EWC 2026: FaZe Clan Crowned Rainbow Six Siege World Champion

On Saturday, August 15, 2026, on the stage at Porte de Versailles, FaZe Clan lifted the Rainbow Six Siege trophy at the Esports World Cup against FURIA, in a final fought tooth and nail between two largely Brazilian rosters. Final score: 3-1. Not five maps, not a money-map thriller all the way to the wire, but a series where FURIA made the favorite sweat before cracking.

On paper, FaZe already arrived as back-to-back Six Invitational champions. On the server, the team walked away with $750,000, a direct qualification spot for Six Invitational 2027, and a feat no roster had ever pulled off in the game's history. Here's how that week in Paris wrapped up.

The title: FaZe closes the series 3-1 over FURIA

The Rainbow Six Siege tournament at EWC 2026 ran in Paris from August 4 to 15, with 22 teams competing for a $2,000,000 total prize pool. The grand final on the 15th put FaZe Clan, back-to-back Six Invitational champions (2025 then 2026), against FURIA, the Brazilian org that had knocked out DarkZero Esports in the semifinal — DarkZero's only loss across the entire playoffs.

FaZe opened on Bank and took it 7-3, a clean start that put FURIA on the back foot right out of the gate. Then came the real flashpoint of the series: on Fortress, FURIA raised its level and ripped the map away in the tensest engagement of the day, pulling the Brazilian side right back into the match and forcing FaZe off script. The favorite absorbed the hit, tightened up, and closed out the final 7-5 on the last map to seal the 3-1.

Grand final MVP: Cyber (Jaime Ramos), rated a 1.40 SiegeGG average across every map played. A performance that earned him a $25,000 bonus, stacked on top of his share of the title prize money.

The podium and the money

The R6 tournament carried a $2,000,000 prize pool. Here's how the top of the table breaks down:

• 1st: FaZe Clan, $750,000 plus a direct qualification spot for Six Invitational 2027.
• 2nd: FURIA, $350,000, runner-up.
• 3rd: DarkZero Esports, $200,000, after a 2-1 win over Geekay Esports in the third-place match.
• 4th: Geekay Esports, at least $60,000 guaranteed, the floor for any team reaching the playoffs.

The scene: a Triple Crown that didn't exist before tonight

This title moves FaZe Clan into a new category. Cyber, soulz1 (Lucas Schinke) and KDS (Eduardo Chiste Fontes) become the first players in Rainbow Six Siege history to hold a Six Invitational title, a Major title and an Esports World Cup title at the same time — the Triple Crown. Their coach RafadeLL (Rafael de Oliveira) completes it too, with a Major title dating back to the 2021 Six Mexico Major under Team oNe eSports. Add to that the fact that FaZe just won back-to-back Six Invitationals, a first in the competition's history, and the org now holds every major trophy available on the game's international stage.

The rest of the bracket tells a different story. Geekay Esports pulled off the tournament's first big upset by eliminating reigning champions Team Secret in the quarterfinals. Riding that momentum, the European squad pushed all the way to the semifinal against FaZe before falling, then lost again to DarkZero in the third-place match. For DarkZero, that podium finish is an improvement on their 2025 result, but still below their ambitions after winning the Salt Lake City Major only weeks earlier. And for FURIA, the final caps off a strong season: the Brazilian org walks away with its head held high, $350,000 richer, and its best-ever EWC finish on this game.

Highlights worth rewatching

Three moments to catch up on if you missed the final live:

1. Fortress, the turning point. FURIA raises its level in the tensest engagement of the series and drags the Brazilian side back into the match, just as FaZe looked set to run away with a 3-0.
2. The 7-5 close-out on the last map. The money-time where FaZe shuts the door, with Cyber at the top of his game in a performance that earns him the MVP title.
3. Geekay Esports' upset over Team Secret in the quarterfinal. The bombshell that sent the reigning champions home and blew the whole bracket open on FaZe's side.

How to clip this R6 final without catching a DMCA

Let's be blunt: you don't repost the official broadcast of the final on TikTok, Shorts or Reels. The production belongs to the EWC and its broadcasters, their copyright detection runs nonstop on an event this size, and it doesn't cut anyone slack. What you clip is you.

Your reaction when FURIA levels the series on Fortress and you feel the money-map coming. Your breakdown of Cyber's clutch, with your own read as a player on why FaZe never panicked despite FURIA's comeback. Your pre-final prediction, put side by side with the actual result, if you had the full Brazilian upset called. That's the principle we break down in clip esports highlights without getting flagged: your watch-party, your take, your reaction, never the raw broadcast.

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Wrapping up

FaZe Clan is the Rainbow Six Siege world champion of the Esports World Cup 2026, crowned on August 15 in Paris after a final won 3-1 over FURIA, opened on Bank (7-3) and closed out 7-5 after FURIA snatched Fortress. $750,000 on the table, a direct qualification spot for Six Invitational 2027, and a historic Triple Crown for Cyber, soulz1, KDS and their coach RafadeLL. FURIA finishes 2nd with $350,000, DarkZero Esports 3rd with $200,000 after beating Geekay Esports, 4th, in the bronze match.

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