The Esports World Cup Foundation celebrated the start of the Esports World Cup , the world’s largest gaming festival, held at Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event runs for eight weeks, from July 3 – August 25 with more than 1,500 players from the best esports clubs across the globe competing for prizes in 22 tournaments across 21 games.
Faisal bin Homran, Chief Product Officer, Esports World Cup Foundation:
“There are 3.4 billion gamers in the world today and, with the Esports World Cup finally here, we share their anticipation, enthusiasm, and excitement for the sensational summer ahead of us. The coming eight weeks will transform the gaming and esports landscape like never before – and the entire world is invited to witness, embrace, and enjoy this historic, era-defining spectacle. With the greatest esports players and clubs on earth all vying for life-changing prizes across the world’s leading games, the Esports World Cup will absolutely fulfill its promise of being a global celebration of competitive excellence and esports fandom.”
The Esports World Cup will award an unprecedented $60 million+ in prize money, the largest prize pool in esports history. $20 million of the total prize pool is reserved for the Club Championship, an innovative cross-game competitive format unique to the EWC that rewards the top 16 clubs based on their overall performance. At the event’s conclusion, the club with the best performance across various game championships will be crowned the world’s first Esports World Cup Club Champion.
The games lineup consists of (in alphabetic order): Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Call of Duty: Warzone, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, EA Sports FC 24, Fortnite, Free Fire, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Overwatch 2, PUBG Battlegrounds, PUBG Mobile, ESL R1, Rocket League, StarCraft II, Street Fighter 6, Teamfight Tactics, TEKKEN 8 and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Siege.
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