Esports World Cup Reveals All Disciplines for 2025 Season
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Key points
- The Esports World Cup 2025 will feature 25 games.
- Chess and Counter-Strike 2 tournaments already have confirmed dates, July 31-August 3 and Aug. 20-24, respectively.
- The inaugural Esports World Cup event in 2024 saw over $60 million in prize money.
All twenty-five disciplines are now confirmed for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025, which kicks off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on July 8.
EWC 2025 games lineup:
- Chess – confirmed dates July 31 – Aug. 3
- Counter-Strike 2 – confirmed dates Aug. 20-24
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Free Fire
- Street Fighter 6
- DOTA 2
- Rainbow Six Siege
- PUBG Mobile
- Apex Legends
- EA Sports FC
- Overwatch 2
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Women’s Invitational)
- Rocket League
- Rennsport
- Honor of Kings
- PUBG
- CrossFire
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- League of Legends
- Teamfight Tactics
- Valorant
- Tekken 8
- StarCraft II
After a successful inaugural event in 2024, which saw over $60 million in prize money, this year’s competition is gearing up for even more action as it features one more discipline – chess. And it looks like the very first competition for the EWC chess title and a $1.5 million prize pool is going to be intense, as elite chess players are getting signed by top-tier esports organizations. Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has joined Korean team Gen.G, while Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana have signed with Team Liquid. Chinese team LGD Gaming has brought in former world champion Ding Liren, and Team Vitality secured Maxime ‘MVL’ Vachier-Lagrave. Esports giant NAVI has expanded into chess as well, adding top players like Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, and Oleksandr Bortnyk to its roster. Meanwhile, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura joined Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming powered up with Ian Nepomniachtchi.
EWC 2024 winners:
- Apex Legends – ALLIANCE
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – ATLANTA FAZE
- Call of Duty: Warzone – TEAM FALCONS
- Counter-Strike 2 – NATUS VINCERE
- Dota2 – GAIMIN GLADIATORS
- EA Sports FC – jafonso
- ESL R1 – Drivers: Kevin Siggy
- ESL R1 – Teams: TEAM REDLINE
- Fortnite – XSET
- Free Fire – TEAM FALCONS
- Honor of Kings – KPL DREAM TEAM
- League of Legends – T1
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – SELANGOR RED GIANTS
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women – SMART OMEGA EMPRESS
- Overwatch 2 – CRAZY RACCOON
- PUBG MOBILE – ALPHA 7 ESPORTS
- PUBG PC – SONIQS
- Rainbow Six Siege – TEAM BDS
- Rocket League – TEAM BDS
- Starcraft II – Clem
- Street Fighter 6 – xiaohai
- Teamfight Tactics – WOLVES ESPORTS
- Tekken 8 – ULSAN
