Esports World Cup closed with $ 70 million prize in 2025 Riyadh

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) today officially opened the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the start of the world’s largest esports and gaming festival. Running through August 24, the event features more than 2,000 elite players, 25 tournaments across 24 leading titles, and a record-breaking prize pool of over $70 million – cementing its status as the biggest and most significant esports event ever staged.

Esports World Cup 2025

EWC 2025 brings together the world’s top 200 Clubs to compete in a first-of-its-kind cross-title format. At the heart of the competition is the Club Championship, where teams accumulate points across multiple games to become the EWC Club Champion, claim a $7 million grand prize and hoist the coveted EWC Club Championship trophy. The $70+ million prize pool also includes $38+ million for individual Game Championships, $5 million in global qualifier rewards, and $450,000 in MVP bonuses.

Speaking at the inaugural press conference, HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, Chairman, Saudi Asports Federation, Said: “We are very proud of welcoming the world to Riyadh for the Asports World Cup-an event that displays the scale, ambition and future scale, ambition and future.

“EWC 2025 is about bringing the world of gaming together – game together around a common festival, elite player, and millions of fans,, Said Ralph Rechrt, CEO of Asports World Cup Foundation. “Global broadcasting, original shows, and documentary through new methods of storytelling, we are opening doors, creating opportunities, and sharing esports in a new and exciting way. With a record-breaking competition, this heat is special-only for gamers, but for all those who connect with us.”

Faisal bin Homeran, Chief Excise Officer, Asports World Cup Foundation, couple,The Asports World Cup is redefining success in the global game, unlocking long -term opportunities in the entire ecosystem for players, organizations and communities. Its origin is the EWC Club Championship, a cross-game format that rewards all-around excellence, explains how the performance is measured, and what means to be champions in the digital age, sets a new benchmark for this. As soon as EWC 2025 begins, we are eager to see the new champion Rise and take shape new heritage. ,

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To reach new audiences worldwide, EWC 2025 will produce live material over 7,000 hours – only for Paris 2024 Olympics. EWC will be distributed through 90+ broadcasting and OTT partners in 35 languages ​​in 140 countries, including some of the world’s largest media platforms, such as Fox Sports (US), DAZN (operating in 16 countries), Eurosports, and Navar (South Korea). In addition, all competitions will be streamful live stream on Twitch, YouTube and Tikok, which is constructing unprecedented scale and access to redefine how competitive gaming is produced and consumed by fans worldwide.

EWC SpotlightA new major broadcast series, built in partnership with the Global Sports Agency IMG, will air every championship weekend from a custom-made studio in Riyadh. Hugs hosted by Huga Wuzencroft and Rachel Stringer, the show mixes the action with the pop culture, celebrity interviews, and the scenes behind the exclusive. During summer, more than 60 global stars will appear EWC SpotlightProviding a front-ru seat to fans for cultural crossover between gaming, sports and entertainment.

The EWC spotlight broadcast on July 10 during the EWC Spotlight ceremony, post Malon, Grammy-Nominated Manufacturer Aleso, Cellist Tina Guo, and Seventeen, Duckwor, and Tail Smith of the Words Elive, a special cooperation that will start a 2025 Endeavor World Cup song. Riyadh and the world fans are ready to throw up in unforgettable performance, fireworks and a luxurious drone show in the sky.

During the summer, the Asports World Cup will also convert Riyadh into a citywide festival of gaming culture, with community tournaments, fan activation, concerts and experiences in Bulleward City at EWC Festival. Fans around the world will gather to celebrate their shared love of gaming to promise to be a historic moment for the global ESPORS community.

This year, the global icon Magnus Carlsen and Cristiano Ronaldo join the Asports World Cup as global ambassadors, which bring their competitive heritage and global reach on the world’s largest ascests stage. Chess champion Carlson, who ruled, will also compete in the inaugural EWC Chess Tournament (29-31 July). Ronaldo’s participation underlines EWC’s mission to unite the Mission of EWC and unite through shared values ​​of the global community.

EWC is supported by a global alliance of partners in 2025 ,In the alphabet): Albic, Amazon, Aramco, Barn, Dr. Suleman al -Habib, Hilton, Honor, Jamil MotorSport, Lenovo, Obesboat, PepsiCo, Kidia, Cicretalab, Sony, Spotif and STC.

In the next seven weeks, the EWC Club Championship will celebrate 25 tournament winners in 24 of the 24 most popular titles in the world, including (in the alphabet): Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Black Oms 6, Call of Duty: Warzone, Chess, Counter-Strike 2, Crossfire, Dota 2, EA FC 25, Fighty Fury, City of the Valves, Free Fire, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Overwach 2, Pub, Pab, Renus, Renas, Rainbom, Rainbom, Renus, Pub, Renus, Rainbom, Pub, Pub, Renus, Renus, Rainbom, Pub. Teamfite Strategy, Techcan 8And Dramatic,