Team Spirit just broke the Southeast Asian stranglehold on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, taking down Yangon Galacticos 4-3 in a seven-game grand final grind at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris. The Russian squad clawed out of the lower bracket after an early loss to Team Vamos, ran the table through knockouts, and pocketed a cool $1 million — first EECA team to ever claim the Mid Season Cup.[[1]](https://gamesbeat.com/team-spirit-claims-mobile-legends-bang-bang-victory-at-esports-world-cup/)

Kid Bomba earned finals MVP while Sunset Lover dropped the post-win quote we all needed: hard work paid off. Yangon Galacticos fought back from 3-1 down to force game seven, but Team Spirit closed it in a 10-minute stomp that left no doubt. Third place went to ONIC in a quick 3-0 over Team Falcons PH.[[2]](https://esportsworldcup.com/en/competitions/2026/mlbb)

Same weekend, 15-year-old Chilean prodigy Jaime “Craime” Bustos shocked the Street Fighter 6 bracket for Team Falcons, becoming the youngest EWC champion ever with a $250k payday and sending the Club Championship leaderboard into chaos. Southeast Asian dominance got humbled and a new generation just announced itself — the scene is wide open now.