FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves set for Esports World Cup 2027 return

Fighting game joins the EWC lineup for a third straight year after DarkAngel’s 2026 title run in Paris.

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves will return to the Esports World Cup 2027, marking the fighting game’s third consecutive year in the event’s lineup, according to the Esports World Cup announcement.

The event pointed to a volatile 2026 tournament in Paris, where reigning 2025 EWC champion Goichi "GO1" Kishida withdrew due to health issues and 2025 runner-up Zeng "xiaohai" Zhuojun was eliminated in the first group stage.

NAVI’s Luis Guadalupe “DarkAngel” Castillo Gomez won the EWC 2026 title. The release said he came back from an 0-3 deficit in the quarterfinals, then beat Virtus.Pro’s Kenta “mi2ha4” Ichihara 4-1 in the grand final. The win earned DarkAngel $250,000 and delivered 1,000 Club Championship points for NAVI.

Looking ahead to EWC 2027, the Esports World Cup positioned DarkAngel as the defending champion to watch, with GO1 and xiaohai aiming to rebound after their 2026 exits. Other 2026 names highlighted as contenders include mi2ha4, Nemo (Saishunkan Sol Kumamoto), and Laggia (REJECT).