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Official results from the Esports World Cup showed that Jaime Bustos, competing under the nickname Craime for Team Falcons, defeated Japanese veteran Hibiki by a 5-2 score in the grand final of the Street Fighter 6 tournament held in Paris. The victory on August 1 not only marked Bustos as the youngest champion in the competition’s history at 15 years, two months and 25 days but also earned him $250,000 in prize money along with qualification for Capcom Cup 13. According to the organizers’ data, the outcome lifted Team Falcons to 1,000 points and returned the club to the summit of the Club Championship standings after Saturday’s action concluded. Bustos had dropped just one match during the group stage before advancing through the bracket with a 5-3 quarterfinal win over EVO 2026 champion MenaRD and a semifinal victory against EVO Japan 2026 champion Yamaguchi.
The Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship aggregates points from multiple game titles to determine the leading organization, with first place in Street Fighter 6 awarding the maximum 1,000 points as detailed on the official esportsworldcup.com standings. Team Falcons had previously claimed the overall club title in each of the prior two editions of the event and entered this year’s competition as defending champions seeking a third consecutive crown. With eight of the 12 total titles still undecided after the opening weekend, the club sits in a strong position to defend its standing. Organizers noted that Bustos’ path through elite international competition underscored the depth of talent assembled for the Paris-based tournament.
Liquipedia records indicate that Bustos represents Team Falcons in fighting games and had accumulated approximately $18,000 in prior career earnings before this breakthrough result. The Chilean competitor specialized in Ryu during the event, dispatching opponents with precise execution that drew attention across esports platforms. GamesBeat coverage of the final highlighted how the win established a new benchmark for youth participation at the highest levels of competitive gaming. This achievement adds to the growing profile of Team Falcons, which fields rosters across numerous disciplines within the Esports World Cup framework.
A second-place finish for SBI e-Sports with Hibiki delivered 750 points to that club, according to the published EWC point distribution for the event. Team Falcons remains among the favorites in the forthcoming Call of Duty Warzone Resurgence Series Championship, an event that could further widen their advantage before the full slate of competitions wraps up. The club championship format encourages consistent performance across titles rather than dominance in any single game. Official updates from the Esports World Cup continued to track real-time standings throughout the weekend as additional results emerged from parallel tournaments.
The broader Esports World Cup 2026 program features elite players from more than 30 countries competing in a dozen disciplines, creating substantial prize pools and qualification pathways for follow-on events like Capcom Cup. Bustos’ success follows his earlier appearances in EWC qualifiers, where he established himself as a rising force in the Street Fighter scene. Tournament organizers emphasized the inclusive nature of the competition, which draws both established veterans and emerging talents such as the 15-year-old Chilean. Standings will continue to evolve as the remaining titles are contested over the coming days in Paris.
