DarkAngel takes the EWC 2026 Fatal Fury title
Natus Vincere’s DarkAngel won the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves competition at the Esports World Cup 2026, closing out the tournament with a 5-1 grand final win over Kenta “mi2ha4” Ichihara of Virtus.pro. The event ran July 8-11 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles as part of EWC 2026.
The title came with a $250,000 top prize from the event’s $1 million total pool. Ichihara took second for $130,000, while Nemo placed third ($70,000) and Laggia finished fourth ($50,000).
A 0-3 hole in the quarterfinal
DarkAngel’s run to the title went through a separate, earlier scare. In the quarterfinal, he fell behind 0-3 against Reynald Tacsuan before winning 5 of the next 6 games to take the set 5-4, according to Insider Gaming’s report on the tournament.
That comeback was a distinct match from the grand final. DarkAngel then defeated Nemo in the semifinal before facing mi2ha4 for the title.
A more decisive grand final
The championship match against mi2ha4 was not close by comparison: DarkAngel closed it out 5-1. Liquipedia’s bracket data lists Terry Bogard as DarkAngel’s character in that match, against mi2ha4’s Rock Howard. DarkAngel has been characterized as a Terry specialist, though the available match records confirm Terry use specifically in the grand final rather than across every match of the run.
What the win means
The EWC organizers’ recap frames DarkAngel as the 2026 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves champion at the Esports World Cup.
Insider Gaming’s Darragh Harbinson reported on the final, detailing the quarterfinal comeback and the scoreline against mi2ha4 as part of the outlet’s coverage of the event.
Next stop: Stockholm in November
SNK confirmed on June 29 that the SNK World Championship 2026 Finals will be held November 27-29 in Stockholm, Sweden, featuring a 32-player Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves bracket as part of a $4.2 million total prize pool across SNK’s championship titles. The schedule is set, not pending.
DarkAngel’s EWC 2026 title run confirms his place in that Stockholm field. Liquipedia’s standings show Laggia had already secured his SNK Finals berth before this event; whether mi2ha4 or Nemo have also qualified is not confirmed in the sources for this report.
What to watch
The 32-player Fatal Fury bracket in Stockholm will be the next confirmed checkpoint for the competitive scene, with SNK expected to release qualifier and seeding details ahead of the November event.
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