The Romanian team surpassed 24 national teams to win the top prize of $100,000.

XELLOW's MVP performance leads the team to the championship

Nexus, representing Romania, won the IESF World Championship 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They defeated Portugal's Rhyno team 2-0 in the final, thereby winning the championship trophy and most of the $240,000 prize pool.

The tournament brings together 24 national teams, including famous teams and mixed squads from one country, competing directly from November 13 to 17. Nexus has overcome 5 BO1 matches and 3 matches. series within just 4 days of competition.

Nexus' journey began with a loss to Kazakhstan – a team that featured Sanzhar "⁠neaLaN⁠" Iskhakov – but they have since regained form with wins over Ukraine (kONO), Tunisia, Latvia and America to advance to the quarterfinals.

Here, Nexus had an impressive series of matches, defeating 3 of the 5 highest ranked teams in the tournament, including ALTERNATE aTTaX, Metizport, and Rhyno to win the championship.

Adrian "⁠XELLOW⁠" Guță has consistently shined, with a 1.33 rating throughout the tournament, while his closest teammate scored 1.09. This victory brought Nexus a prize of 100,000 USD, equivalent to the amount Natus Vincere just received for winning IEM Rio.

Final ranking of IESF World Championship 2024: