Liquid.Magnus Carlsen defeated Alireza Firouzja 2-0 in sets to win the Esports World Cup 2025 Grand Final and claim the $250,000 first prize. Carlsen won the first set 4-2 and the second set 3-1 in the best-of-three format to secure victory.

Carlsen reached the final by beating Hikaru Nakamura 4-3 in the semifinals Armageddon, while Firouzja advanced with a 4-1 victory over Arjun Erigaisi.

The Esports World Cup 2025 marked the first chess competition in the multi-game esports event, featuring 16 elite players competing from July 29 to August 1 in Saudi Arabia. The tournament used rapid 10+0 time control throughout with a total prize pool of $1.5 million distributed among all participants.