"Esports World Cup: Level Up" The Race to the Cup

1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,467 [traffic rumbling] 2 00:00:15,057 --> 00:00:17,476 [barber] I didn't really like Philly, and people were rude. 3 00:00:17,768 --> 00:00:19,228 Maybe 'cause I was wearing Niner gear, 4 00:00:19,353 --> 00:00:20,896 -so, you know. [chuckles] -[customer] Ah, what the fuck? 5 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,940 -[indistinct chatter] -[mellow R&B song playing] 6 00:00:23,065 --> 00:00:23,941 [bell ringing] 7 00:00:24,066 --> 00:00:25,192 -Yo. -[indistinct chatter] 8 00:00:25,443 --> 00:00:27,194 -Chillin', bro. -What's going on? 9 00:00:27,319 --> 00:00:28,487 Chillin', chillin', chillin'. 10 00:00:28,612 --> 00:00:31,657 [barber] What's up with the big dog? What's up with the champ? 11 00:00:31,866 --> 00:00:33,868 -Chillin', bro. -[barber] This ECW thing coming up, or... 12 00:00:33,993 --> 00:00:35,453 -Yeah, EWC, yeah, yeah, yeah. -...EWC? 13 00:00:35,578 --> 00:00:36,620 Out there shouting, bro. 14 00:00:36,787 --> 00:00:38,622 -Just like the Olympics... -[barber] But like video games. 15 00:00:38,748 --> 00:00:40,916 You know, Warzone, you know, League of Legends, 16 00:00:41,041 --> 00:00:42,460 hella games, Street Fighter. 17 00:00:42,585 --> 00:00:46,422 And if you win, it's one million dollars, uh, from my game alone. So... 18 00:00:46,547 --> 00:00:48,591 -[barber] Damn, for real? -Gotta lock in, that's a lot of bread. 19 00:00:48,758 --> 00:00:50,551 Even though a hell of people were like, you're a gamer, bro. 20 00:00:50,676 --> 00:00:52,136 Like, you're a loser, bro. 21 00:00:52,261 --> 00:00:54,388 You ain't doing shit with your life. Go get a job. 22 00:00:54,513 --> 00:00:56,974 I'm like, bro, I ain't trying to hear that right now. 23 00:00:57,099 --> 00:00:59,435 That's tight, though, man, to see it come all the way, like, 24 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:00,728 to where it's at now. 25 00:01:00,895 --> 00:01:03,522 Out of the last 30 tournaments, we won about, what, 28 of them? 26 00:01:03,647 --> 00:01:06,317 Ooh, you guys are the mid-2000 Patriots right now. 27 00:01:06,525 --> 00:01:08,402 [Soka] Oh, hell yeah. This, you know, EWC, 28 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:09,779 -it's like our Super Bowl. -[barber] Right. 29 00:01:09,904 --> 00:01:12,782 [Soka] It definitely feels good to prove all the haters wrong, bro. 30 00:01:12,907 --> 00:01:14,325 We going to Saudi, bro. 31 00:01:14,492 --> 00:01:16,994 [dramatic music playing] 32 00:01:20,831 --> 00:01:22,792 [narrator] In the summer of 2024, 33 00:01:22,917 --> 00:01:26,462 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted a moment of epic change 34 00:01:26,587 --> 00:01:29,131 for an industry that is bigger than the film 35 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:30,508 and music industry... 36 00:01:31,217 --> 00:01:32,176 combined. 37 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:33,761 [music swells] 38 00:01:33,886 --> 00:01:39,225 [narrator] You are about to witness the race for esports ultimate prize. 39 00:01:39,350 --> 00:01:40,851 [announcer 1] Graphics two is going to be up. 40 00:01:40,976 --> 00:01:42,812 Four, three, 41 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:44,479 two, one. 42 00:01:46,982 --> 00:01:50,319 [commentator 1] Welcome to the Esports World Cup! 43 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:51,487 Go give them hell right now, boys! 44 00:01:51,737 --> 00:01:53,614 -Go. Fucking go! Go, go, go! -[gamer 1] That's right. 45 00:01:53,739 --> 00:01:56,408 [commentator 1] Mojo goes huge for the victory! 46 00:01:56,575 --> 00:01:58,953 [OJ] For the gaming world, this is a Super Bowl, the World Cup, 47 00:01:59,078 --> 00:02:02,331 and the Olympics all rolled into one event for the first time ever. 48 00:02:02,456 --> 00:02:03,999 [Soka] All these cultures, all these backgrounds 49 00:02:04,166 --> 00:02:06,043 coming together at the same time. 50 00:02:06,293 --> 00:02:07,795 It's a historic moment for esports, man. 51 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,547 [commentator 2] The moment we've all been waiting for, 52 00:02:09,713 --> 00:02:11,257 the showdown between the Falcons and Liquid. 53 00:02:11,382 --> 00:02:13,759 [commentator 3] Bitter rivals since the dawn of esports. 54 00:02:13,884 --> 00:02:17,221 [commentator 4] Team Falcon destroy the competition! 55 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:19,932 [commentator 5] It's the mother of all championships. 56 00:02:21,684 --> 00:02:25,103 This is the greatest concentration of talent we've seen ever. 57 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,858 [commentator 5] We're talking about life-changing amounts of money. 58 00:02:29,024 --> 00:02:30,526 -Just give me my money. -[Ralf] It's crazy. 59 00:02:30,651 --> 00:02:33,404 They're so good at a game, they can make millions of dollars. 60 00:02:33,529 --> 00:02:34,530 Who are these people? 61 00:02:34,738 --> 00:02:36,531 [indistinct shouting] 62 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:39,326 [gamer 1] Dude, this is my one shot. I'm definitely feeling the pressure. 63 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:41,662 We have developed a reputation for winning. 64 00:02:41,871 --> 00:02:44,206 -Let's go. Let's fucking go! -That's a fucking game! 65 00:02:44,373 --> 00:02:48,377 [commentator 1] Gaimin Gladiators take it 3-0 away from Liquid. 66 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:50,504 Fuck. That sucks. 67 00:02:51,797 --> 00:02:55,426 [Anne] Losing at this level for some of these players... 68 00:02:55,718 --> 00:02:56,760 That's their life. 69 00:02:57,094 --> 00:02:58,512 [gamer 2] This is a do-or-die moment. 70 00:02:58,721 --> 00:03:00,556 The stakes are feeling extremely high. 71 00:03:00,848 --> 00:03:04,977 How can we get the biggest trophy of the year into our cabinet? 72 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:08,230 [Soka] This money is a lot of money to me. I'm going to do what I do best. 73 00:03:08,439 --> 00:03:09,607 I'm gonna whoop that ass. 74 00:03:09,773 --> 00:03:11,901 [commentator 2] The nest is loud right now. 75 00:03:12,109 --> 00:03:14,403 [man] That is the craziest thing I've seen. 76 00:03:14,570 --> 00:03:15,946 [commentator 3] Is now their chance? 77 00:03:16,488 --> 00:03:17,948 Today, I proved myself. 78 00:03:18,365 --> 00:03:21,076 -[crowd cheering] -Are you entertained? 79 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:22,202 [commentator 6] What a game. 80 00:03:22,453 --> 00:03:24,121 [commentator 7] They've done it. Destiny manifests. 81 00:03:24,747 --> 00:03:27,041 [commentator 8] Someone's life is about to change. 82 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:35,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 83 00:03:36,175 --> 00:03:37,426 [music concludes] 84 00:03:38,052 --> 00:03:39,803 [thrilling music playing] 85 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:46,477 [OJ] Welcome to the Esports World Cup here 86 00:03:46,644 --> 00:03:49,271 -in beautiful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. -[crowd cheering] 87 00:03:49,521 --> 00:03:52,316 [Ralf] Crown Prince himself came up with the idea. 88 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:55,027 -You're a big gamer. -Since I'm a kid, I love it. 89 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:58,072 [Ralf] The leadership of the country is fully behind this. 90 00:03:58,739 --> 00:04:00,658 [Prince Mohammed] Esports is one of the most important things 91 00:04:00,783 --> 00:04:04,411 happening globally. It's one of the most growing industries on the planet. 92 00:04:04,536 --> 00:04:06,163 It grows by 30 percent every year. 93 00:04:07,790 --> 00:04:10,876 [Ralf] They really want to give the sport what... 94 00:04:12,002 --> 00:04:13,337 other sports have, 95 00:04:13,921 --> 00:04:16,464 but it hasn't been done yet for esport. 96 00:04:16,589 --> 00:04:17,841 [Grant] This is a big deal. 97 00:04:18,132 --> 00:04:20,678 The top players, the best teams competing 98 00:04:20,886 --> 00:04:23,847 in 22 different championships for the same trophy. 99 00:04:24,014 --> 00:04:26,350 And the spectacle's just been amazing so far. 100 00:04:27,351 --> 00:04:29,436 [Steve] League of Legends, StarCraft, 101 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:34,692 Counter-Strike, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, the list goes on and on and on. 102 00:04:35,234 --> 00:04:40,239 This is about all of the most important esports that are being played right now. 103 00:04:40,948 --> 00:04:42,825 Team Liquid, we're a team, 104 00:04:42,992 --> 00:04:45,369 just like the New York Yankees or Golden State Warriors. 105 00:04:45,953 --> 00:04:49,873 But instead of just playing one game, like hockey or baseball or football, 106 00:04:49,999 --> 00:04:51,041 we play in all of them. 107 00:04:51,250 --> 00:04:54,128 We're not just here for one single event. This is hyper important for us. 108 00:04:54,253 --> 00:04:55,587 It's a milestone in esports. 109 00:04:55,713 --> 00:04:58,173 It's the first time we are gathering our teams 110 00:04:58,298 --> 00:05:00,676 competing exclusively under Fnatic umbrella 111 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:02,553 against other multi-title organizations. 112 00:05:02,678 --> 00:05:06,140 This is the first chance that any organization gets to say, 113 00:05:06,265 --> 00:05:09,852 "Okay, we are the best in the world," across the board. 114 00:05:10,060 --> 00:05:11,979 So I'm expecting to walk home 115 00:05:12,438 --> 00:05:14,857 with a very, very beautiful trophy to go in my cabinet. 116 00:05:16,442 --> 00:05:17,776 [Ralf] That trophy is awarded 117 00:05:17,985 --> 00:05:20,112 to the best club in the world. 118 00:05:20,988 --> 00:05:25,492 The winner of the Club Championship is the club that wins most points 119 00:05:25,617 --> 00:05:27,661 across these 21 games, 120 00:05:27,786 --> 00:05:31,957 and they must achieve first place in one tournament. 121 00:05:32,082 --> 00:05:33,834 The format of the EWC, well, 122 00:05:33,959 --> 00:05:36,879 it demands that the clubs compete in as many games as possible, 123 00:05:37,004 --> 00:05:39,423 if they wanna win that seven-million-dollar 124 00:05:39,548 --> 00:05:40,674 Club Championship prize. 125 00:05:40,799 --> 00:05:43,844 And what that has meant is an arms race for talent. 126 00:05:44,136 --> 00:05:46,555 I'm doing what I do, which is trying to build rosters, 127 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:47,973 build teams, to build structures. 128 00:05:48,098 --> 00:05:51,351 Club Championship have definitely kind of elevated the competitiveness, 129 00:05:51,477 --> 00:05:52,311 the rivalry, 130 00:05:52,436 --> 00:05:56,356 the incentives, the pride between esports managers and CEOs. 131 00:05:57,232 --> 00:05:59,109 [interviewer] Who's kind of the biggest competition? 132 00:05:59,234 --> 00:06:01,695 Well, for sure, the biggest competition is Team Falcons. 133 00:06:01,820 --> 00:06:02,696 -Falcons. -Falcons. 134 00:06:02,946 --> 00:06:03,947 -Falcons. -Falcons. 135 00:06:04,073 --> 00:06:07,659 I mean, Falcons is spending absurd amounts of money. 136 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:09,411 [interviewer 2] You are a player turned CEO. 137 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:12,164 Can you put a dollar amount to Falcons as a business? 138 00:06:12,289 --> 00:06:13,832 Like, what are we talking about? 139 00:06:13,957 --> 00:06:15,501 I think we'll pass on this one. 140 00:06:15,751 --> 00:06:17,127 [car beeps, door opens] 141 00:06:17,252 --> 00:06:20,005 The club with the deepest pockets in this arms race for talent, 142 00:06:20,130 --> 00:06:21,632 without question, Team Falcons. 143 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:24,843 [Grant] The assumption is that Mossad and I 144 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:27,179 went out and spent millions. 145 00:06:27,346 --> 00:06:30,099 [chuckles] It's just, I mean, that is a natural reaction 146 00:06:30,224 --> 00:06:32,476 when you see the caliber of players we're signing. I get it. 147 00:06:32,683 --> 00:06:34,937 -[upbeat music playing] -[Steve] In order to compete, 148 00:06:35,104 --> 00:06:39,441 there's been a flurry of activity for every esports organization. 149 00:06:39,566 --> 00:06:42,528 From week to week, day to day, it's like new roster, new player. 150 00:06:42,903 --> 00:06:45,072 [Anne] We did invest heavily in the World Cup teams, 151 00:06:45,239 --> 00:06:46,448 and we have some good ones. 152 00:06:46,657 --> 00:06:48,283 You have to get the best, 153 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,786 because otherwise you don't stand a chance at winning. 154 00:06:50,953 --> 00:06:52,913 -[crowd cheering] -[thrilling music playing] 155 00:06:53,038 --> 00:06:54,498 All the players feel the pressure. 156 00:06:56,582 --> 00:06:59,753 [Steve] Many gamers come from underprivileged backgrounds, 157 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:01,630 and so, this prize pool, 158 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:04,216 we're talking about life-changing money for... 159 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:07,177 not just for them, but their family. 160 00:07:07,302 --> 00:07:08,637 So much is on the line. 161 00:07:08,887 --> 00:07:10,347 [music concludes] 162 00:07:10,472 --> 00:07:12,599 [birds chirping] 163 00:07:13,976 --> 00:07:17,563 [Grant] So they've announced this thing called the Esports World Cup. 164 00:07:17,771 --> 00:07:20,524 Winning this is like the most important trophy we can do. 165 00:07:20,732 --> 00:07:22,484 -It's quite exciting 'cause... -Yeah. 166 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:24,820 ...I finally get to compete for like something massive. 167 00:07:24,945 --> 00:07:27,447 It's this just huge tournament out in Saudi. 168 00:07:27,573 --> 00:07:30,492 So do you have to field teams across all 22 games then? 169 00:07:30,701 --> 00:07:33,036 -Or how does that work? -[Grant] It's a bit like the Olympics, 170 00:07:33,162 --> 00:07:36,915 like whoever has the most gold medals and silver medals at the end... 171 00:07:37,291 --> 00:07:38,750 -Okay. -...wins the World Cup, 172 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:40,377 but instead of countries, it's clubs. 173 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:42,171 So, I don't know if we'll be in all of them, 174 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:44,631 but certainly being as many as possible is going to give you... 175 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,508 -a much bigger chance of success... -[Peter] Okay. 176 00:07:46,758 --> 00:07:48,177 ...and give ourselves the best shot. 177 00:07:48,343 --> 00:07:49,595 [somber music playing] 178 00:07:51,138 --> 00:07:53,891 [Grant] So my, uh, dad was a South African diplomat, 179 00:07:54,016 --> 00:07:55,517 and so for me, 180 00:07:55,642 --> 00:07:58,270 every step through school, through university, 181 00:07:58,395 --> 00:08:00,606 I'd always had a very clear path. 182 00:08:02,316 --> 00:08:03,859 Before my final year of university, 183 00:08:03,984 --> 00:08:06,612 I did an internship with Ernst & Young, EY. 184 00:08:07,571 --> 00:08:09,573 It's one of the big four accountancy firms, you know, 185 00:08:09,698 --> 00:08:13,076 globally, and they offered me a job post-university. 186 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:16,163 -It was an easy answer. -[Elaine] Hey, Grant. 187 00:08:16,288 --> 00:08:17,873 [Grant] There's a high-paid job. 188 00:08:17,998 --> 00:08:19,791 -You recording? -[Elaine] Yeah. 189 00:08:19,917 --> 00:08:21,418 [Grant] So, I took it. 190 00:08:21,543 --> 00:08:25,505 -[interviewer] Did you like the job? -I did not like the job. [chuckles] 191 00:08:25,756 --> 00:08:28,717 [eclectic music playing] 192 00:08:30,135 --> 00:08:32,136 [Grant] It was quite repetitive 193 00:08:32,386 --> 00:08:36,183 work behind the screen, but not, in like... not in a good way. [chuckles] 194 00:08:36,308 --> 00:08:40,354 So I ended up, like, running an esports team in my evening. 195 00:08:41,563 --> 00:08:43,523 And then one day, three months in, 196 00:08:44,358 --> 00:08:48,070 I just realized that I needed... the change needed to happen. 197 00:08:48,195 --> 00:08:49,905 [pensive piano music playing] 198 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:53,200 I remember the conversation with my dad. 199 00:08:53,325 --> 00:08:56,370 He'd give me a lot of advice to go in this direction, and I'd taken it, 200 00:08:56,495 --> 00:08:59,206 and I really, you know, wanted to do that for him 201 00:08:59,331 --> 00:09:01,541 rather than perhaps a little bit for myself. 202 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:04,920 You know, it was quite a... 203 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:07,089 um... somewhat of a shock. 204 00:09:07,714 --> 00:09:11,760 My career in the Foreign Service and the path that emerged for me 205 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:13,845 was very much straightforward, 206 00:09:14,054 --> 00:09:17,057 and in a way, I had similar aspirations for Grant. 207 00:09:18,392 --> 00:09:21,478 [Elaine] Peter was so proud of what Grant had achieved, 208 00:09:21,603 --> 00:09:23,146 got an amazing degree, 209 00:09:23,397 --> 00:09:25,023 got the dream job in London, 210 00:09:25,148 --> 00:09:27,067 everything that his dad wanted him to do. 211 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:31,446 [Peter] But then he came to me wanting to do esports. 212 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,740 Quite a large directional change. 213 00:09:35,158 --> 00:09:37,995 I wasn't certain about it. I was quite uncomfortable. 214 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:40,872 Our generation knows nothing about esports. 215 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:44,209 I think initially he was very, you know, unsure of it. 216 00:09:44,334 --> 00:09:46,295 Um, you know, even a little bit angry 217 00:09:46,420 --> 00:09:49,798 that I kinda cost myself the UI job and esports wouldn't go anywhere. 218 00:09:50,424 --> 00:09:51,758 It was up to me 219 00:09:52,092 --> 00:09:53,927 to prove that this was possible. 220 00:09:54,219 --> 00:09:56,305 -[upbeat electronic music playing] -SSD! 221 00:09:56,471 --> 00:09:58,015 I played GoldenEye growing up, so if you know 222 00:09:58,140 --> 00:09:59,516 what that game is, you owe it to me. 223 00:09:59,641 --> 00:10:01,977 [Grant] Finding talent like Soka is critical 224 00:10:02,352 --> 00:10:03,729 if we want to win the Cup 225 00:10:04,021 --> 00:10:07,149 and make an announcement to the world that we mean business. 226 00:10:07,691 --> 00:10:08,692 [indistinct chatter] 227 00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:10,527 -Bang, bang. Bang, bang. -[helicopter whirring] 228 00:10:10,652 --> 00:10:13,488 [Grant] If you want it all, you've got to go big. 229 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:16,533 [music concludes] 230 00:10:16,908 --> 00:10:18,827 [thrilling music playing] 231 00:10:20,078 --> 00:10:20,996 Sit up. 232 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:26,585 [Prince Faisal] Thank you much for joining us, everyone. 233 00:10:26,710 --> 00:10:27,669 It is an honor 234 00:10:27,836 --> 00:10:30,589 and a pleasure to welcome you to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 235 00:10:30,714 --> 00:10:33,050 for the inaugural Esports World Cup, 236 00:10:33,175 --> 00:10:35,427 a defining day in esports history. 237 00:10:36,261 --> 00:10:40,098 Out of a population of 35 million, 23.5 million people in Saudi Arabia, 238 00:10:40,557 --> 00:10:41,767 that's roughly 67 percent 239 00:10:42,017 --> 00:10:44,061 consider themselves to be gamers. 240 00:10:44,227 --> 00:10:46,313 -[music swells] -We've got... 241 00:10:46,438 --> 00:10:47,856 some of the biggest names 242 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:49,316 in esports 243 00:10:49,483 --> 00:10:50,984 and sports attending this, 244 00:10:51,443 --> 00:10:54,321 and we have the Crown Prince himself awarding that trophy. 245 00:10:54,488 --> 00:10:56,531 So, in terms of esports, 246 00:10:56,656 --> 00:10:59,076 this is gonna be by far the biggest thing that ever happened. 247 00:10:59,451 --> 00:11:00,577 Let the games begin. 248 00:11:00,702 --> 00:11:02,662 [audience applauding] 249 00:11:06,041 --> 00:11:08,627 [OJ] If you're gonna start a brand-new esports competition, 250 00:11:08,752 --> 00:11:10,837 something as prestigious as the Esports World Cup, 251 00:11:10,962 --> 00:11:13,507 you need to start it with a game that everyone plays... 252 00:11:13,965 --> 00:11:15,133 Call of Duty: Warzone. 253 00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:18,136 -[applause and cheering] -[intriguing music playing] 254 00:11:23,183 --> 00:11:25,685 [Garret] This is the biggest Warzone tournament we've ever seen. 255 00:11:25,852 --> 00:11:27,729 One million dollars on the line. 256 00:11:27,896 --> 00:11:28,897 Wow. All right. 257 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:32,109 It's crazy because Warzone has been a competitive game for a while 258 00:11:32,234 --> 00:11:34,486 but we haven't seen it at this scale ever. 259 00:11:35,570 --> 00:11:38,740 [Grant] We've committed a year of our lives to win this event. 260 00:11:38,865 --> 00:11:41,076 It would be silly to suggest that 261 00:11:41,284 --> 00:11:44,121 we'd be happy with top two or top three. We just wouldn't. 262 00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:46,123 [Mossad] For the last year, 263 00:11:46,248 --> 00:11:47,749 we've had a lot of investments 264 00:11:47,958 --> 00:11:49,292 going into signing players, 265 00:11:49,418 --> 00:11:50,460 adding multiple rosters. 266 00:11:51,211 --> 00:11:54,089 For a club like Falcons, their Call of Duty: Warzone team 267 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:55,507 is just one of many 268 00:11:55,674 --> 00:11:58,593 they'll field across the next eight weeks of competition. 269 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:00,887 [commentator 7] Team Falcons! 270 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:03,598 [Katie] The more games they compete in, 271 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:06,351 the better chance they're gonna have of winning the Cup. 272 00:12:07,102 --> 00:12:07,978 Having said that, 273 00:12:08,478 --> 00:12:10,772 every club here wants to start strong 274 00:12:10,897 --> 00:12:12,065 in their very first event. 275 00:12:12,357 --> 00:12:15,735 [commentator 8] Shifty, Biffle, and Hisoka. Team Falcons! 276 00:12:18,613 --> 00:12:20,407 [interviewer] I mean, Call of Duty: Warzone, 277 00:12:20,824 --> 00:12:22,784 you arguably have the best team. 278 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,411 I think they are in a very good spot. 279 00:12:24,619 --> 00:12:27,164 The three guys, we've been speaking to them for a little while. 280 00:12:27,372 --> 00:12:28,665 They were absolutely brilliant guys. 281 00:12:28,832 --> 00:12:31,585 They dominated Warzone over in America for the last year or so, 282 00:12:31,710 --> 00:12:33,920 and I just knew that was the team we wanted. 283 00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:38,383 [Soka] I'm blessed to be, like, one of the top players, 284 00:12:38,842 --> 00:12:40,427 if not the top player in Warzone. 285 00:12:40,802 --> 00:12:43,638 And, you know, with Team Falcons, money talk, bullshit walk. 286 00:12:43,847 --> 00:12:46,641 Besides us, I think Fnatic have a good team. 287 00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:48,852 [Katie] Fnatic, 288 00:12:49,019 --> 00:12:51,188 you have Almond, you have Newbz, you have Skullface. 289 00:12:51,313 --> 00:12:54,441 If any team had the best chance of taking down Falcons, 290 00:12:54,566 --> 00:12:55,442 it's certainly them. 291 00:12:55,692 --> 00:12:57,777 Our personal favorite is Fnatic, 292 00:12:57,903 --> 00:13:00,864 and that's because Almond, you know, he's my ex-teammate. 293 00:13:00,989 --> 00:13:03,742 We picked up one of the best squads on the planet, 294 00:13:03,867 --> 00:13:04,701 led by Almond, 295 00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:07,662 who is a very accomplished, achieved captain. 296 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:10,165 That's why it would be meaningful to us as an organization, 297 00:13:10,290 --> 00:13:12,042 thinking Fnatic versus Falcon. 298 00:13:12,167 --> 00:13:15,086 [Grant] There's also Twisted Minds who are very much a competitor. 299 00:13:15,378 --> 00:13:17,631 People think that the Falcons are unbeatable, 300 00:13:17,756 --> 00:13:20,091 which... I don't think is true at all. 301 00:13:20,217 --> 00:13:21,718 I think there's a lot of good talent in Warzone. 302 00:13:21,927 --> 00:13:23,887 You know, I'm still up there with the best of the best, 303 00:13:24,012 --> 00:13:26,181 and, uh, like, don't ever count me out. 304 00:13:26,348 --> 00:13:27,390 We're one of the top teams. 305 00:13:27,599 --> 00:13:29,184 [Grant] If we don't get first place, 306 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:31,770 the honest answer is I don't know what's going to happen. 307 00:13:31,895 --> 00:13:33,396 It's a performance-based job. 308 00:13:33,563 --> 00:13:35,273 I've been expected to make us win. 309 00:13:35,398 --> 00:13:36,691 I have to make that happen. 310 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:38,151 [thrilling music playing] 311 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:42,364 Welcome back to EWC HQ 2024 elimination day 312 00:13:42,948 --> 00:13:45,825 of the Esports World Cup Call of Duty: Warzone. 313 00:13:46,451 --> 00:13:49,621 The format for Call of Duty: Warzone is Battle Royale, 314 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:53,124 which essentially means the last team standing wins. 315 00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:55,585 That's fourteen teams of three, 316 00:13:55,794 --> 00:13:58,046 on the same map at the same time, 317 00:13:58,171 --> 00:14:01,091 fighting tooth and nail to come out on top. 318 00:14:01,216 --> 00:14:04,678 The game is played in a first-person shooter perspective. 319 00:14:04,803 --> 00:14:07,681 That means each player sees the identical battlefield 320 00:14:07,806 --> 00:14:09,724 from their own unique perspective, 321 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:11,309 just like in real life. 322 00:14:11,434 --> 00:14:14,312 Battle Royale is notoriously hard to predict 323 00:14:14,437 --> 00:14:16,856 'cause so many teams competing at the same time. 324 00:14:16,982 --> 00:14:18,775 [commentator 1] Anything can happen in our group stages. 325 00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:21,736 A lot of teams today, a lot of action here. 326 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:23,113 Just to remind everybody, 327 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,366 the top-fourteen teams are gonna be the only teams to make it 328 00:14:26,491 --> 00:14:28,535 to our finals on Saturday. 329 00:14:29,411 --> 00:14:33,248 Grab your popcorn, sit back, relax for game number one. 330 00:14:34,332 --> 00:14:36,167 Let's go, boys. We just got to play our game today. 331 00:14:36,293 --> 00:14:38,003 -All right, get ready for something crazy. -[Shifty] Yep. 332 00:14:38,128 --> 00:14:39,170 Let's go. 333 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:42,591 [siren blaring] 334 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:45,677 Hunter up on the roof. 335 00:14:46,011 --> 00:14:47,929 [commentator 1] Falcon's here, trying to be able to push. 336 00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:49,264 Spectrum, Spectrum. 337 00:14:49,431 --> 00:14:51,099 [commentator 1] Soka's going to be able to do it. 338 00:14:51,266 --> 00:14:52,726 [crowd cheering] 339 00:14:52,851 --> 00:14:55,228 [commentator 2] Guess who's fully alive and ready to battle. 340 00:14:55,812 --> 00:14:57,856 Hisoka clutching up what it matters most. 341 00:14:59,190 --> 00:15:00,734 [Soka] Everybody can shoot their gun. 342 00:15:00,859 --> 00:15:03,737 Everybody's a raw gunny, but I'm an IGL. 343 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,238 That's in-game leader, that's what they call it. 344 00:15:05,363 --> 00:15:06,906 I'm the in-game leader of my team. 345 00:15:07,532 --> 00:15:09,367 It's like the quarterback of the offense. 346 00:15:09,492 --> 00:15:11,202 I gotta figure out the rotations, 347 00:15:11,494 --> 00:15:13,204 where to play, what to fight, what not to fight. 348 00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:15,624 -Check on top of the stairs now. -[Shifty] Left or right? 349 00:15:15,749 --> 00:15:16,625 -[Soka] Right side. -I see 'em. 350 00:15:16,791 --> 00:15:18,918 -[gunshot] -[Soka] I send the troops into battle... 351 00:15:19,085 --> 00:15:20,420 -All right, you ready, Shifty? -[Shifty] Yeah. 352 00:15:20,545 --> 00:15:21,588 Do it now. 353 00:15:21,713 --> 00:15:22,797 ...with the best ideas. 354 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:24,841 [commentator 1] Team Falcon's a little aggressive here. 355 00:15:25,091 --> 00:15:25,925 Go, go, go, go. 356 00:15:26,384 --> 00:15:29,346 [commentator 2] This is a brilliant frickin' macro decision from Falcons, 357 00:15:29,763 --> 00:15:31,765 because no one's guarding you from the high ground. 358 00:15:35,143 --> 00:15:36,519 Soka will go ahead, clean that up. 359 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:39,022 Soka just reaping the rest of these players. 360 00:15:39,272 --> 00:15:40,899 [all shouting indistinctly] 361 00:15:41,232 --> 00:15:42,150 [commentator 1] Get him, Ben! 362 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,569 -[sighs] Fuck. -[commentator 1] Back to back! 363 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,780 [crowd cheering] 364 00:15:46,905 --> 00:15:48,782 [commentator 1] Team Falcon taking every kill. 365 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:49,908 Watch your right, Shifty. 366 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:54,704 [commentator 2] This Falcon's team has absolute superiority. 367 00:15:54,913 --> 00:15:55,747 Come here, you guys ready? 368 00:15:55,914 --> 00:15:57,374 -[Shifty] Yeah, yeah. -[Soka] Throw C4 up. 369 00:15:57,499 --> 00:15:58,500 [explosion] 370 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:00,001 -Shit on. -Oh, come on, Skull. 371 00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:03,296 [commentator 2] Look at Skullface, white. Say farewell to Fnatic. 372 00:16:04,839 --> 00:16:06,883 [commentator 3] And Falcons will go 373 00:16:07,175 --> 00:16:09,219 perfect on the day. 374 00:16:09,344 --> 00:16:10,887 [Steve] This doesn't feel fair. 375 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:14,516 [Nfinity] The fact that Falcons have just gone four games in a row 376 00:16:14,724 --> 00:16:17,227 and flawlessly won every single one. 377 00:16:17,352 --> 00:16:19,354 Tell you what, man, Falcons are terrifying. 378 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:20,397 [Garret] Anything can happen. 379 00:16:20,522 --> 00:16:22,440 Anything can happen tomorrow, right? 380 00:16:22,565 --> 00:16:24,734 The top fourteen teams, let us know in the chat. 381 00:16:24,859 --> 00:16:26,569 Who do you think is going to win tomorrow? 382 00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:27,904 Keep the votes coming in. 383 00:16:28,071 --> 00:16:31,324 Feedback tomorrow, 5:00 p.m. local time. 384 00:16:31,449 --> 00:16:34,119 We start the final day, championship day. 385 00:16:34,244 --> 00:16:36,871 Who will take the first ever Warzone World Cup? 386 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,207 Who will take the bulk of a million dollars? 387 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:42,168 Well, you're going to have to tune in tomorrow to find out. 388 00:16:42,293 --> 00:16:43,586 [intriguing music playing] 389 00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:47,006 [Soka] This is the biggest prize pool I've ever played. 390 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:50,468 It's one million dollars, so this is definitely the biggest, 391 00:16:50,593 --> 00:16:52,762 but I know my team and me, I'm ready. 392 00:16:53,596 --> 00:16:55,557 Biffle, he's a quiet shooter, 393 00:16:55,765 --> 00:16:57,642 so my nickname for him is L1, R1. 394 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:01,312 You know, L1 is the aim, R1 is the shoot, and that's his job on my team. 395 00:17:01,438 --> 00:17:03,314 And then Shifty, man, he's a yapper. 396 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,692 Literally looking at the weakest link right now on the roster. 397 00:17:05,817 --> 00:17:08,944 He likes to talk shit, but that's Call of Duty for you. 398 00:17:09,069 --> 00:17:10,446 And he backs it up. 399 00:17:10,613 --> 00:17:12,906 You just know, he's dying first when we land. 400 00:17:13,031 --> 00:17:15,285 You know, he's going down first. 401 00:17:15,410 --> 00:17:17,996 I don't think any other clubs are trying to talk shit to us. 402 00:17:18,121 --> 00:17:19,164 They all know their place. 403 00:17:19,289 --> 00:17:20,665 They're betas. We're alphas. 404 00:17:20,790 --> 00:17:23,417 So I think they're all dog shit, and they know it. 405 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,296 -[music concludes] -[birds chirping] 406 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:33,553 What's up? Who's the biggest competitor you guys got going on in this thing? 407 00:17:33,678 --> 00:17:36,055 I'd say, uh, probably Fnatic. 408 00:17:36,264 --> 00:17:37,098 [barber] Okay. 409 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,017 It's my ex-teammates. I think I told you a while ago. 410 00:17:39,184 --> 00:17:40,894 -[barber] Oh, yeah, yeah. -[Soka] Remember my ex-teammates? 411 00:17:41,019 --> 00:17:42,103 -I left them, but, uh... -[chuckles] 412 00:17:42,479 --> 00:17:43,438 Are they mad about that? 413 00:17:43,563 --> 00:17:47,025 They were salty, so I know they gonna go hard when we play them. 414 00:17:48,026 --> 00:17:48,860 [barber] It's crazy. 415 00:17:48,985 --> 00:17:51,321 Up until recently, your dad used to be like, "Get off the game, man." 416 00:17:51,446 --> 00:17:52,781 "Game ain't gonna make you no money." 417 00:17:52,989 --> 00:17:56,701 I was playing for fifty cents, one dollar, and I was streaming to mom, bro. 418 00:17:57,452 --> 00:17:58,495 [doorbell rings] 419 00:17:58,620 --> 00:18:00,079 -[Jon] What's up, big dog? -[barber] How you doing? 420 00:18:00,205 --> 00:18:01,289 -Good, good. -How you guys doing? 421 00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:02,582 -[Soka] What's up, dad? -[barber] Same old. 422 00:18:02,707 --> 00:18:04,417 -What's up, champ? How you doing? Good? -Yup, yup. 423 00:18:04,542 --> 00:18:06,669 [Soka] Man, I love my dad to death. He's a buff motherfucker. 424 00:18:06,795 --> 00:18:09,506 -What's up, big dog? How you doing? -[Soka] He got a fucking mouth on him. 425 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:12,467 Crazy. I bet you never thought Baby would make so much money 426 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,011 -playing video games, huh? -[Jon] No, Joe, seriously, dog. 427 00:18:15,136 --> 00:18:17,263 I didn't want him to do this gaming thing. Like, for real. 428 00:18:17,388 --> 00:18:18,598 [barber] First on, you were like "Hell nah." 429 00:18:18,765 --> 00:18:20,642 Deadass. You know where we came up, you know what I'm saying? 430 00:18:20,850 --> 00:18:22,268 We don't do that. You know what I'm saying? 431 00:18:22,393 --> 00:18:24,729 "Get off the game right now. What the hell's wrong with you?" 432 00:18:28,399 --> 00:18:29,692 [Soka] Our family is Tongan. 433 00:18:29,818 --> 00:18:31,194 I have a lot of pride. 434 00:18:31,319 --> 00:18:33,696 You know, every time I enter the arena, or... 435 00:18:33,822 --> 00:18:35,323 I'm showcasing my talents, 436 00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:38,451 it... it feels good to put on for my people and my culture. 437 00:18:39,202 --> 00:18:40,495 [Leimana] Soka is our son. 438 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:42,914 His name is Kasimili Tonga Tongamoa, 439 00:18:43,581 --> 00:18:45,208 named after my father-in-law, 440 00:18:45,333 --> 00:18:47,126 but his nickname has always been Baby. 441 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:50,171 [Soka] I come from a family of seven. 442 00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:52,257 I used to be the youngest in the family, 443 00:18:52,382 --> 00:18:54,175 and then I wasn't the youngest anymore, 444 00:18:54,342 --> 00:18:56,177 but I told my mom, "Hey, I got to keep my name." 445 00:18:56,344 --> 00:18:57,804 "You know, Baby is my name, and I own it." 446 00:18:58,179 --> 00:19:01,474 Now it's Ryu! Now it's Ryu! Let's go! Now it's Ryu! 447 00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:02,433 Baby. 448 00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:06,104 Dude, we're a competitive-ass family. 449 00:19:06,229 --> 00:19:08,690 We can play bingo and be competitive. 450 00:19:08,898 --> 00:19:10,149 Come on, play. 451 00:19:10,275 --> 00:19:12,652 -[indistinct clamor] -This ain't no fucking fluke. 452 00:19:12,944 --> 00:19:15,738 It's bullshit! It's bullshit! The game was rigged! 453 00:19:16,030 --> 00:19:18,283 Come on! Go again! Go again! 454 00:19:18,408 --> 00:19:20,493 [Jon] Football, basketball... 455 00:19:20,618 --> 00:19:21,661 [playful shouting] 456 00:19:21,786 --> 00:19:22,620 ...you name it. 457 00:19:22,954 --> 00:19:24,205 Marbles. 458 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:25,582 Doesn't matter. 459 00:19:25,707 --> 00:19:26,875 I'm gonna kick your ass. 460 00:19:27,792 --> 00:19:29,335 [overlapping chatter] 461 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:30,420 [woman] Baby! 462 00:19:30,545 --> 00:19:32,422 He's crashing out right now. Baby's crashing out. 463 00:19:33,006 --> 00:19:34,299 [thrilling music playing] 464 00:19:38,595 --> 00:19:41,180 Get the fuck out of here! Get the fuck out of here! 465 00:19:41,306 --> 00:19:43,141 Don't let me pick my motherfucking man! 466 00:19:43,266 --> 00:19:45,768 -I'm the fucking top of this bitch! -[all cheering] 467 00:19:47,228 --> 00:19:48,771 Come on, big dog. Come on. 468 00:19:49,147 --> 00:19:51,149 [all laughing, cheering] 469 00:19:51,691 --> 00:19:54,694 [Jon] The love for our family is very important to us. 470 00:19:55,028 --> 00:19:58,448 We had our oldest son when we were six... I was sixteen, he was seventeen. 471 00:19:58,573 --> 00:20:00,909 He took the responsibility of being a dad seriously, 472 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:03,536 so he jumped right into work full-time to support us, 473 00:20:03,661 --> 00:20:06,164 although I still stayed at home with my parents. 474 00:20:06,331 --> 00:20:07,373 Then, um... 475 00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:09,542 got in some trouble. 476 00:20:09,667 --> 00:20:10,960 Oh, absolutely. Dad was... 477 00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:12,712 a little troublemaker. 478 00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:14,964 [pensive music playing] 479 00:20:15,632 --> 00:20:18,301 In this neighborhood that we're from, San Mateo, Shoreview, 480 00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:20,261 growing up there, that's, uh... 481 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:21,346 there's a lot of gangs. 482 00:20:23,431 --> 00:20:24,474 I was in and out of jail. 483 00:20:24,599 --> 00:20:25,642 I wasn't in the older kids' lives, 484 00:20:25,808 --> 00:20:28,645 the four older ones. I was in and out of jail. 485 00:20:28,770 --> 00:20:31,898 [Leimana] There was one instance where the house was raided. 486 00:20:32,023 --> 00:20:33,691 Um, it was raided several times 487 00:20:33,816 --> 00:20:36,027 because there had been shootings at the house. 488 00:20:36,945 --> 00:20:39,280 So what I did was I... I... 489 00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:41,199 made myself to a better person, 490 00:20:41,324 --> 00:20:43,242 so I don't end up back in there 491 00:20:43,493 --> 00:20:44,577 and try to, you know, 492 00:20:44,702 --> 00:20:46,579 emulate that to my kids so they can understand, 493 00:20:46,788 --> 00:20:47,622 learn from my mistakes. 494 00:20:48,998 --> 00:20:51,417 [Soka] My dad taught me, like, at a young age, 495 00:20:51,542 --> 00:20:53,294 you know, that gang-bang and shit, 496 00:20:53,544 --> 00:20:55,088 either get you dead or get you in jail. 497 00:20:55,213 --> 00:20:56,673 So he laced me up quick when I was young. 498 00:20:56,881 --> 00:20:58,549 [daring music playing] 499 00:21:01,177 --> 00:21:02,845 [Jon] All my boys played football. 500 00:21:05,056 --> 00:21:07,517 I wanted the kids to excel into college, 501 00:21:07,684 --> 00:21:10,061 and then from college getting to maybe, if you get to the pros, 502 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:11,813 that's... that's... that's the dream. 503 00:21:11,980 --> 00:21:15,400 But if you don't, you know, use that avenue to open up some doors. 504 00:21:15,525 --> 00:21:17,235 [crowd cheering] 505 00:21:17,360 --> 00:21:19,153 [Soka] I knew his first love was football, 506 00:21:19,278 --> 00:21:20,947 you know, and that was his dream. 507 00:21:21,864 --> 00:21:23,282 But then my dad went to jail. 508 00:21:23,533 --> 00:21:25,159 There's a lot of pressure on my shoulders to... 509 00:21:25,326 --> 00:21:26,995 to make my mom and dad proud. 510 00:21:27,912 --> 00:21:29,831 Like they say, live through your kids. 511 00:21:30,540 --> 00:21:31,958 [Soka] So, in 2020, 512 00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:34,544 when I sat down with my dad and tell him I was gonna quit football, 513 00:21:34,752 --> 00:21:36,754 it was probably the hardest talk of my life. 514 00:21:37,338 --> 00:21:41,843 But I knew I wanted to take my own route. I wanna be different. 515 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:44,470 He said, "Hey, Dad, I wanna play games for now." 516 00:21:44,595 --> 00:21:46,597 And I said, "All right, good, go ahead, play your games." 517 00:21:46,723 --> 00:21:49,809 "No, no, no, I'm... I'm not gonna do football, period." 518 00:21:50,018 --> 00:21:52,020 He just wants to do gaming. And I said... 519 00:21:52,478 --> 00:21:55,231 "What are you gonna do with gaming? You ain't gonna make no money off gaming." 520 00:21:55,356 --> 00:21:56,733 [soft music playing] 521 00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:59,777 [Leimana] He's like, "This kid wanna stay home, 522 00:21:59,902 --> 00:22:01,988 not play football, and just play games all day." 523 00:22:02,155 --> 00:22:05,575 "What the fuck is he going to do? What kind of bills..." And just going off. 524 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:08,661 And then I see Baby behind him. That's my baby. 525 00:22:08,786 --> 00:22:12,665 So, mama bear comes out full effect. I'm like, "Shut the fuck up." 526 00:22:12,790 --> 00:22:14,792 "How are you gonna tell him he can't play video games 527 00:22:14,917 --> 00:22:16,252 or he has to play football?" 528 00:22:16,377 --> 00:22:19,881 So, then, I tell Hisoka to go to his room because I don't want my son to sit there 529 00:22:20,006 --> 00:22:22,967 and get discouraged because dad's knocking his passion. 530 00:22:23,092 --> 00:22:25,762 And I said, "Let's try this out, you know, let's just do it for this semester." 531 00:22:25,887 --> 00:22:28,264 "He's not gonna play this season, we'll see what happens." 532 00:22:28,473 --> 00:22:30,058 Everybody, tune in today, man. Much love. 533 00:22:30,183 --> 00:22:32,435 I appreciate all the support, all the love. 534 00:22:34,353 --> 00:22:35,980 -[gamer] Enemy dropping... -[gunshots] 535 00:22:36,105 --> 00:22:38,524 [Soka] When I first started out doing live streams online, 536 00:22:38,649 --> 00:22:40,485 it had one viewer. It was my mom. 537 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:43,196 I saw the passion in his eyes, the drive... 538 00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:44,655 Let's go, Danny! 539 00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:47,116 -...so I'm backing him 'cause I see it. -Oh my God! 540 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:50,119 I would play for, like, 50 cents on... on a website 541 00:22:50,328 --> 00:22:51,662 against other players in the world. 542 00:22:51,788 --> 00:22:54,123 My dad was like, first off, he was like, 543 00:22:54,332 --> 00:22:55,374 you know, "Go get a job." 544 00:22:55,500 --> 00:22:57,877 Like, "Come on, dude." Like, "What are you doing?" 545 00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:00,963 And I was just, I sat there and it just... 546 00:23:01,089 --> 00:23:02,256 it kept making me just... 547 00:23:02,924 --> 00:23:04,926 go harder because I wanted to prove him wrong. 548 00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:07,053 [upbeat electronic music playing] 549 00:23:07,178 --> 00:23:10,681 -I mean, wow. I mean, wow. I mean, wow. -[indistinct chatter] 550 00:23:10,807 --> 00:23:11,974 When I started making traction... 551 00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:13,101 I mean, Jesus. 552 00:23:13,267 --> 00:23:15,937 ...you know, 500 a day, or... 553 00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:17,313 or 1000 a day. 554 00:23:17,522 --> 00:23:19,857 [exclaims, shouts indistinctly] 555 00:23:20,191 --> 00:23:21,526 He was like, "Holy shit." 556 00:23:21,651 --> 00:23:24,570 And then I started flying out to places to compete. 557 00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:27,907 [commentator] He's throwing everything he's got, ladies and gentlemen. 558 00:23:28,282 --> 00:23:29,742 [indistinct shouting] 559 00:23:29,867 --> 00:23:32,745 [commentator] Soka won! Soka won! Look at his pop. 560 00:23:32,870 --> 00:23:34,413 Oh, shit. Why are there four cameras for? 561 00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:36,082 -Holy shit. -[spectator laughs] 562 00:23:36,207 --> 00:23:37,792 Baby, he showed us another way. 563 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,212 -[cheering, shouting indistinctly] -Let's go. 564 00:23:41,337 --> 00:23:43,506 -[Jon] I never went nowhere. -[screams] 565 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,343 But for him at this young age, to go see, you know, London. 566 00:23:47,468 --> 00:23:49,637 Go to London in the back of the plane, come up a champion, 567 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:50,930 conquer it, go to first class. 568 00:23:51,097 --> 00:23:51,931 Canada. 569 00:23:52,181 --> 00:23:54,433 -[indistinct chatter] -[Jon] They are life experiences. 570 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,936 Yeah, bro, what's up, man? I love you. 571 00:23:57,186 --> 00:24:00,022 [Jon] We've seen more places than my whole family has seen. 572 00:24:00,189 --> 00:24:01,691 [Soka] Us, Poly people or Tongan people, 573 00:24:01,816 --> 00:24:03,025 no one has ever seen this, 574 00:24:03,484 --> 00:24:04,902 like a professional gamer. 575 00:24:05,027 --> 00:24:06,404 [indistinct chatter] 576 00:24:06,529 --> 00:24:08,489 That is big money, man. It's crazy. I can't believe it. 577 00:24:08,739 --> 00:24:10,324 -Let's go! Let's go! -[crowd cheering] 578 00:24:10,741 --> 00:24:13,828 -[Jon] Let's go, Soka! -[cheering, applauding] 579 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:16,998 Let's go! 580 00:24:17,707 --> 00:24:18,666 -[laughs] -[chuckles] 581 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:20,209 [Jon] You won those last two tournaments. 582 00:24:20,418 --> 00:24:21,377 [Soka] Y'all, back to back, 583 00:24:21,586 --> 00:24:23,504 -30k, like, 10k, 15k. -[Jon] You won those last two tournaments. 584 00:24:23,754 --> 00:24:26,507 But then I heard about this, you know, EWC, 585 00:24:26,716 --> 00:24:28,009 one million prize on the line. 586 00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:30,511 And then Team Falcons, man, they threw me cash. 587 00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:33,222 -Like I was Luka Dončić. -Team Falcons? 588 00:24:33,431 --> 00:24:34,473 [intriguing music playing] 589 00:24:34,599 --> 00:24:37,185 [Soka] Falcons signed me, maybe, like a month and a half, 590 00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:39,353 two months, maybe, before the tournament. 591 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:43,649 My dad was like, damn, like, this kid, you know, he's actually doing it. 592 00:24:43,941 --> 00:24:46,068 But, man, big dog been blowing up. 593 00:24:46,235 --> 00:24:48,446 -You know, I'm the top dog IGL, baby. -[laughs] 594 00:24:48,571 --> 00:24:50,364 -[Jon] Wait a minute, buddy. -[Soka] But no, no, no. 595 00:24:50,489 --> 00:24:52,617 -Wait, what, what, what? -[Jon] Wait, man! Come on. 596 00:24:52,742 --> 00:24:55,119 -You gotta be a lil' humble, big dog. -I can't, man. 597 00:24:55,328 --> 00:24:56,662 Don't let that shit get to your head. 598 00:24:56,787 --> 00:24:58,956 -[Soka] Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. -Always got to stay humble. 599 00:25:00,625 --> 00:25:04,086 He was so hard on me that when I was making him proud, 600 00:25:04,212 --> 00:25:06,422 it was like, it felt so fucking good. 601 00:25:06,547 --> 00:25:10,384 Go, man. You fucking go, boy. Good shit, man. 602 00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:13,721 [Soka] It gave me the confidence to just go further beyond, 603 00:25:13,888 --> 00:25:15,973 levels that I didn't think I could reach. 604 00:25:16,724 --> 00:25:19,644 Holy shit, my eyes are getting watery. Holy fuck. Damn. 605 00:25:19,769 --> 00:25:21,604 Cut that out of the camera for real as fuck. 606 00:25:21,896 --> 00:25:24,106 All right, come on. And action. 607 00:25:24,315 --> 00:25:26,525 [tense music playing] 608 00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:30,363 [commentator 1] Championship day. 609 00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:32,323 We've got 14 teams, 610 00:25:33,282 --> 00:25:34,408 eight games to play, 611 00:25:35,076 --> 00:25:39,413 only eight chances to make your destiny come true. 612 00:25:40,456 --> 00:25:42,375 [commentator 2] These teams are playing for a million dollars, 613 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:45,461 but we're done with the group stages, and, you guys, I can't wait 614 00:25:45,628 --> 00:25:47,380 to see who's our champion. 615 00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:49,590 [announcer] Teams have fought tooth and nail to get 616 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,801 -to this point. -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Falcon! 617 00:25:57,890 --> 00:26:00,268 [Grant] This is in the first game of the tournament, 618 00:26:00,393 --> 00:26:01,477 the first finals. 619 00:26:02,228 --> 00:26:04,230 It would be a really big deal if we won. 620 00:26:04,522 --> 00:26:07,441 We need to win a competition to take home the Esports World Cup trophy. 621 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,485 It's a requirement to get a first place. 622 00:26:09,610 --> 00:26:13,572 And we know this Warzone team is really strong and capable of winning. 623 00:26:13,698 --> 00:26:15,116 So, the true hope 624 00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:17,326 is that we can effectively tick off that requirement 625 00:26:17,451 --> 00:26:19,662 at the first attempt at the first tournament. 626 00:26:19,787 --> 00:26:22,373 -[indistinct chatter] -[music swells] 627 00:26:22,498 --> 00:26:23,833 [Grant] I mean, I do feel the pressure. 628 00:26:24,041 --> 00:26:26,502 You know, I am under pressure to make sure we perform here, 629 00:26:26,627 --> 00:26:28,254 but I have genuine belief these Warzone lads 630 00:26:28,379 --> 00:26:29,505 are gonna bring the trophy home. 631 00:26:29,630 --> 00:26:31,465 I know how good they are and how strong they are. 632 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,426 Let's get this entire thing started. 633 00:26:33,551 --> 00:26:34,844 We go to the STC Arena 634 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:36,554 and we intro the teams. 635 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,348 [crowd cheering] 636 00:26:39,473 --> 00:26:42,310 [announcer 1] It's time to meet our Esports World Cup finalists 637 00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:43,728 for Call of Duty: Warzone. 638 00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:45,896 Here are the boys in orange. 639 00:26:46,022 --> 00:26:48,691 Fnatic! 640 00:26:48,816 --> 00:26:50,276 [Soka] Call of Duty players, we don't give a fuck. 641 00:26:50,568 --> 00:26:52,403 You know, if you're dog shit, we're gonna let you know. 642 00:26:52,570 --> 00:26:53,738 Tecca. 643 00:26:54,363 --> 00:26:55,197 Hey, get the camera. 644 00:26:55,323 --> 00:26:57,241 [Fnatic gamer] I feel like when I fight you as a team, bro... 645 00:26:57,366 --> 00:26:59,910 [Soka] I was like, "Holy fuck, these kids are nervous." 646 00:27:00,077 --> 00:27:03,080 [announcer 2] Welcome to the stage, Na'Vi! 647 00:27:03,247 --> 00:27:04,874 [Soka] I'm not really concerned about any other team. 648 00:27:05,041 --> 00:27:07,543 I just want to put on a show, a good show, too. 649 00:27:07,710 --> 00:27:08,961 Pure domination. 650 00:27:09,170 --> 00:27:12,048 I like to wait till we win before I start the shit-talking, 651 00:27:12,173 --> 00:27:13,632 and, uh, yeah, if we win some games today, 652 00:27:13,758 --> 00:27:15,176 you'll see me up there getting hyped, for sure. 653 00:27:15,426 --> 00:27:17,928 [announcer 2] Give it up for Twisted Minds! 654 00:27:18,971 --> 00:27:20,014 [Shifty] Hey, man, enjoy it, guys. 655 00:27:20,139 --> 00:27:21,265 It'll be over quick. 656 00:27:22,099 --> 00:27:23,517 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 657 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,519 [Soka] We won four-for-four yesterday. 658 00:27:27,146 --> 00:27:29,023 Let's try to go eight-for-eight today. 659 00:27:31,776 --> 00:27:34,153 [announcer 2] All eyes on this trio today... 660 00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:36,280 -[upbeat music playing] -[man] Let's go, guys. Let's go. 661 00:27:36,405 --> 00:27:39,492 [announcer 2] Make some noise for Team Falcons! 662 00:27:40,534 --> 00:27:43,913 Biffle, Shifty, and Hisoka, 663 00:27:44,038 --> 00:27:48,292 -they are the team to beat. -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Falcons! 664 00:27:48,542 --> 00:27:50,336 Let's go, Falcons! 665 00:27:50,461 --> 00:27:51,796 [Mossad] We've done our best. 666 00:27:51,921 --> 00:27:54,090 Let's support the players to do their best as well. 667 00:27:55,925 --> 00:27:57,676 [Grant] Our work is technically done. 668 00:27:58,052 --> 00:28:00,304 We're now just spectators like anyone else, 669 00:28:00,513 --> 00:28:01,931 hoping that our work was worth it. 670 00:28:07,103 --> 00:28:09,647 -Hey. Let's go, boys. -[crowd cheering] 671 00:28:09,772 --> 00:28:12,483 Get dirty on the fucking map. Own this fucking map. 672 00:28:12,608 --> 00:28:13,776 [siren blaring] 673 00:28:13,901 --> 00:28:15,736 [announcer 2] STC Arena, 674 00:28:15,861 --> 00:28:17,154 -let me hear you! -[tense music playing] 675 00:28:17,321 --> 00:28:19,949 -It is match number one! -[indistinct chatter] 676 00:28:20,074 --> 00:28:22,159 [commentator 1] Look at Soka over by the high ground. 677 00:28:22,284 --> 00:28:24,578 Let him provide all the information and send Shifty 678 00:28:24,703 --> 00:28:25,913 and Biffle on their way. 679 00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:28,624 -[gunshots] -[commentator 2] Biffle first confirmed. 680 00:28:28,749 --> 00:28:30,042 -There's the second. -I got both of them. 681 00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:32,086 [commentator 1] The Falcons are looking to hunt. 682 00:28:32,628 --> 00:28:35,464 -And look who has an angle on Fnatic. -Crack them, crack them. 683 00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:37,258 This is Soka right here, I think. This is Soka. 684 00:28:37,633 --> 00:28:40,886 [commentator 1] It is Hisoka looking down at past teammate, Almond. 685 00:28:42,138 --> 00:28:44,473 But Twisted Minds, they're not too far behind. 686 00:28:44,598 --> 00:28:45,808 Play together, play together, play together. 687 00:28:45,975 --> 00:28:48,853 [continuous gunshots] 688 00:28:48,978 --> 00:28:50,187 [commentator 1] Hisoka by himself. 689 00:28:50,312 --> 00:28:52,106 The zone is gonna start shrinking. 690 00:28:52,231 --> 00:28:55,151 [Rachel] In Call of Duty: Warzone, as each game progresses, 691 00:28:55,276 --> 00:28:58,571 the map slowly fills in on all sides with a poison gas, 692 00:28:58,696 --> 00:29:02,199 forcing the teams closer together in combat and into confrontation. 693 00:29:02,324 --> 00:29:04,743 [commentator 3] Hisoka has to move, otherwise the gas will bring him down. 694 00:29:04,869 --> 00:29:07,705 And when that happens, sometimes you need to get creative. 695 00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:11,417 [commentator 1] Hisoka trying to, maybe, find a loose gas mask. 696 00:29:11,542 --> 00:29:14,378 [Rachel] If you have the resources, there are points on the map 697 00:29:14,503 --> 00:29:15,963 that allow you to revive your teammates. 698 00:29:16,213 --> 00:29:19,884 [commentator 1] But he hits the Buy Station to get the revive off. 699 00:29:20,009 --> 00:29:23,220 Which means they will respawn up in the sky and float down, 700 00:29:23,429 --> 00:29:24,597 back from the dead. 701 00:29:24,722 --> 00:29:27,475 [commentator 1] This is all on to Shifty right now. 702 00:29:27,683 --> 00:29:29,435 -There's Shifty over there. -There's one to your right, Shifty. 703 00:29:29,643 --> 00:29:32,688 [commentator 1] Shifty has to two-v-one against zSmit and Knight. 704 00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:35,399 But they know exactly where he is! 705 00:29:35,566 --> 00:29:36,609 They take it on down. 706 00:29:36,734 --> 00:29:40,237 -Twisted Minds are game one winners! -[crowd cheering] 707 00:29:40,488 --> 00:29:42,198 -Let's go! -Let's go! 708 00:29:42,490 --> 00:29:46,869 -An electric game number one here. -[crowd cheering, applauding] 709 00:29:47,870 --> 00:29:49,788 We'll bounce back. Can we see the scoreboard? 710 00:29:50,039 --> 00:29:51,457 [commentator 1] Look at that leaderboard, 711 00:29:51,624 --> 00:29:52,917 Fifty points for Twisted Minds. 712 00:29:53,042 --> 00:29:54,919 [commentator 2] Forty-two point five for the Falcons. 713 00:29:55,669 --> 00:29:56,587 Keep it consistent. 714 00:29:56,712 --> 00:29:57,963 We only need placements and kills right now. 715 00:29:58,130 --> 00:30:00,424 -We're getting the kills. -I know we are. We can do it, bro. 716 00:30:01,383 --> 00:30:03,802 [commentator 1] The Call of Duty format at EWC 717 00:30:03,928 --> 00:30:06,931 is a marathon and not a sprint. 718 00:30:07,181 --> 00:30:09,975 You do not have to be the last team standing 719 00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:11,810 in every single match. 720 00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:14,813 You just have to consistently rack up points 721 00:30:14,939 --> 00:30:16,857 over each match 722 00:30:16,982 --> 00:30:19,276 to keep yourself in contention for first place. 723 00:30:19,443 --> 00:30:21,362 [siren blaring] 724 00:30:22,404 --> 00:30:24,698 [commentator 1] Fnatics, Falcons, coming to the final moment. 725 00:30:24,907 --> 00:30:25,908 Under us, they were under us. 726 00:30:26,116 --> 00:30:28,577 [commentator 1] Look at where the Falcons are, way up in their nests, 727 00:30:28,702 --> 00:30:30,663 just firing down on the team below them. 728 00:30:30,788 --> 00:30:33,832 Flaming the high ground means you can see every other player, 729 00:30:33,958 --> 00:30:35,709 even when they can't see you. 730 00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:37,503 Get up there, and you're in business. 731 00:30:37,795 --> 00:30:38,921 [gunshots] 732 00:30:39,046 --> 00:30:40,506 -[commentator 1] Skullface gets taken out. -[groans] 733 00:30:40,673 --> 00:30:42,591 -[indistinct chatter] -[gunshots] 734 00:30:42,716 --> 00:30:44,468 -[commentator 1] Almond is down... -[Soka] Another one, Shifty. 735 00:30:44,635 --> 00:30:47,054 ...Newbz is pushing up the ladder. Can he manage to get up here? 736 00:30:47,179 --> 00:30:49,682 He cannot fall. Falcons do it! 737 00:30:49,807 --> 00:30:51,642 -[crowd cheering, applauding] -Come on! 738 00:30:51,809 --> 00:30:53,686 [commentator 2] The Falcons, undeniable. 739 00:30:54,144 --> 00:30:55,771 [thrilling music playing] 740 00:30:56,355 --> 00:30:58,148 [commentator 1] Game number three. 741 00:30:58,440 --> 00:30:59,650 Okay, shot to the left. 742 00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:02,152 Oh, bro. 743 00:31:02,278 --> 00:31:03,862 [commentator 1] We see Falcons go down early. 744 00:31:04,113 --> 00:31:06,073 That's gonna really open up the rest of the map. 745 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,450 For some of the other top teams to really come out, but... 746 00:31:08,659 --> 00:31:11,912 The one thing you absolutely do not want in a game of Warzone 747 00:31:12,037 --> 00:31:13,581 is to be eliminated early. 748 00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:16,500 [Rachel] Every minute you aren't earning points, 749 00:31:16,625 --> 00:31:19,295 some other team is getting closer to the top of the leaderboard. 750 00:31:20,087 --> 00:31:23,215 [commentator 1] And Newbz and Almond, they're reaping the rest of this lobby. 751 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:25,009 [continuous gunshots] 752 00:31:27,303 --> 00:31:28,846 -[crowd cheering] -Boom! Let's go, baby, come on! 753 00:31:28,971 --> 00:31:30,180 [commentator 1] It's Fnatic. 754 00:31:30,389 --> 00:31:31,974 They are feeling good in... 755 00:31:32,141 --> 00:31:34,935 [commentator 3] They're tryna stay locked in, they know job's not finished. 756 00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:37,229 [commentator 1] Get ready to move into map number four. 757 00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:39,898 [commentator 2] Fnatic just hold this whole next circle. 758 00:31:40,065 --> 00:31:41,317 Yeah, they're pushing up. They're pushing up. 759 00:31:41,442 --> 00:31:43,485 -God! Shit on 'em, man. Come on! -Let's go already. Let's go, bitch. 760 00:31:44,069 --> 00:31:45,321 [commentator 2] Aydan will fall. 761 00:31:45,487 --> 00:31:47,323 -There you go. -Don't fucking tell me! 762 00:31:47,698 --> 00:31:50,200 [commentator 1] Fnatic take game number four. 763 00:31:50,326 --> 00:31:51,535 They go back to back. 764 00:31:51,869 --> 00:31:55,247 -Fucking on that ass. On that ass. -Half time now. 765 00:31:56,248 --> 00:32:00,210 [commentator 1] Take a look at our standing. Fnatic will take the lead 766 00:32:00,336 --> 00:32:03,213 over Team Falcons, Twisted Minds just below them. 767 00:32:03,339 --> 00:32:05,424 [Grant] We dominated yesterday, so... 768 00:32:06,008 --> 00:32:08,677 I would have hoped at the halfway stage we'd be ahead, 769 00:32:08,802 --> 00:32:11,180 um... but Fnatic just had a massive game 770 00:32:11,305 --> 00:32:13,432 that final fourth game to take over, so... 771 00:32:14,141 --> 00:32:17,311 Fnatic going wild on the map right now. 772 00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:18,854 Something has clicked for this team. 773 00:32:19,021 --> 00:32:21,690 [Rachel] You don't have to win every round to win the match, 774 00:32:21,857 --> 00:32:22,900 but it's really dangerous 775 00:32:23,025 --> 00:32:25,194 to let your opponent get on too much of a hot streak. 776 00:32:25,402 --> 00:32:26,779 -[gunshots] -[siren blaring] 777 00:32:27,029 --> 00:32:28,405 [commentator 1] Welcome to the second half. 778 00:32:28,530 --> 00:32:30,574 Ladies and gentlemen, match five is here. 779 00:32:30,699 --> 00:32:33,202 Our players are dropping in to Rebirth Island. 780 00:32:34,745 --> 00:32:36,288 I'm looking low, I'm looking low. Just hold up. 781 00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:37,998 [commentator 1] Lots of damage, starting to get tallied. 782 00:32:38,248 --> 00:32:39,124 Two, two, two, two. 783 00:32:39,291 --> 00:32:42,002 [commentator 1] This is looking dire for the Falcons. 784 00:32:42,127 --> 00:32:43,921 -How many is that? -I don't know. I don't know. 785 00:32:44,088 --> 00:32:46,340 [commentator 2] Shifty around the back, going to get a little bit more safety... 786 00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:47,925 -No. -...he gets the shots... 787 00:32:48,133 --> 00:32:50,594 [commentator 1] Falcons sent back to the lobby at eighth place. 788 00:32:50,719 --> 00:32:53,430 -[siren blaring] -[commentator 1] Game number six is here. 789 00:32:53,597 --> 00:32:55,849 Ladies and gentlemen, the crowd's going wild. 790 00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:58,394 -All right, it could be. -Let's fucking own these kids. 791 00:32:58,644 --> 00:33:01,605 [commentator 2] The Falcons are up top, they force Guild down to the low ground. 792 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:03,107 Two versus two! It's a two versus two here! 793 00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:05,651 -[commentator 1] Unreal. -[commentator 2] The Falcons do not lose. 794 00:33:05,859 --> 00:33:06,694 Weak. 795 00:33:06,819 --> 00:33:08,612 Two versus one, two versus one! 796 00:33:08,737 --> 00:33:11,532 [commentator 2] Swoop in, try to clean up! And then down to their last member! 797 00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:14,118 -Falcons able to come through! -There you go, baby. 798 00:33:14,243 --> 00:33:16,036 Come on, come on, come on. Yeah, yeah, like that. Let's go. 799 00:33:16,161 --> 00:33:18,372 Keep going, keep going. I'm telling you, like that. 800 00:33:18,497 --> 00:33:20,874 [commentator 1] The crowd goes wild as they see Falcons on top. 801 00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:22,876 -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Falcons! -[commentator 1] Here we go. 802 00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:25,504 We're in the end game, match number seven, 803 00:33:25,629 --> 00:33:27,756 only two maps to go! 804 00:33:27,923 --> 00:33:29,967 [commentator 2] Falcons once again on the high ground. 805 00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:31,343 Crank him on the roof. 806 00:33:31,844 --> 00:33:32,886 Okay, he got hit with the sniper! 807 00:33:33,053 --> 00:33:34,805 [commentator 1] Twisted Minds and Falcons are on the same side, 808 00:33:34,972 --> 00:33:36,974 they're all fighting each other. Knight trying to chase down Hisoka. 809 00:33:37,391 --> 00:33:39,059 Hisoka doesn't get cut down... 810 00:33:39,268 --> 00:33:40,561 -[gunshot] -...Knight comes about out here! 811 00:33:40,686 --> 00:33:42,479 -Falcons fold! -[tense music playing] 812 00:33:45,190 --> 00:33:48,318 [commentator 1] Team Falcons, yesterday, won four out of four. 813 00:33:48,444 --> 00:33:49,570 But when it comes to the finals, 814 00:33:49,820 --> 00:33:54,616 Team Falcons at 203.9 , Fnatic at 196.2. 815 00:33:56,034 --> 00:33:58,829 Fnatic could very well dethrone the top dogs. 816 00:33:59,955 --> 00:34:02,583 [Shifty] We need to somehow keep on Newbz and Skull. 817 00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:04,835 Do you want to hit him faster? Want to hit him like fast? 818 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,336 I'd wanna hit him smart. 819 00:34:06,837 --> 00:34:08,255 He fucking left us, Ed. 820 00:34:08,797 --> 00:34:11,341 Man, he fucking left us, and he thinks we're fucking awful. 821 00:34:11,925 --> 00:34:15,804 The bonds between players are intense because the games are intense. 822 00:34:15,971 --> 00:34:17,097 They're nervous right now. 823 00:34:17,306 --> 00:34:19,141 [Soka] They know it's fucking coming. 824 00:34:19,725 --> 00:34:21,726 We had it close there, boys, come on. 825 00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:24,188 [Katie] So, when a teammate chooses to leave you 826 00:34:24,313 --> 00:34:25,481 to go to another team, 827 00:34:25,813 --> 00:34:27,690 those emotions are gonna be raw. 828 00:34:27,815 --> 00:34:28,775 [Skullface] Yep. Let's win this... 829 00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:30,819 What are we gonna do if we just fucking win it, huh? 830 00:34:30,944 --> 00:34:32,196 The fuck's he gonna say then? 831 00:34:32,905 --> 00:34:34,864 -I lived for this moment. -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Falcons! 832 00:34:34,989 --> 00:34:39,036 [commentator 1] Ladies and gentlemen, the final map of Warzone is here. 833 00:34:39,161 --> 00:34:41,413 Esports World Cup, here we go. 834 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,706 [Soka] Let's just get like a 40-kill win right here. 835 00:34:43,831 --> 00:34:45,667 -I'm down, I'm down. -[Soka] Piss everyone off. 836 00:34:45,876 --> 00:34:49,045 -Hey, close the game. Close it. -Hey, everything you fucking got. 837 00:34:49,254 --> 00:34:52,257 -I need it here. I need it here. -[Quickshot] Hello, everybody. 838 00:34:52,424 --> 00:34:55,636 We had so much action, and right now, 839 00:34:55,761 --> 00:34:58,096 Falcons and Fnatic are in a dogfight. 840 00:34:58,639 --> 00:34:59,556 Look at the Falcons. 841 00:35:00,891 --> 00:35:02,351 They're trying to hunt Fnatic down early. 842 00:35:02,518 --> 00:35:03,811 Hisoka might be trying to land tower. 843 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:07,731 [Quickshot] If one team can knock the other out early, right here, 844 00:35:07,940 --> 00:35:10,818 they've got a clearer path to pick up points for victory, 845 00:35:10,943 --> 00:35:13,946 and Falcons know that better than anyone. 846 00:35:14,071 --> 00:35:15,447 They're in prison. That's them in prison, brother. 847 00:35:15,572 --> 00:35:17,074 They're fighting someone. Might be able to third that. 848 00:35:17,366 --> 00:35:19,701 [commentator 1] Falcons with a high-risk, high-reward play. 849 00:35:20,369 --> 00:35:22,120 Biffle does not care. 850 00:35:22,329 --> 00:35:24,122 Two versus threes, two versus fours. 851 00:35:24,540 --> 00:35:25,999 [cheering] 852 00:35:26,875 --> 00:35:27,709 Newbz and Skullface. 853 00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:29,753 They're getting fucking shot in their back. 854 00:35:29,878 --> 00:35:31,505 Hey, Woody, Woody, I got shot from the top! Careful! 855 00:35:31,713 --> 00:35:33,590 [commentator 1] Fnatic falling to AmyWiz. They lose two. 856 00:35:33,799 --> 00:35:35,968 -We're dead. We're dead. We're dead. -[Almond] We're dead? Okay, Okay. 857 00:35:36,176 --> 00:35:38,178 [commentator 2] Almond is left alone up here. 858 00:35:38,679 --> 00:35:40,597 You have to wait for the two players to get back on in. 859 00:35:40,722 --> 00:35:42,057 -Back, back. -[Almond] I know. I am. I am. 860 00:35:42,266 --> 00:35:45,310 [commentator 1] Almond is gonna go ahead and just revive back his teammates. 861 00:35:45,435 --> 00:35:46,895 Skullface is flying in, 862 00:35:47,229 --> 00:35:48,772 but the Falcons are lurking, waiting. 863 00:35:48,897 --> 00:35:50,691 -[commentator 3] Yeah, they see Almond. -There's one right here. 864 00:35:50,941 --> 00:35:52,609 [commentator 1] Almond up on the water tower. 865 00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:54,403 And Hisoka's gonna run him off the back. 866 00:35:54,528 --> 00:35:56,363 -Almond's screwed. -[commentator 2] You're right, 867 00:35:56,488 --> 00:36:00,492 it's about to get real mixy as Almond dramatically taken out. 868 00:36:00,701 --> 00:36:01,952 [crowd cheering] 869 00:36:02,077 --> 00:36:04,371 -I got sight of him, I got sight. -[commentator] Biffle, he sees Skullface. 870 00:36:04,496 --> 00:36:05,956 -Skullface gets ripped. -[gunshot] 871 00:36:07,291 --> 00:36:08,792 -You weaken him? -[Biffle] Yes, yes, yes, yes. 872 00:36:08,917 --> 00:36:10,419 All you though, all you, bro. 873 00:36:10,544 --> 00:36:12,129 -Okay. -[gunshot] 874 00:36:12,921 --> 00:36:14,756 -[crowd cheering] -Let's go! 875 00:36:15,257 --> 00:36:17,885 [commentator 1] Fnatic goes down at the hands of Shifty. 876 00:36:18,051 --> 00:36:19,803 -Bye, bye, you fucking bitch! -[triumphant music playing] 877 00:36:19,928 --> 00:36:22,639 [commentator 1] A full team wipe. Fnatic is out of the picture! 878 00:36:22,764 --> 00:36:23,849 To my right. I hear him. 879 00:36:24,766 --> 00:36:27,227 [commentator 1] And Twisted Minds falls to Falcons, 880 00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:29,146 last team alive in the top three! 881 00:36:29,354 --> 00:36:31,899 Hisoka by himself, popping a couple of C4s! 882 00:36:32,024 --> 00:36:33,567 Popping a gun to the face! 883 00:36:33,817 --> 00:36:36,153 [Rachel] When an IGL like Soka is feeling it, 884 00:36:36,278 --> 00:36:37,279 they get in a zone, 885 00:36:37,404 --> 00:36:39,489 and their team is kind of unstoppable. 886 00:36:39,740 --> 00:36:41,992 [commentator 1] We've got the zone closing. The final zone. 887 00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:44,328 Back to the Buy Station we go. Has enough cash. 888 00:36:44,494 --> 00:36:46,914 I got this, boys. Look at me. I fucking got this shit. You heard, cuh? 889 00:36:47,039 --> 00:36:48,290 -You heard, cuh? -[Biffle] Yeah, I heard you. 890 00:36:48,415 --> 00:36:50,208 Go fucking land on him. Go fucking give him hell. 891 00:36:50,334 --> 00:36:52,419 Go fucking give him hell! Go give him hell right now, boys! Go! 892 00:36:52,586 --> 00:36:53,879 [commentator 2] There's the rest of the team. 893 00:36:54,004 --> 00:36:55,756 Three Falcons flying in for the final moment. 894 00:36:55,964 --> 00:36:59,134 Oh, boys, go! Fucking go! Go, go, go, go, go! 895 00:36:59,384 --> 00:37:03,513 [commentator 1] Shifty, Biffle, Hisoka. They win the final match. 896 00:37:03,639 --> 00:37:05,766 -They win the whole tournament. -[crowd cheering] 897 00:37:05,891 --> 00:37:08,727 There is no debate, there is no dissension. 898 00:37:08,852 --> 00:37:11,980 The Falcons are now the greatest Warzone trio 899 00:37:12,105 --> 00:37:14,149 the world has ever seen. 900 00:37:14,274 --> 00:37:18,528 Your Falcons are the first Esports World Cup Champions! 901 00:37:18,654 --> 00:37:20,822 [crowd cheering] 902 00:37:21,823 --> 00:37:24,201 [Soka] We won the game, the last and final game. 903 00:37:25,118 --> 00:37:26,411 Right when we won, 904 00:37:26,703 --> 00:37:28,538 dude, I like blacked out. 905 00:37:29,539 --> 00:37:31,833 There's a lot of noise, everyone's cheering, 906 00:37:31,959 --> 00:37:34,378 but everything just gets so, like, quiet. 907 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:37,965 [soft music playing] 908 00:37:39,633 --> 00:37:42,970 I just felt like I was in my room, and it was just quiet. 909 00:37:48,058 --> 00:37:51,228 And then, like, then the noise just started slowly coming back. 910 00:37:51,353 --> 00:37:53,855 -[crowd cheering] -[Soka] My boys were hyped up. 911 00:37:53,981 --> 00:37:54,982 I'm like, "Holy shit, 912 00:37:56,692 --> 00:37:57,734 we just fucking won." 913 00:38:02,447 --> 00:38:05,117 [Almond] Got away from our game plan the last two maps. 914 00:38:06,243 --> 00:38:09,204 It was close, you know, just didn't have it in the end. 915 00:38:09,371 --> 00:38:10,998 [crowd cheering] 916 00:38:12,499 --> 00:38:14,626 [Soka] Gold confetti started coming down. 917 00:38:18,130 --> 00:38:22,050 [commentator 1] Soka and the Falcons literally etched their names into history. 918 00:38:22,175 --> 00:38:26,304 They won the first ever title at the first ever Esports World Cup 919 00:38:26,430 --> 00:38:31,059 and became the first ever club to put their name on the totem. 920 00:38:32,519 --> 00:38:34,688 [Rachel] Just because something doesn't have a history 921 00:38:35,022 --> 00:38:36,732 doesn't mean it's not historic. 922 00:38:37,899 --> 00:38:40,444 To win the first Formula One Grand Prix 923 00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:42,946 or the first Olympic gold medal, 924 00:38:43,196 --> 00:38:45,991 those are evolutionary moments in global sport. 925 00:38:46,199 --> 00:38:48,785 And to win the first title at the Esports World Cup, 926 00:38:49,161 --> 00:38:50,746 you're part of that evolution. 927 00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:52,831 [crowd cheering] 928 00:38:52,956 --> 00:38:53,999 Come on, boys. 929 00:38:54,291 --> 00:38:56,126 [overlapping chatter] 930 00:38:57,544 --> 00:38:58,712 [Soka] It felt like, 931 00:38:58,962 --> 00:39:01,423 us as Esports competitors, players, athletes... 932 00:39:02,049 --> 00:39:03,008 we actually meant something. 933 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:07,429 [Grant] I know how hard these guys worked to get here and to do this. 934 00:39:08,138 --> 00:39:09,765 To see Falcons up on the totem already. 935 00:39:10,599 --> 00:39:12,768 I'm just, like... All the emotions. 936 00:39:12,976 --> 00:39:14,644 First of many, hopefully. First of many. 937 00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:17,939 [commentator 3] It's easy to get caught up in the history of it all, 938 00:39:18,065 --> 00:39:21,026 but in the race for the Esports World Cup, this is really just the first lap. 939 00:39:21,151 --> 00:39:23,487 Falcons might have taken the lead with Call of Duty, 940 00:39:23,695 --> 00:39:28,033 but there are seven weeks and 21 more tournaments left 941 00:39:28,158 --> 00:39:32,037 for other clubs to creep up or even overtake them. 942 00:39:32,621 --> 00:39:36,083 [Soka] Being the first team to win at Esports World Cup feels amazing, 943 00:39:36,208 --> 00:39:37,959 you know, bringing back here for the Falcons, 944 00:39:38,085 --> 00:39:39,211 bring it back home. 945 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:41,088 ♪ Slowly ♪ 946 00:39:41,254 --> 00:39:43,006 ♪ We ain't gotta rush it ♪ 947 00:39:43,173 --> 00:39:44,299 ♪ Very slowly... ♪ 948 00:39:44,466 --> 00:39:46,760 Shut up, my little first mate. 'Sup, boy? 949 00:39:48,470 --> 00:39:51,098 [Soka] When I first started out, people were like, 950 00:39:51,515 --> 00:39:53,642 "Bro, why don't you just go play sports or something?" 951 00:39:53,767 --> 00:39:57,729 "Or go get a blue collar job like your uncles and your dad." 952 00:39:58,396 --> 00:40:01,233 I just kept wanting to go and just prove them all wrong 953 00:40:01,358 --> 00:40:02,442 and prove my mom right. 954 00:40:02,859 --> 00:40:06,446 [interviewer] He said to us that one of his top motivations 955 00:40:06,571 --> 00:40:07,739 is to prove you right. 956 00:40:08,532 --> 00:40:10,200 -Me? Aw. -[interviewer] Yeah. 957 00:40:11,076 --> 00:40:12,786 But I've always believed in him. 958 00:40:14,287 --> 00:40:15,247 So... 959 00:40:16,039 --> 00:40:17,958 Wow. This is gonna sell. 960 00:40:18,083 --> 00:40:19,334 -No... -That's a good one. 961 00:40:19,459 --> 00:40:21,461 -Somebody... Do you have an onion? -Fucking asshole. 962 00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:23,213 Do you have an onion under there? Hold on. 963 00:40:23,505 --> 00:40:26,091 ♪ 'Cause I'm all crazy Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's my baby ♪ 964 00:40:26,299 --> 00:40:27,217 I really never heard that. 965 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,553 Like, prove somebody right. But that's him. 966 00:40:30,512 --> 00:40:32,556 That's a good kid. No, it's a great kid. Great kid. 967 00:40:32,681 --> 00:40:34,015 [Leimana] That's a mama's boy. 968 00:40:34,141 --> 00:40:36,893 ♪ But I waited long Trying to double back on you ♪ 969 00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:40,397 ♪ I know when I'm gone You feel all alone ♪ 970 00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:43,567 ♪ I just need to know That you're there for me ♪ 971 00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:45,402 ♪ Just a ... ♪ 972 00:40:45,902 --> 00:40:47,279 [theme music playing] 973 00:41:13,180 --> 00:41:14,431 [theme music concludes] 973 00:41:15,305 --> 00:42:15,862 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm