Mohamed Light

Mohamed Light
Light during an interview at the Clash Royale League (CRL) World Finals 2025
Personal information
NameMohamed Tarek
NationalityEgypt
Career information
GameClash Royale
Playing career2020–present
Team history
2020KIX Team
2020–2021LA Gaming
2022–2023SK Calalas
2024–2025Twisted Minds
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× CRL World Champion (2022, 2024, 2025)
  • Esports Awards – Esports Mobile Player of the Year (2023)

Mohamed Tarek El-Rashidi (Arabic: محمد طارق الرشيدي), better known by the gamer tag Mohamed Light, is an Egyptian professional esports player widely regarded as one of the best Clash Royale competitors in the game's history.[1] He is a three-time Clash Royale League (CRL) World Champion, winning in 2022, 2024 and again in 2025.[2][3]

Early life

Mohamed Light is from Damietta in northern Egypt.[4] A 2021 feature by Red Bull Egypt profiled his rise “from secondary school to the world stage,” noting that he began taking Clash Royale seriously during his school years before moving into organized competition.[5] He later enrolled at Mansoura University’s Faculty of Computers and Information (Artificial Intelligence program), whose official channels have repeatedly documented his competitive achievements.[6] Local coverage in Egypt highlighted him as a national representative in international events as early as 2022, ahead of the Helsinki World Finals that September.[4]

Career

Light debuted with KIX Team in 2020[7] before a stint with LA Gaming (and eSport Rhein-Neckar for the GIZER Draft Duels event) during CRL's transition from team to individual-based competition.[8] He broke out internationally that year by finishing runner-up at the CRL 2021 World Finals, winning US$100,000, forming the bulk of his first solo CRL year's earnings of US$146,000.[9]

In 2022, Light captured the CRL World Finals championship, capping a year that included wins in major qualifiers such as the Queso Cup Golden Edition and Masters Challenge.[2] Egyptian coverage and university notices reported the Helsinki venue (September 23–25), detailed his match path through Pandora, Sweep, Vitor, Airsurfer, Mugi, Samuel Bassotto, and Morten (twice), and cited a US$250,000 winner’s prize.[10][11][12]

The 2023 crown went to Japanese rival Mugi, who won the World Finals in Helsinki; Light nevertheless remained among the year’s top performers and public favorites.[13] At the end of the year, Light was recognized as the Esports Awards’ Esports Mobile Player of the Year.[14][15]

In 2024, Light signed with Saudi organization Twisted Minds in April and went on to reclaim the World Championship at the CRL 2024 World Finals. Across the three-day event he posted an 8–1 series record, defeating OS Lucas and Ryley in the upper bracket en route to the trophy and the largest share of the US$500,000 prize pool.[3]

Ahead of the 2025 World Finals in Atlanta, the league’s preview article described Light as a five-time World Finalist and the reigning two-time World Champion (2022, 2024).[1] True to expectations, Light became the 2025 CRL World Champion by defeating Brazilian player Sub 6-0 despite losing to him in the upper bracket on day 2. This was the 2nd time Light climbed back from the lower bracket to win a World Final.

Style of play and reputation

Within the official CRL narrative he is “hailed by many as the greatest” in the game’s competitive history, and his rivalry with two-time champion Mugi is frequently highlighted by league coverage.[1] Trackers and databases list him as the highest-earning Clash Royale player to date, with ≈US$960,000 in event winnings verified by EsportsCharts and ≈US$1.03M tallied by RoyaleAPI’s community ledger.[16][17]

Awards and honors

  • CRL World Champion: 2022, 2024, 2025.[2][3]
  • Esports Awards – Esports Mobile Player of the Year: 2023.[14]

Teams

  • KIX Team (2020)[7]
  • LA Gaming (2020–2021)
  • SK Calalas (2022–2023)
  • Twisted Minds (2024–2025)[18]

Selected tournament results

  • 2nd — CRL 2021 World Finals (career milestone)[19]
  • 1st — CRL 2022 World Finals[2][10]
  • 1st — CRL 2024 World Finals[3][20]
  • 1st — CRL 2025 World Finals

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "12 Finalists. One Crown". Clash Royale Esports. Supercell. September 23, 2025. Hailed by many as the greatest Clash Royale player of all time... a five-time World Finalist and two-time World Champion (2022, 2024).
  2. ^ a b c d "Congratulations, Mohamed Light!". Clash Royale Esports. Supercell. September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 WORLD CHAMPION - MOHAMED LIGHT!". Clash Royale Esports. Supercell. November 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "محمد طارق ابن دمياط موهوب في الألعاب الإلكترونية ويمثل مصر في فنلندا 17 سبتمبر". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). September 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "محمد «لايت» طارق: من الثانوية للعالمية". ريد بُل (in Arabic). Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "جائزة كأس العالم للألعاب الالكترونية يحصدها الطالب/ محمد طارق الرشيدي". كلية الحاسبات والمعلومات – جامعة المنصورة (in Arabic). November 3, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "We are happy to announce some BIG changes in the KIX family!". KIX Team. July 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Goodbye CRL 2020, Hello CRL 2021! x Clash Royale". supercell.com. Supercell. December 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Leaderboard - CRL 2021 - Clash Royale League - RoyaleAPI". RoyaleAPI. SML Universe. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "فوز طالب من جامعة المنصورة بكأس العالم للرياضات الإلكترونية". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). September 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "بطل العالم للألعاب الإلكترونية: لعبت 9 مباريات والأصعب كانت أمام ألماني في النهائي". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). September 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "الفوز بالمركز الاول فى بطولة كأس العالم للرياضات الالكترونية فى لعبة كلاش رويال". كلية الحاسبات والمعلومات – جامعة المنصورة (in Arabic). September 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Congratulations Mugi, Your 2023 World Champion!". Clash Royale Esports. Supercell. November 28, 2023.
  14. ^ a b EsportsAwardsX 2023.
  15. ^ EsportsChartsAwards 2023.
  16. ^ "Mohamed Light — Player Profile". Esports Charts. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "Player Earnings Leaderboard: Individual". RoyaleAPI. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  18. ^ @TwistenMinds (April 16, 2024). "Please welcome @MohamedLightCr1 to Twisted Minds" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ ESEarnings100k 2025.
  20. ^ "حصل على 200 ألف دولار.. طالب بجامعة المنصورة يفوز بكأس العالم للرياضات الإلكترونية". المصري اليوم (in Arabic). November 3, 2024.
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