After months of debate across the cut up of group invitations to the World Collection of Warzone between areas, each metric is exhibiting simply how dominant European groups had been on the event, placing North America to disgrace.
The 2025 World Finals, held in Las Vegas with a $1 million prize pool, noticed 50 trios battle it out, however the remaining outcomes confirmed a fairly vital shift within the aggressive panorama.
Whereas Name of Obligation has lengthy been dominated by North America, EMEA (Europe, the Center East, and Africa) emerged because the undisputed powerhouse, claiming a staggering $788,000, almost 79% of the full purse. This was a results of seven of the highest 10 groups being from Europe.
EMEA: $788,000NA: $180,500**LATAM N: $21,500LATAM S: $0**APAC: $0
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**technically NA made $10,000 extra. However the group that made that changed a LATAM S qualifer iirc. So bizarre one.
— Andrew Campion (@EnigmaAMC) October 5, 2025
NA, historically a Name of Obligation esports stronghold, struggled to maintain tempo, incomes simply $180,500. The area’s efficiency was marred by an uncommon twist: a further $10,000 was technically received by an NA group that changed a LATAM South qualifier, skewing the regional tally, as defined by caster Andrew “Enigma” Campion.
LATAM North managed a modest $21,500, whereas LATAM South and APAC had been shut out fully, reflecting their restricted illustration with six and one slots, respectively, and early eliminations.
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This disparity has sparked discussions concerning the equity of the invite cut up, with many followers questioning whether or not the allocation really displays the distribution of expertise worldwide.
Winners Group Imaginative and prescient consisted of Ethan “Fifakill” Pink, Lenun, and Echo, a British trio which have persistently been the most effective groups within the area over the course of this 12 months.
Group Imaginative and prescient received WSOW, however they had been joined on the high by various European groups. Picture Credit score: Twitter/fifakill_
Light Mates’ French squad got here second, with the identical end as on the Esports World Cup, whereas third-placed Group BDS consisted of Brit Liam “Jukeyz” James, Swede Filip “FLS” Spasevski, and Dane Mikail “Gooy” Ilgoy.
With EMEA’s dominance cemented, all eyes are actually locked onto what might occur within the 2026 Warzone season, and whether or not the EU stars can rally this momentum to develop into the really dominant area in Black Ops 7.
