Team Heretics eliminate Titan Esports Club in intense Bo3 at EWC 2025

Riyadh, July 9, 2025 — In a decisive elimination match in Group C of the Esports World Cup 2025, Team Heretics secured a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Titan Esports Club (TEC), knocking the Chinese team out of the tournament and keeping their own playoff dreams alive.

The Best-of-3 series was marked by close calls and a dominant finish from the European squad:

• Icebox (TEC’s pick) — TEC looked confident early on, taking the map 13–10 behind well-executed site holds and post-plants.
• Haven (Heretics’ pick) — Heretics bounced back with a gritty 14–12 overtime win, led by sharp mid-round reads and individual clutch plays.
• Sunset (Decider) — The final map saw Heretics in full control, cruising to a convincing 13–5 victory to close the series.

Key Players and Stats

Team Heretics:

• RieNs (Sova) — Delivered a standout performance on Haven with 21/15/8, providing crucial intel and impact frags to push Heretics over the line.
• Wo0t (KAY/O, Iso) — Maintained high-level consistency across all maps, putting up 16/15/12 and 22/14/4 to help seal the win.

Titan Esports Club (TEC):

• Haodong (Viper) — A solid showing with 19/15/3 and 151 ADR, particularly on Icebox.
• lucas (Sova) — Shined on the final map despite the loss, notching 23/17/8 and 183 ADR, but it wasn’t enough to stop Heretics' momentum.

What It Means

Team Heretics have one more match remaining in the group stage, where the winner will advance to the next phase of the tournament, while the loser will unfortunately be eliminated, finishing in second-to-last place. Their opponent will be Rex Regum Qeon, a team that defeated TEC in a Bo1 match but later lost to NRG in a Bo3 series with a score of 2:0.

For Titan Esports Club, this defeat marks the end of their journey at EWC 2025. Despite a promising start, TEC were unable to withstand the pressure from Heretics on the second and third maps.

The Esports World Cup 2025 is a Valorant championship organized by the EWC Foundation and ESL FACEIT Group. The tournament will feature 16 teams competing for a total prize pool of $1,250,000. The event will take place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.