments featured in the competition, representing an 88% participation rate that dwarfed any competitor.
This massive presence stood in contrast to other major organizations: Team Liquid competed in 13 tournaments, Team Vitality in 11, and even the well-resourced Virtus.pro managed only 17 appearances.
Since the EWC Club Championship operates on a cumulative points system where organizations earn points based on their placements across all tournaments, with 1,000 points awarded for first place, 750 for second, and 500 for third place finishes, this approach proved decisive in securing the championship. The system inherently favors organizations that can field competitive teams across multiple titles, making Falcons' participation a structural advantage.
The organization's founder and CEO, Mossaad "Msdossary" Al-Dossary, who also won the 2018 FIFA eWorld Cup as a player, established Team Falcons in 2017 with ambitious goals. After a brief hiatus, the organization was re-established in 2020 with three clear objectives:
- Become the best tournament-winning team in the Middle East
- Establish a strong brand identity
- Rank among the top ten esports organizations globally.
The consecutive EWC victories definitely fulfill these aspirations.
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A victory built on consistency rather than dominance
Despite their overwhelming presence across the tournament landscape, Team Falcons' 2025 campaign revealed an interesting paradox: their victory came through consistent performance rather than outright dominance in individual titles.
The organization secured only one tournament championship (Overwatch 2) throughout the entire eight-week competition (still pending CS2 and Street Fighter). In 2024, they claimed two tournament wins (Call of Duty: Warzone and Free Fire).
Team Falcons accumulated their championship-winning 4,900 points through consistency across the 22 tournament appearances. Their strongest individual performances included second-place finishes in Dota 2 and Chess, third-place finishes in PUBG: Battlegrounds and Rocket League, and various other top-eight placements that contributed to their point total.
The organization's financial resources, believed to be connected to the Saudi royal family, enabled them to pursue high-profile players and coaches across multiple esports. This "superteam" approach allowed Falcons to remain competitive in nearly every major esports title, from traditional games like Counter-Strike 2 to emerging titles in the mobile gaming space.
Winners yes, but not without proper competition
While Team Falcons' extensive participation might suggest a runaway victory in the EWC Club Championship, the final standings revealed a competitive championship race that remained in doubt until the final week of competition. Team Liquid, competing in fewer tournaments, is currently just 700 points behind Falcons with 4,200 points, less than one tournament victory. Team Vitality is in third place with 4,050 points, meaning the top three organizations were separated by just 850 points despite different participation levels (CS2 and Street Fighter still ongoing, which can alter standings) .
This balance became even more pronounced when examining efficiency metrics. Team Liquid is averaging 323.1 points per tournament compared to Falcons' 222.7 points per tournament, indicating that the Dutch organization was more effective in their approach. Team Vitality is achieving an even higher efficiency rate of 368.2 points per tournament, suggesting that focused excellence in fewer titles can challenge Falcons' current strategy.
Path forward and future implications
Looking ahead, Team Falcons' model presents both opportunities and challenges for the broader esports ecosystem. Their success demonstrates the viability of multi-title organizations in an era where specialization has traditionally been the norm. However, it also raises questions about whether other organizations can realistically compete with such well-funded, broadly-focused approaches.
The organization has already confirmed their intention to expand further, transitioning from a team to a full company structure with 80 staff members across seven departments and management offices in Europe. With player contracts totaling $5.2 million across 27 different games, Falcons represents a new model of esports organization, one that prioritizes breadth and consistency over specialization and peak performance.
For competitors, the Falcons model presents a clear challenge: organizations must either match their breadth of participation or achieve significantly higher efficiency rates in selected titles. Team Liquid's strong performance despite limited participation suggests the latter approach remains viable, but the margin for error becomes increasingly slim against such comprehensive competition.
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As the esports industry continues to evolve toward larger, more comprehensive competitions, Team Falcons' consecutive championships may be remembered as the moment when breadth of participation became as valuable as depth of expertise.
Whether this model proves sustainable in the long term will depend on how other organizations adapt and whether the competitive ecosystem can maintain the balance between resource advantages and pure competitive merit that made the 2025 EWC Club Championship such an interesting spectacle until its final moments.
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