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Nova Esports became champions of the Wild Rift Icons Global Championship, a prestigious $2 million tournament, by defeating JTeam in the Grand Finals. They were dominated throughout, winning all their matches, from the Play-Ins to the Grand Finals, which shows how skilled the squad is. The side received $640,000 in prize money.
JTeam was not in good form and lost four consecutive rounds to Nova Esports in the BO7 Grand Finals. The team qualified for the finale after defeating the Vietnamese team Flash 3-0 scoreline in the Semifinals. They walked away with $320,000.
The top 24 teams from eight regions participated in the event, a LAN affair at Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore. 16 out of these 24 sides fought in the Play-Ins, with eight of them moving to the Group Stage, where eight rosters directly qualified from their regional championships.
These 16 teams were divided into four groups, with eight teams (the top two from each group) advancing to the Playoffs. All matches were played in BO3, excluding the Playoffs, which featured BO5 (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), while the Grand Finals was BO7.
Nova Esports' performances in Wild Rift Icons Playoffs
Nova Esports played against KT Rolster in the BO5 Quarterfinals, winning by a 3-1 scoreline. In the Semifinals, they defeated FunPlus Phoenix, who had defeated RRQ 3-0 in the previous round.
In the BO7 Grand Finals, Nova Esports claimed four consecutive matches to become the undisputed champion of the global event. The organization has won several world championship trophies in mobile esports, including PUBG Mobile and Clash of Clans.
Prize pool distribution of Wild Rift Icons Global Championship
- Nova Esports - $640,000
- JTeam - $320,000
- FunPlus Phoenix- $160,000
- Team Flash - $160,000
- KT Rolster - $80,000
- RRQ - $80,000
- Flash Wolves - $80,000
- JD Gaming- $80,000
- T1- $40,000
- Sengoku - $40,000
- Omegha Esports - $40,000
- Immortals - $40,000
- Leviatan - $40,000
- Team Queso - $40,000
- Buriram United - $40,000
- Liberty - $40,000
- Game Lord - $10,000
- Unsold Stuff - $10,000
- Rixx.GG - $10,000
- Sentinels- $10,000
- Furious Gaming - $10,000
- STMN - $10,000
- Keyd Stars - $10,000
- Freecs - $10,000
Chinese teams once again displayed a one-sided dominance throughout the event, as four of the eight sides that qualified for the Playoffs were from the country. The first Wilf Rift global event, the Horizon Cup, was also won by a Chinese team, DKG.
