The six squads will square off on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, for the €6.5 million Final, led by the Shanghai Swans.

Philipp Weishaupt on fighting for the €6.5m purse: “One rail down and it is one million less in prize money … the pressure was immense.”

Six teams celebrated after reaching Sunday’s GCL Super Cup Final, but there were dramatic exits for hot favourites London Knights and St Tropez Pirates.