The second iteration of the Esports World Cup will kick off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this Summer and now the full list of game tournaments and when they will happen has been confirmed for the ridiculously ambitious multi-game event.
The seven-week event will take place between July 7 to August 24 and will feature over 2,000 players and more than 200 esports clubs (organisations) competing for a share of the record $70m (£54.8m) prize pool.
Here are which weeks you will be able to watch the EWC tournaments for each of the 24 esports titles:
Esports World Cup Week 1 Schedule
- Apex Legends- July 10-13
- DOTA 2 (Group Stages and Single Elimination) – July 8-13
- FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves – July 10-12
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MSC Mid Season Cup (Wildcard) – July 10-13
- Rennsport -July 8-11
- VALORANT 8-13
Kicking off the event to an electric start, two games will be making their EWC debuts.
Riot Games’ huge FPS title VALORANT is one of the most popular esports in the world and has now joined the illustrious list of EWC titles with a three-day event.
FATAL FURY City of the Wolves released earlier this year and features legendary football player Cristiano Ronaldo as a playable character.
After Neymar’s appearance and showmatch at last year’s event, it’s possible we’ll see the same with Ronaldo who is now an Esports World Cup Global Ambassador.
Esports World Cup Week 2 Schedule
- DOTA 2 (Playoffs) – July 16-19
- Free Fire – July 16-20
- Honor of Kings (Group Stages and Last Chance Qualifier) – July 15-20
- League of Legends – July 16-20
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational – July 15-19
- Overwatch 2 OWCS MidSeason Championship (Last Chance Qualifier) – July 17-19
Week 2 is all about MOBAs.
The iconic LoL team T1 and Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok will try to defend their EWC title in the LoL championships and EWC will crown the DOTA 2 champions on the same weekend.
There will also be more MOBA action in the Women’s MLBB event as well as other mobile esports events with Honor of Kings and Free Fire.
Esports World Cup Week 3 Schedule
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 July 24-27
- Chess (Last Chance Qualifier) – July 24-26
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MSC Mid Season Cup (Group Stages) – July 23-27
- Honor of Kings (Playoffs) – July 23-26
- PUBG Mobile World Cup (Group Stages) – July 25-27
- Starcraft 2 – July 22-25
As for Week 3, you might expect Call of Duty Black Ops 6 to headline, but last year MLBB was the most-viewed event of the EWC with a peak of 2.38 million viewers and an average of 406,000 viewers.
Esports World Cup Week 4 Schedule
- Chess – July 29 – August 1
- EA Sports FC 25 (Last Chance Qualifier) – July 31 – August 3
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MSC Mid Season Cup (Playoffs) July 30 – August 2
- Overwatch 2 OWCS MidSeason Championship – July 31 – August 3
- PUBG Mobile World Cup (Survival Stage) – July 29-30
- PUBG Mobile World Cup (Grand Finals) – August 1-3
Moving past the halfway point, MLBB and PUBG Mobile will both conclude multi-week tournaments.
But all eyes will be on the fascinating Chess event, which is apparently an esport now thanks to a partnership with Chess.com.
Esports World Cup Week 5 Schedule
- Call of Duty: Warzone – August 6-9
- EA Sports FC 25 (Main Event) – August 7-10
- Rainbow Six Siege X – August 5-9
- Tekken 8 (Last Chance Qualifier) – August 7-9
This could be the last competitive tournament for EA Sports FC 25 as its successor is rumoured to release just a few weeks later in the month of August.
The Rainbow Six Siege tournament will be fascinating as well, following on from the huge Siege X free game update, which launched June 10.
Esports World Cup Week 6 Schedule
- PUBG: Battlegrounds – August 12-16
- Rocket League – August 14-17
- Street Fighter 6 (Last Chance Qualifier) – August 14-16
- Teamfight Tactics – August 11-15
- Tekken 8 (Main Event) – August 13-16
The penultimate week brings an eclectic group of games with a battle royale, an autobattler, two fighting games, and a sports game utilising rocket cars that can fly. There’s something there for everyone.
Esports World Cup Week 7 Schedule
- CROSSFIRE – August 19-23
- Street Fighter 6 (Main Event) – August 20-23
- Counter-Strike 2: August 20-24
The final week will end things on a high note. The Street Fighter 6 viewership could be huge, considering the game has helped shatter EVO Japan records ahead of the upcoming tournament. And the very last event has understandably been given to CS2, one of the world’s biggest esports titles. It’s also a game in which the Saudi Arabian organisation Team Falcons has a very strong roster, especially after recently signing Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov.
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