It’s time for one of the most anticipated events in mobile esports, the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025. The tournament is just around the corner, and the stage is set for a truly global showdown. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s tournament, from format and schedule to the teams qualified so far for the coveted trophy.

PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025: Key Details

• Dates: 25 July – 3 August 2025
• Venue: BR Arena, Boulevard City (Qiddiya Esports Arena), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Prize Pool: USD 3,000,000
• Teams: 24 of the world’s best, representing every major region.

PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025 Format

The tournament features a multi-stage format designed to test consistency and clutch performance:

Group Stage (July 25–27):

24 teams are split into three groups of eight.

• Round-robin matches: each group faces the others over three days.
• The top 8 teams overall advance directly to the Grand Finals.
• The bottom 16 teams move to the Survival Stage.

Survival Stage (July 29–30):

• The 16 remaining teams battle for the final Grand Finals spots.
• Only the top 8 teams from this stage qualify for the Grand Finals.

Grand Finals (August 1–3):

• 16 teams (8 from the Group Stage, 8 from the Survival Stage) compete for the championship.
• Three days of high-stakes matches to crown the world champion.

Qualified Teams So Far For The PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025

Each team earned its spot through fierce regional qualifiers, ensuring only the best of the best make it to Riyadh. These teams are:

• Southeast Asia: eArena, Alter Ego Ares, Team Secret, Yangon Galacticos
• Central & South Asia: Alpha Gaming, Horaa Esports, 4Thrives Esports
• Europe: Four teams from PMSL Europe Spring 2025 (TBD)
• Middle East & North Africa: R8 Esports, plus three from PMSL MENA Spring 2025 (TBD)
• Americas: INTENSE GAME, INFLUENCE RAGE, Alpha7 Esports
• China: Weibo Gaming, ThunderTalk Gaming
• South Korea & Japan: DRX, KINOTROPE gaming, Nongshim RedForce
• Special Invite: One additional team (TBD)

PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025 Schedule

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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.