Team Spirit beat FUT Esports 3-1 in the Counter-Strike 2 Grand Final on Sunday to claim the final trophy of the Esports World Cup 2026, closing out seven weeks of competition across 24 titles in Paris.
FUT drew first blood, debuting their roster on Cache and snatching the opener with a tight late push. Spirit answered by dragging both Anubis and Ancient into overtime, grinding out two nail-biting wins before sh1ro sealed Ancient with a clutch 1v1 to bring up map point. You can read more about how Spirit fought through the bracket, including their win over Vitality, in Ginx’s coverage of Team Spirit’s EWC 2026 CS2 run.
With momentum fully behind them, Spirit closed out the series on Nuke, dismantling FUT 13-5 after a dominant 10-2 opening half on the T-side. FUT’s pistol luck ran dry at exactly the wrong moment, and Spirit never looked back.
Key Details
- Grand Final held at the Accor Arena in Paris, the same venue that hosted the BLAST.tv Paris Major in 2023
- Map order: Cache (FUT), Anubis (Spirit, OT), Ancient (Spirit, OT), Nuke (Spirit, 13-5)
- According to Field Level Media, Spirit took home $600,000 and 1,000 club points, with FUT earning $340,000 for the runner-up finish
- Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets was named tournament MVP, per Field Level Media
The result caps a wild seven weeks that reshaped several storylines in the Tier 1 scene, from Falcons’ costly early exit to NAVI’s alarming loss to Legacy. For the full path that led both sides to the Accor Arena, check out Ginx’s breakdown of the EWC 2026 CS2 tournament draw, and see how the event’s scale and $2 million prize pool came together in our Grand Final venue coverage.
Spirit aren’t slowing down either, with the roster already turning attention to their next fixture on the CS2 calendar as the rest of the Tier 1 pack tries to figure out how to catch them.