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After months of debate around the split of team invites to the World Series of Warzone between regions, every metric is showing just how dominant European teams were at the tournament, putting North America to shame.
The 2025 Global Finals, held in Las Vegas with a $1 million prize pool, saw 50 trios battle it out, but the final results showed a pretty significant shift in the competitive landscape.
While Call of Duty has long been dominated by North America, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) emerged as the undisputed powerhouse, claiming a staggering $788,000, nearly 79% of the total purse. This was a result of seven of the top 10 teams being from Europe.
EMEA: $788,000NA: $180,500**LATAM N: $21,500LATAM S: $0**APAC: $0
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**technically NA made $10,000 more. But the team that made that replaced a LATAM S qualifer iirc. So weird one. https://t.co/m5PjI5XNMD
— Andrew Campion (@EnigmaAMC) October 5, 2025
NA, traditionally a Call of Duty esports stronghold, struggled to keep pace, earning just $180,500. The region’s performance was marred by an unusual twist: an additional $10,000 was technically won by an NA team that replaced a LATAM South qualifier, skewing the regional tally, as explained by caster Andrew “Enigma” Campion.
LATAM North managed a modest $21,500, while LATAM South and APAC were shut out entirely, reflecting their limited representation with six and one slots, respectively, and early eliminations.
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This disparity has sparked discussions about the fairness of the invite split, with many fans questioning whether the allocation truly reflects the distribution of talent worldwide.
Winners Team Vision consisted of Ethan “Fifakill” Pink, Lenun, and Echo, a British trio that have consistently been one of the best teams in the region over the course of this year.
Team Vision won WSOW, but they were joined at the top by a number of European teams. Image Credit: Twitter/fifakill_
Gentle Mates’ French squad came second, with the same finish as at the Esports World Cup, while third-placed Team BDS consisted of Brit Liam “Jukeyz” James, Swede Filip “FLS” Spasevski, and Dane Mikail “Gooy” Ilgoy.
With EMEA’s dominance cemented, all eyes are now locked onto what could happen in the 2026 Warzone season, and whether the EU stars can rally this momentum to become the truly dominant region in Black Ops 7.
