Com2uS announced on the 28th that the player MALIGNANT secured the ultimate victory at the Summoners War World Arena Championship 2026 (hereinafter SWC2026) Europe Cup. With this win, the player MALIGNANT clinched a ticket to the World Finals for the very first time in life. The tournament was held on the 26th in Hamburg, Germany, marking its 10th anniversary this year.

The Europe Cup, the opening main tournament of SWC2026, took place at XPERION, a gaming and esports complex located in Hamburg, Germany, starting at 9 PM on the 26th, South Korea time. Eight players who made it through the regional qualifiers clashed in a best-of-five single-elimination tournament format. Starting this year, a new rule called stack ban has been introduced, where up to eight pre-ban monsters accumulate as sets progress, making the utilization of monsters and strategic counterplay significantly more crucial.

In this Europe Cup, past champions and top-tier players from last year were touted as heavy favorites, but the player MALIGNANT wrote a dramatic upset story by continuing to notch victories against powerhouses. In the quarterfinals, the player MALIGNANT edged out last year's Europe Cup champion and World Finals runner-up, the player RAXXAZ, in a tight 3 to 2 battle. Following that, the player MALIGNANT subdued the player PINKROID 3 to 1 in the semifinals to advance to the finals. In the final match, the player MALIGNANT went head-to-head against the player OBABO, displaying unshakable gameplay management to claim a 3 to 1 victory and ascend to the European throne.