Echo and Luminosity claimed victory at the 2023 WoW AWC Grand Finals! Here’s their journey to the very top.

After a weekend of intense PvP action, teams Echo and Luminosity became the 2023 World of Warcraft Arena World Championship (WoW AWC) champions! While Echo won the European WoW AWC Grand Finals, Luminosity players showed that they're the best in North America.

Echo players in the 2023 World of Warcraft Arena World Championship (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Luminosity players in the WoW AWC Grand Finals 2023 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Echo and Luminosity win WoW AWC 2023

This victory earned Echo and Luminosity spots in the AWC Hall of Fame, where they now stand beside the champions of the past. These include teams such as Kawhi, Kungarna, Method NA, and Horizon from 2022 and 2021.

Before the WoW AWC Grand Finals action took off, the WoW AWC Gauntlet went down on April 7. For the European region, Admirals Esports came out on top and joined Echo, The Agents, and MyWay in the final event.

WoW AWC Gauntlet Europe teams (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
WoW AWC Gauntlet Europe teams (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Meanwhile, Liquid won in the North American region and entered the final tournament alongside Where’s Gordy?, Luminosity, and the Golden Guardians.

WoW AWC Gauntlet North America information (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
WoW AWC Gauntlet North America information (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Echo and Luminosity in the WoW AWC Grand Finals

The top four regional teams then duked it out between April 8 and 9 in best-of-five, double-elimination matches. The WoW AWC Grand Finals itself was a best-of-seven match.

Echo stayed in the upper bracket throughout the tournament, going 3-2 and 3-0 before fighting The Agents. When it came down to the finals, Echo defeated The Agents 4-2 and became the WoW AWC 2023 champions!

As for Luminosity players, they went 3-1 against Liquid before Where’s Gordy? booted them down to the elimination bracket. However, Luminosity players didn't give up as they climbed their way back to the top for a rematch in the final. With 4-0 sweep against Where’s Gordy?, Luminosity claimed victory!

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