The Esports World Cup 2025 is all set to be a remarkable event in the esports calendar. The tournament will feature the largest prize pool ever of $70 million. It will be hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 8 to August 24, 2025.

This edition of the Esports World Cup 2025 promises intense competition among the world’s best esports clubs across 26 events in 25 different games. The tournament is organised by the Esports World Cup Foundation and aims to crown the ultimate esports champions while delivering thrilling entertainment to fans worldwide.

A special highlight of the Esports World Cup 2025 edition is the inclusion of new games and genres, expanding the diversity of the competition. Notably, chess makes its debut, marking the entry of a classic strategy game into the esports arena.

Other new additions include the fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, tactical shooters Crossfire and Valorant, and the battle royale title Naraka: Bladepoint (as a non-Club Championship event). These additions reflect the evolving landscape of esports and the EWC’s commitment to showcasing a wide spectrum of competitive gaming.

Full Roster of Games at Esports World Cup 2025

The Esports World Cup 2025 features 25 tournaments across various platforms, PC, mobile, and console. The full roster includes:

1. Rennsport (Racing)
2. VALORANT (Tactical Shooter)
3. Dota 2 (MOBA)
4. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Fighting)
5. Apex Legends (Battle Royale)
6. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Mobile MOBA)
7. Honour of Kings (Mobile MOBA)
8. Free Fire (Battle Royale)
9. League of Legends (MOBA)
10. StarCraft II (RTS)
11. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (FPS)
12. PUBG Mobile (Battle Royale)
13. Chess (Strategy)
14. Overwatch 2 (FPS)
15. Rainbow Six Siege (Tactical Shooter)
16. Call of Duty: Warzone (FPS)
17. EA SPORTS FC 25 (Sports Simulation)
18. Teamfight Tactics (Auto Battler)
19. PUBG (Battle Royale)
20. Tekken 8 (Fighting)
21. Rocket League (Sports/Action)
22. CrossFire (Tactical Shooter)
23. Street Fighter 6 (Fighting)
24. Counter-Strike 2 (FPS)
25. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational (Mobile MOBA)

Additionally, side tournaments such as GeoGuessr and Naraka: Bladepoint Mid-Season Championships will also be held during the event period.

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The first ever Esports World Cup is set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The iGaming community is set to take part in what is going to be the biggest Esports gathering so far.

The maiden Esports World Cup 2024 which will be held from July 4 to August 25 promises a prize pool of over $60 million. It is the largest prize pool in Esports history.

The prize money at the Esports World Cup 2024 will encompass individual tournament prize pools, rewards for teams that qualify to EWC events, most valuable player awards, and the Club Championship.

The Club Championship is a cross-game competition that aggregates the individual game results of all participating organizations to crown a Club Champion.

With such whopping prize money, the Esports World Cup has become a major destination for gamers and promises to be a life changing point in their lives.

The Esports World Cup prize pool shatters the record previously held by Gamers8: The Land of Heroes in 2023, an event with a massive US $45 million prize pool.

The biggest gaming tournament, Esports World Cup 2024 will have 20 different games, like League of Legends, Fortnite, Dota 2, FIFA 23, Rainbow Six, and PUBG Mobile.

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ESports World Cup 2024 Games List

• Dota 2
• Counter-Strike 
• Apex Legends
• EA FC 2024
• Fortnite
• FreeFire
• Honor of Kings
• League of Legend
• Mobile Legend: Bang Bang
• OverWatch 2
• PUBG Mobile 
• Rainbow Six Siege
• Rennsport
• Rocket League
• Starcraft 2
• Street Fighter 6
• TeamFight Tactics
• Tekken 8

 The Club Championship has been allotted a total of US $20 million to the top 16 clubs based on their overall performance throughout the tournament.

The champion takes home a monstrous prize of US$7 million, with the remaining $13 million split off among the remaining finalists.

How the Club Championship Works?

To participate in the Club Championship, a Club will have to reach the top 8 in at least two competitions. And in order to win the Championship and be crowned the best Club in the world, they will have to also finish first in at least one competition.

According to the rules, Clubs can only earn points for participants who were publicly announced as part of the organization before the deadline of May 31, 2024.

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This applies even to competitions where qualification or invitations took place after that date.

At the event’s finale, the club with the best performance across various game championships will be crowned the world’s first Esports World Cup Club Champion.

With such grand prize money and thrilling actions, the tournament promises an exciting experience for the gamers and fans.