Team Vitality Defends MWI Title After Beating NAVI at EWC 2026
MOONTON Games closed the 2026 MLBB Women’s International in Paris with a repeat champion and new audience records. Team Vitality’s six-game Grand Final against NAVI decided the title, while the tournament also completed its first European edition under the rebranded MWI format.
News summary
MOONTON Games reported on July 19, 2026 that Team Vitality defeated NAVI 4–2 in the MLBB Women’s International Grand Final in Paris. The result made the French organisation the first back-to-back champion of the rebranded MWI era and delivered its record fourth MWI title.
Event overview
The 16-team tournament ran at the 2026 Esports World Cup after qualifiers spanning 60 regions. Team Vitality completed the title defence on home soil, Viorelle “Vival” Chen received her second Finals MVP award, and Geltek Cyber Team secured third place by defeating Galaxy Phoenix 3–0.
Key details
MOONTON Games and Esports Charts recorded a US$500,000 prize pool, 565,526 peak concurrent viewers, 5,070,965 hours watched, and 129,472 average concurrent viewers for the Paris event.
| Result | Detail |
| Champion | Team Vitality |
| Grand Final | Team Vitality 4–2 NAVI |
| Finals MVP | Viorelle “Vival” Chen |
| Third place | Geltek Cyber Team 3–0 Galaxy Phoenix |
| Peak viewers | 565,526 |
| Hours watched | 5,070,965 |
| Average viewers | 129,472 |
What this means for players
The MWI competition is complete, so no in-game claim or registration is attached to the championship result. MLBB esports coverage continues separately with the 16-team Mid Season Cup Group Stage from July 22 to July 26, followed by knockouts from July 29 to July 31 and the Grand Final on August 1.
Trailer, screenshots, and media
The News hero and gallery use MWI 2026 finals-weekend images supplied through ANTARA and credited to the tournament broadcast or MOONTON Indonesia. They are separate from the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Game Profile artwork.
Source timeline
MOONTON Games announced the expanded 2026 MWI pathway on March 17, confirmed the Paris field and schedule on July 6, and published the championship report on July 19. ANTARA published its Grand Final result coverage on July 19 and supplied the alternate finals-weekend images used for this News row.