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FUT&#8217;s pistol luck ran dry at exactly the wrong moment, and Spirit never looked back.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/team-spirit-cs2-esports-world-cup-inline.webp\" alt=\"Team Spirit players holding a trophy on the Esports World Cup stage\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Team Spirit celebrates their victory at the Esports World Cup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Key Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Final held at the Accor Arena in Paris, the same venue that hosted the BLAST.tv Paris Major in 2023<\/li>\n<li>Map order: Cache (FUT), Anubis (Spirit, OT), Ancient (Spirit, OT), Nuke (Spirit, 13-5)<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>Danil &#8216;donk&#8217; Kryshkovets was named tournament MVP, per Field Level Media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The result caps a wild seven weeks that reshaped several storylines in the Tier 1 scene, from Falcons&#8217; costly early exit to NAVI&#8217;s alarming loss to Legacy. 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