Overview

• Team Heretics overcame a two-map deficit to defeat Fnatic 3-2 in the best-of-five grand final at Riyadh’s Esports World Cup Valorant tournament.
• Mert “Wo0t” Alkan earned MVP honors after delivering decisive plays in Heretics’ three consecutive wins.
• The champions took home $500,000 and 1,000 club points while Fnatic received $230,000 and 750 points as runner-up.
• Heretics reached the final by besting Gen.G Esports 2-1 in the semifinals and Fnatic advanced after reversing a 1-0 deficit against Paper Rex.
• The final concluded an eight-team single-elimination bracket following a group stage and was streamed globally on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok.