Team Redline has made history at the Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC 2025) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, becoming the first tournament champions of 2025 edition and the first team to win back-to-back tournaments, defending the trophy won at the inaugural edition in 2024.
The tournament, which is the biggest international LAN event in the Rennsport R1 calendar, witnessed nine of the best sim racing teams in the world battle it out for their share of a $500,000 prize pool.
As second seed in the competition, Team Redline entered directly into the group stage, winning three of four races. As they progressed into the upper bracket, Redline won two of the three races to book their spot in the grand final.
Team Redline’s Jeffrey Rietveld, said: “It’s been absolutely incredible. We’ve felt truly welcome from the moment we arrived, and the hospitality in Riyadh is exceptional. Everything has been so well organized and comfortable, which really helped us focus and race our best. It’s also amazing to see how much the Esports World Cup has grown. The tournament has expanded massively, the arenas are even bigger, and there’s so much more space for fans. It’s great to see spectators from all over the world coming together to be part of it.”
After becoming the first champions of the Esports World Cup 2025, Team Redline have claimed 1,000 Club Championship points, placing them at the top of the current standings.
As part of EWC 2025’s unique trophy system, Team Redline had the opportunity to select three of the defeated team’s keys to be crushed and embedded in the base of their trophy. Wasting no time to reassert their dominance, Team Redline claimed the tokens of fierce rivals Virtus.Pro, Team Vitality and Porsche Coanda, to be kept forever as part of their prize.
Discussing the history made and the enduring legacy of Team Redline’s successive victories at the Esports World Cup, Team Redline’s Luke Bennett said: “It’s a massive honor, we are trying to build a legacy for our team. To cement ourselves and our legacy, winning the EWC title twice in a row is an amazing feeling and I’m so proud of myself and everyone else involved.”
Team Redline’s Luke Bennett claimed the MVP award and the $10,000 prize that comes with it, after taking four podiums on the final day and impressively placing in the top three in all three races of the upper bracket.
“It’s incredible, I’ve never won any kind of driver’s or solo championship, so to win the MVP award is almost a different way of winning that kind of thing. I’m super happy to win the MVP award, but also all my teammates deserve it too. They’ve all been incredible, it’s not a one-man team, there’s four of us.”
