Esports World Cup 2025 Returns Bigger Than Ever: 24 Games, $70M Prize Pool & Global Showdowns

After the success of its 2024 debut, the Esports World Cup (EWC) returns in 2025 for its second edition — promising even more games, players, and prize money. Set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this June, the event brings together top-tier esports talent from around the world under one massive competitive banner.

Organized by the Esports World Cup Foundation and ESL FACEIT Group, EWC is a rebranded version of the Gamers8 festival and now stands as one of the largest multi-title esports tournaments globally.

💰 Prize Pool & Format Highlights

• Total Prize Pool: $70 million
• Championship Prize (for the top-scoring org): $7 million
• Number of Games: 24 (across PC and mobile)
• Focus: Enhanced visibility for mobile esports
• Scoring System: Points awarded to the top 8 teams in each event.

⚠️ To win the overall championship, a team must win at least one title.

🏆 Featured Games at EWC 2025 (with Key Info)

Below are the confirmed titles and known details:

📱 Mobile Titles

• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)

1. Mid-Season Cup 2025 & Women’s Invitational 2025
2. Schedule & Prize: TBD

• Honor of Kings

1. HoK World Cup 2025
2. Teams: 18
3. Schedule & Prize: TBD

• Free Fire

• All details TBD

• PUBG Mobile

1. PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025
2. 🗓️ Jul 25 – Aug 3 | 💸 $3M | 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 24 teams

🖥️ PC & Console Titles

• Dota 2

• 🗓️ Jul 8 – 21 | 💸 $3M | 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 16 teams

  

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6(Debut)
• 🗓️ Jul 24 – 27 | 💸 $1.8M | 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 16 teams

• Street Fighter 6
• Participants: 48 players | Prize: TBD

• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Details TBD
• Chess
• 🗓️ Jul 31 – Aug 3 | 💸 $1.5M | 🧠 16 players

• EA SPORTS FC
• 🗓️ Aug 7 – 10 | Players: 32 | Prize: TBD
• Tekken 8

• Players: 32 | Prize: TBD

• Rocket League
• 🗓️ Aug 14 – 17 | 💸 $1M | Teams: 16
• RENNSPORT (ESL R1)
• Details TBD

• Apex Legends
• Details TBD
• Rainbow Six Siege
• Teams: 16 | Other details TBD

• Overwatch 2 – OWCS Midseason Championship
• 🗓️ Jul 31 – Aug 3 | 💸 $1M | Teams: TBD
• Counter-Strike 2
• 🗓️ Aug 20 – 24 | 💸 $1.25M | Teams: 16
• StarCraft II

• Details TBD

• Teamfight Tactics
• Details TBD
• League of Legends
• 🗓️ Jul 16 – 20 | Teams: TBD | Prize: TBD
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves(Debut)
• Tournament details TBD
• CrossFire
• 💸 $2M | Teams: 16
• VALORANT(Debut)

• 🗓️ Jul 16 – 20 | Teams: 16 | Prize: TBD
• PUBG (PC)
• Details TBD

Saudi Arabia’s Global Gaming Vision

EWC 2025 is part of Saudi Arabia’s long-term plan to become a global gaming hub. With increasing investment, global partnerships, and monumental events like this, that vision is rapidly becoming reality.

Stay tuned for more updates as schedules, team lists, and full prize breakdowns are revealed over the coming weeks. One thing is clear — EWC 2025 is shaping up to be the biggest esports spectacle of the year. 🎮🌍