2025 Esports World Cup unveils $70m prize pool, schedule

The 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) is set to start in July with a record-breaking prize pool of USD 70.45 million (roughly PHP 4 billion), featuring a massive lineup of 24 participating game titles from different platforms: PC, mobile, and console. The second iteration of the biggest multi-title esports event will be hosted once again in the largest city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.

Compared to the 2024 edition, EWC 2025 introduces 5 new titles (Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Chess, CrossFire, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, and VALORANT) and removes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Fortnite.

Arranged alphabetically, the 25 esports tournaments in the Esports World Cup 2025 are as follows:

1. Apex Legends
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
3. Call of Duty: Warzone
4. Chess
5. Counter-Strike 2 (CS2)
6. CrossFire (CF)
7. Dota 2
8. EA Sports FC 25
9. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
10. Free Fire
11. Honor of Kings HOK World Cup
12. League of Legends (LoL)
13. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup
14. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational
15. Overwatch 2 OWCS MidSeason Championship
16. PUBG Battlegrounds
17. PUBG Mobile World Cup
18. Rainbow Six Siege
19. Rennsport R1
20. Rocket League
21. StarCraft II
22. Street Fighter 6
23. Teamfight Tactics (TFT)
24. Tekken 8
25. Valorant

Here's the breakdown of the USD 70 million+ prize pool of the Esports World Cup 2025:

• Club Championship: USD 27 million
• Game Championships: USD 38 million
• Qualifiers: USD 5 million
• MVP Awards: USD 450,000

Meanwhile, here's the EWC 2025 full schedule:

• Week 1
• July 8-13: VALORANT (Arena 1)
• July 10-13: Apex Legends (Arena 2)
• July 10-12: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Arena 3)
• July 8-11: Rennsport (Arena 4)
• July 10-13: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup Wildcard (Backstage)
• July 8-13: DOTA 2 - Week 1 (Backstage)

• Week 2
• July 16-20: League of Legends (Arena 1)
• July 16-20: Free Fire (Arena 2)
• July 16-19: DOTA 2 - Week 2(Arena 3)
• July 15-19: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational (Arena 4)
• July 15-20: Honor of Kings World Cup - Week 1 (Backstage)

• Week 3
• July 24-27: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Arena 1)
• July 25-27: PUBG Mobile World Cup - Week 1 (Arena 2)
• July 23-26: Honor of Kings World Cup - Week 2 (Arena 3)
• July 22-25: StarCraft II (Arena 4)
• July 23-27: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup - Week 1 (Backstage)

• Week 4
• July 31-August 3: Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) Midseason Championship (Arena 1)
• July 29-August 3: PUBG Mobile World Cup - Week 2 (Arena 2)
• July 30-August 2: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup - Week 2 (Arena 3)
• July 29-August 1: Chess (Arena 4)

• Week 5
• August 7-10: EA SPORTS FC 25 (Arena 1)
• August 6-9: Call of Duty: Warzone (Arena 2)
• August 5-9: TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE X (Arena 3)

• Week 6
• August 14-17: Rocket League (Arena 1)
• August 12-16: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (Arena 2)
• August 13-16: Tekken 8 (Arena 3)
• August 11-15: Teamfight Tactics (Arena 4)

• Week 7
• August 20-24: Counter-Strike 2 (Arena 1)
• August 20-23: Street Fighter 6 (Arena 3)
• August 19-23: CROSSFIRE (Arena 4)

As EWC is dedicated to providing the greatest esports experience to all fans and competing athletes, these matches will occur in four separate world-class arenas.

For more EWC 2025 news and updates, you can follow the official social media pages of Esports World Cup on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

I know you guys are excited for the upcoming EWC 2025 as well. So, let us cheer whoever teams or individuals will represent the Philippines. Go, Sibol! – PinoyTechSaga