Continuing his emphatic unbeaten run in the tournament, Germany's Mohammed Harkous, popularly known by the name of "Mo Auba," clinched the FIFA eWorld Cup title at London's O2 Arena on Sunday.

The German outclassed defending champion 'Msdossary' Mosaad Aldossary of Saudi Arabia to win the much-anticipated Grand Final and pocketed a cool winner's prize of 250,000 U.S. dollars.

Even though he was an underdog in the final, Harkous, one of the most experienced players of the EA Sports simulation in the tournament, outsmarted his formidable rival "Msdossary” 3-2 over two legs in front of a capacity crowd that included Crystal Palace footballer Wilfried Zaha.

The first leg, played on the Xbox format, ended in a 1-1 stalemate as neither of the players could break the deadlock. However, Harkous maneuvered his virtual players brilliantly to edge the PlayStation leg 2-1.

After registering his incredible win, Harkous, who became his country's first champion of the tournament that began in 2004, paraded around the stage holding aloft a German flag.

The professional gamer for Werder Bremen said after his triumph: "I just hope I don't wake up."

He said minutes after putting down his joystick: "It's crazy. I didn't expect this and it's unbelievable. I came here without practicing much because it's the end of the season. But I beat Msdossary so it's crazy."

"I don't think I'm that good. You need to have luck and to be in great form," he added before receiving his award from Crystal Palace forward Zaha.

Meanwhile, his rival and the losing finalist Aldossary mentioned: "He deserved the win. I'll be back next year."

The tournament got underway with Global Series event earlier this year with millions of players around the world starting off hoping to make it to the London finals where the top-32 have been in action since Friday. The 58 hours of action, including the group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinal and the grand final, streamed live in six languages across social media and leading broadcasters.