India, July 14 -- Week 1 of The Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 is in the books, and the first three trophies have been claimed. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves kicked off the championship proceedings on Saturday, followed by an epic Apex Legends final before VALORANT closed out the week with an incredible all-American clash.

The first trophy of EWC 2026 went to Luis Guadalupe "DarkAngel" Castillo Gomez, who claimed a memorable victory in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, finally lifting his first major trophy in the game after multiple close calls. DarkAngel placed third at EWC last year, sitting behind two EWC champions, Goichi "GO1" Kishida and Zeng "Xiao Hai" Zhuojun. However, this year the former withdrew from the competition due to healt...