RNTX’s Vanshaj Sharma won the Red Bull Wings Cup India National Final in EA Sports FC 27 at Kettle Studio in Bengaluru on 15 November. He won the best-of-three final 2–0, taking the first game 5–1 and the second 4–1. The title earns him a place at the Red Bull Wings Cup World Final in Miami, where he will represent India. He came through a single-day knockout bracket of eight players, with quarter-finals and semi-finals before the final.
Vanshaj started his run against Rohit J Abraham in the quarter-finals. The other quarter-finals pitted Saransh Jain against Fadl Afridi, Satyam Jha against Dhruv Keshwani, and Sharuk Sanjay against Akshay S. Red Bull has not published the quarter-final and semi-final scores. Neither RNTX nor Vanshaj had commented on the win at the time of writing.
A second trip abroad this month for Vanshaj Sharma
The Bengaluru title comes less than two weeks after RNTX signed him. He joined RNTX on 4 November to represent the team at the FC Pro Open Global Qualifier in London, a place he had already earned through the Asia South Regional Qualifier. EA’s list of 64 competitors named him alongside GodLike’s Charanjot Singh, so both of the region’s places went to Indian players.
Vanshaj Sharma’s signing was RNTX’s first known move into EA Sports FC. He represented FC Goa in the eISL, the Indian Super League’s esports competition. It also lists a top-128 finish at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh. In August he finished joint seventh in the Asia South qualifier for the Esports Nations Cup, where only four places were available.
Red Bull Wings Cup World Final in Miami
The Indian competition ran from 28 September to 14 November, with players qualifying through the on-campus University League or the online Open League on PS5. Red Bull launched it in Mumbai on 5 October. The national final also featured appearances from Team GodLike, Team Apex Gaming and Banter TV.
The World Final brings together the national champions from each participating country to play EA Sports FC 27. The winner of the Red Bull Wings Cup India National Final goes to the Miami event, which is expected in January 2027.
