Vietnam’s GOW Esports wins FFMAI 2026 Fall after late turnaround
GOW earned US$15,000 after meeting the Champion Rush title conditions, finishing level on points with Thailand’s Buriram United.
Vietnam’s GOW Esports claimed the FFMAI 2026 Fall championship and US$15,000 in prize money with back-to-back victories to close the finals. Garena organised the online tournament, which ran from October 22 to 25 and involved 18 Asian teams.
GOW entered the finals after placing 11th in the group stage on 152 points. Fellow Vietnamese team P Esports led that stage with 221 points, but ultimately finished seventh in the finals with 111.
The finals featured 12 teams representing six Asian countries. Under the Champion Rush rules, a team had to accumulate at least 110 points before securing a victory in a later match to become champion.
Without a win through six matches, GOW changed its position in the seventh on Purgatory. A 39-point haul lifted its tally to 112, making it eligible to claim the championship with another victory.
The deciding contest on Solara left GOW facing India’s Clutza Esports after Indonesia’s Bigetron by Vitality and Bangladesh’s Team Rage were knocked out in the final circle. Piciu landed a headshot to give GOW an advantage, while Gocu eliminated an opponent as Clutza attempted a revival and counterattack.
GOW won that eighth match and ended on 130 points, equal to Thailand’s reigning world champion Buriram United. The title went to GOW because it had fulfilled both Champion Rush conditions. Bigetron by Vitality finished third on 129 points.
