The Malta National Team will compete in the 14th World Esports Championship, held in Bali, Indonesia, between the 30th of November and the 12th of December 2022.
Malta will field teams for the Counter-Strike Global Offensive and Tekken 7 events, and will first have to compete in the initial Play-In phase.
Disciplines
National Selection
The National Selection for both Tekken 7 and CS:GO is the same as the one used for the European Championships for 2022.
The CS:GO contingent for the 14th Esports World Championships was as follows:
- Kyle “Xaka” Gatt
- Blake “mejta” Falzon
- Emil “slinger” Ternander
- Volodymyr “zrz” Zrazhevskyi*
- Kevin “Kevv” Sandin Felldin
*Due to medical issues, Emmanuele “nammE_” Camilleri was replaced with Volodymyr “zrz” Zrazhevskyi.
The Tekken 7 contingent for the 14th Esports World Championships was as follows:
- GianLuca “Riyukan” Schembri
Finals
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Team Malta 1:16 Team Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Team Malta 0:16 Team Norway
- Team Malta 5:16 Team Slovakia
Team Malta was eliminated in the group stage.
Tekken 7
- Team Malta (Riyukan) 2:1 Team Costa Rica
- Team Malta (Riyukan) 2:1 Team South Africa
- Team Malta (Riyukan) 0:2 Team Taipei
Team Malta (Riyukan) 0:2 Team Tunisia - Team Malta (Riyukan) 2:0 Team Chile
Team Malta placed third in its group, but was unfortunately eliminated at this stage.
