American esports player bleed, representing the ONi Global FGC tag, officially inscribed his name in the history of fighting games, becoming the debut champion of a large-scale 2XKO event. At the Frosty Faustings XVIII festival, he literally blew up the grid, leaving behind the legendary titans of the genre.
Interestingly, in the final battle, bleed faced Steve “Supernoon” Carbajal from Evil Geniuses. Despite fierce resistance, the ONi Global representative took most of the $50,000 prize pool for himself — the amount, by the way, increased precisely thanks to Riot Games’ partnership with the organizers. Bleed, apparently, did a hell of a job breaking through the crowd of 874 applicants.
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Overview of the winning grid and bleed match results
The road to the trophy, to be honest, was like a jaw-dropping action game. In the bands, bleed defeated Mael “WADE” Jomie, who twice reached the finals of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour — powerfully, really. Further — more. William “Leffen” Hjelte himself, the Smash Bros. legend from TSM, got into a hot hand in the playoffs.
While recognized geniuses — say, Dominique “SonicFox” McLean from FlyQuest or Jo’siah “Hikari” Miller from M80 — unexpectedly showered in losers, bleed confidently walked along the top grid. Along the way, he knocked out Atir “Zando” Yosef from Paragon, and then “landed” Supernoon for the first time.
There was a real thriller in the grand finale. First, Supernoon made a comeback and won the first series 3-2, resetting the grid. But in the decisive battle for the title, Frosty Faustings XVIII bleed, apparently, caught the courage and shut down his opponent with a score of 3-1. Nicely.
2XKO Competitive Series Tournament Calendar 2026
Frosty Faustings XVIII became the starting point for the Competitive Series 2026. The schedule is already being discussed in the community, because Riot Games has seriously revised the plans.
The majors calendar for this year looks like this:
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Evo Japan — from May 1st to May 3rd;
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Evo 2026 (Las Vegas) — from 26 to 28 June;
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Evo France — from October 9th to 11th;
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Battle Coliseum (Brazil) — the grand finale of the season on November 20-22.
By the way, 15 Challenger tournaments will be squeezed in between these events. Among them are Genesis X3 and Texas Showdown. It looks like 2026 will be a defining year for 2XKO — and bleed is now the main target for all pros.
