EA Sports has revealed that the Esports World Cup 2025 will host the FC Pro World Championship this summer.
A statement on their website confirmed the tournament would be staged at the event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after it was held in Berlin, Germany last year.
The tournament will see players compete for a share of the $1.5m (£1.1m) prize pool that will be on offer.
A total of 32 players will take part in the tournament – 28 of which have already been decided.
Among the qualifiers are Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt and Matias ‘Bonanno’ Bonanno, who represent English Premier League side Manchester City.
British player Dan ‘Stingray’ Ray, who currently plays for Twisted Minds, will also make the trip to Riyadh for the Esports World Cup.
Other notable players involved include Anders ‘Vejrgang’ Vejrgang, Nicolas ‘nicholas99FC’ Villalba and Jonas ‘Jonny’ Wirth. All three of those players are among the eight finalists for the eChampions League finals later this month.
EA Sports has also announced a new open qualification method, the FC Pro Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) event. This will be held at the Esports World Cup from July 31st to August 2nd.
It provides one last route to the world championship through the 48-player FC Pro Play-Ins.
Registrations for the LCQ will soon be available, with top-finishing players in the FC Pro Open Cup leaderboards to receive priority registration.
Up to 512 players will be registered for the LCQ. It will be played as a double elimination bracket with the top five competitors moving onto the Play-Ins – where they will join 43 other players.
FC Pro World Championship schedule
The LCQ qualifiers for the FC Pro World Championship begin on July 31st, with the Play-Ins taking place on August 3rd.
After that, four players from the Play-Ins will move onto the 32-man World Championship which runs between August 7th and 10th.
Here is the full schedule:
- July 31st – First set of 256 LCQ will play until 64 players remain
- August 1st – Second set of 256 LCQ will play until 64 players are left
- August 2nd – The remaining 128 players will compete until just five remain
- August 3rd – 48 players will compete at the Play-Ins, with four moving on to the FC Pro World Championship
- August 7th – FC Pro World Championship group stage
- August 8th – FC Pro World Championship group stage and round of 16
- August 9th – Quarterfinals
- August 10th – Semifinal, third-place match and final
World Championship prize money breakdown
The winner of the FC Pro World Championship will receive $250,000 (£186,500) of the $1.5m (£1.1m) prize pool.
Here is the full prize pool breakdown:
- 1st – $250,000 (£186,500)
- 2nd – $150,000 (£111,900)
- 3rd to 4th – $70,000 (£52,200) each
- 5th to 8th – $40,000 (£29,800) each
- 9th to 16th – $15,000 (£11,100) each
- 17th to 24th – $12,500 (£9,300 each)
- 25th to 32nd – $10,000 (£7,400 each)
What is the Esports World Cup?
The Esports World Cup 2025, running from July 7th to August 24th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is the world’s largest multi-title esports event.
In total, it will feature 25 tournaments across 24 titles with a record-breaking $70m (£52m) prize pool.
The event also features last-chance qualifiers during the opening Esports World Cup Festival.
In addition to EA Sports FC 25, the Esports World Cup will feature titles including Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Valorant, Street Fighter 6, Call of Duty, and more
