Esports World Cup 2025: Schedule, Prize Pool, and Ticket Information

Esports World Cup 2025: Schedule, Prize Pool, and Ticket Information

Thales Costa

17 Apr, 2025, 22:22

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Last updated: 27 Oct, 2025, 13:27

The Esports World Cup Foundation has officially unveiled the complete schedule for the highly anticipated Esports World Cup 2025. The tournament is set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 7 to August 24, 2025.

This year's event promises to be the largest esports tournament yet, featuring a record-breaking $70 million prize pool, 25 tournaments across 24 games, and more than 2,000 players from over 200 clubs competing on the world stage.

Tournament Schedule

The seven-week competition has been meticulously organized to showcase the best competitive gaming across multiple genres. Here's the complete week-by-week breakdown of the schedule:

EWC 2025 Schedule
EWC 2025 Schedule

Record-Breaking Prize Pool

The Esports World Cup 2025 will feature an unprecedented $70 million prize pool, marking a $10 million increase from last year's inaugural event. This makes it the largest prize pool in esports history. Surpassing previous records held by tournaments like DOTA 2's The International.

The prize distribution has been carefully structured to support the entire esports ecosystem at the event:

  • $27 million will be allocated to the Club Championship, with $7 million going to the overall winner
  • $38+ million will be distributed across individual game championships
  • $450,000 will be awarded to MVP's across all competitions
  • $5+ million will go to 'Road to EWC' qualifiers

This substantial prize pool reflects the Esports World Cup Foundation's commitment to creating sustainable career paths for competitive players and multidisciplinary esports clubs.

Ticket Information

Tickets for the Esports World Cup 2025 are now available for purchase through the official EWC ticket shop. Several different ticket options are available to accommodate different preferences:

Weekly All Access Pass

The Weekly All Access Pass provides unlimited access and Fast Track entry to all esports tournaments from Thursday to Sunday during your selected week. Priced at 999 SAR (approximately $266 USD), this pass also includes:

  • Unlimited access to the 50,000-square-meter Festival area
  • Over 35 gaming titles to play
  • Early purchasers will receive an exclusive goodie bag (limited quantities) containing a collectible bag, event T-shirt, keyring spinner, and collectible coin

Additional Ticket Options

You can also purchase tournament-specific passes for the event of your choosing. Ticket prices are as low as $28 for regular options, and as high as $101 for premium alternatives.

Single-day tickets will arrive on the shop at a later date with Waves 2 and 3.

You can find more information HERE
Here's a closer look at what each time of pass grants you. (Credit: Esports World Cup)

A unique aspect of the Esports World Cup is its Club Championship format, where organizations compete across multiple games to accumulate points. Last year's competition was won by Team Falcons after securing ten top-three finishes.

With its massive prize pool, diverse game lineup, and comprehensive festival experience, the Esports World Cup 2025 is positioned to be the premier esports event of the year, showcasing the best competitive gaming talent from around the world on a truly global stage.


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Featured Image Source: Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) on X

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