Talent Management · August 1, 2026
Five Bandits-managed players compete at EWC 2026
MenaRD and Booce Lee lead a five-player group with top-eight finishes that earn Club Championship points for Weibo Gaming and ONIC.
Five players represented by Bandits Talent Management competed in the 32-player Street Fighter 6 tournament at Esports World Cup 2026.
The tournament ran from July 29 through August 1 in Paris. The five entered under distinct competitive clubs: MenaRD represented Weibo Gaming, Booce Lee represented ONIC, Caba represented GodLike Esports, Kilzyou represented AG.AL, and ChrisT, listed in the official EWC standings as Chris Tatarian, represented Leviatán.
That distinction matters. Bandits Talent Management represents each player as an agency, while the clubs named in the EWC standings were their competitive organizations for this event.
MenaRD and Booce Lee reached the Top 8 through the winners side of Stage 2. Booce swept Tokido 3-0 and defeated Hibiki 3-2. MenaRD beat Lexx 3-0 and moke 3-1. Both completed the stage with undefeated 2-0 records.
Their runs ended in the single-elimination quarterfinals. Booce fell 3-5 to Yamaguchi, while MenaRD lost 3-5 to eventual champion Craime. Their shared fifth-place finish awarded 200 Club Championship points to each player’s registered club. Weibo Gaming received MenaRD’s contribution, while ONIC received Booce Lee’s.
Caba and Kilzyou tied for 17th, while ChrisT tied for 25th. The official standings attach no Club Championship points to those placement tiers.
The five-player showing placed Bandits Talent Management talent across several competitive organizations on the EWC stage. It also showed why agency representation and club affiliation must remain clear: the players share a management relationship with Bandits while maintaining the competitive identities recorded by the tournament.
Verified results
The record.
- 01MenaRD · Weibo Gaming2-0 Stage 2 · Tied 5th · 200 points
Defeated Lexx 3-0 and moke 3-1, then lost 3-5 to Craime in the quarterfinals.
- 02Booce Lee · ONIC2-0 Stage 2 · Tied 5th · 200 points
Defeated Tokido 3-0 and Hibiki 3-2, then lost 3-5 to Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals.
- 03Caba · GodLike EsportsTied 17th
Defeated JuicyJoe 3-2 between losses to Shigematsu and Higuchi in Stage 1.
- 04Kilzyou · AG.ALTied 17th
Defeated Itabashi Zangief 3-0 between close Stage 1 losses to micky and Hibiki.
- 05ChrisT · LeviatánTied 25th
Listed in the official standings as Chris Tatarian after Stage 1 matches against Craime and Nephew.
Reporting notes
Sources behind the story.
Club Championship points belong to the EWC-listed competitive clubs. The five management relationships are based on Bandits management’s confirmed roster for this project. The featured cover is a horizontal editorial composition created from Bandits Gaming’s official EWC artwork. The two supporting Top 8 graphics retain their original vertical format; no individual photographer credit was listed in the posts.
