PMWC 2026 After Match 14: Nongshim Extend Lead, eArena Still One WWCD From Title
The trophy stayed out of reach for one more match. Team Flash won Match 14 with 23 points, and in doing so, kept the PMWC 2026 Grand Finals alive.
That was the job. Neither Nongshim RedForce nor eArena, the two teams sitting on Match Point, could find the WWCD they needed. Both remain eligible. Nothing about the endgame has actually changed — it has simply been pushed one match further down the road.
Match 14 Result
Team Flash took the win with 23 points, collecting 10 placement points and 13 elimination points. Horaa Esports finished second with 21 points.
Nongshim RedForce managed just five points, while eArena finished the match with zero points.
Standings After Match 14
| Pos | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇1 | Nongshim RedForce | 128 |
| 🥈2 | eArena | 122 |
| 🥉3 | S2G Esports | 116 |
| 4 | Aurora Gaming | 113 |
| 5 | Nigma Galaxy | 100 |
| 12 | GodLike Esports | 73 |
| 13 | Orangutan | 66 |
Nongshim RedForce's five points from Match 14 pushed them to 128, stretching their lead over eArena to six points.
eArena's blank scoreline leaves them exactly where they were: 122 points, still Match Point Eligible, still one Chicken Dinner from the title.
The gap between them barely matters anymore.
Both need the same thing.
The Chasers Are Getting Closer
S2G Esports climbed to 116 points, now just six points short of Match Point. Aurora Gaming sit at 113, nine points away.
Neither is eligible yet, but the longer Nongshim and eArena go without closing it out, the more company they are going to get at the Match Point threshold.
S2G are particularly close. A strong next match could put them over 122 and give them the ability to win the tournament with a subsequent WWCD.
GodLike and Orangutan
GodLike Esports scored one point and sit 12th with 73 points. Orangutan finished fourth in Match 14 with nine points and moved to 13th with 66 points.
Neither is anywhere near the title conversation, but both are still looking to finish the Grand Finals strongly and improve their final position.
What Match 15 Needs to Settle
Nongshim RedForce: 128 points, Match Point Eligible, needs a WWCD.
eArena: 122 points, Match Point Eligible, needs a WWCD.
S2G Esports: 116 points, needs six more points to reach Match Point.
Aurora Gaming: 113 points, needs nine more points to reach Match Point.
If either Nongshim or eArena wins Match 15, PMWC 2026 has its champion on the spot.
If anyone else wins, the Grand Finals keeps going, and the list of teams that can potentially end it starts getting longer.
Match 14 kept the tournament alive. Match 15 could end it.