After its massive success in 2024, the Esports World Cup is making a return in July and August this year. This iteration of the championship will feature several new games like VALORANT, Chess, and more.
The exact dates for all the events, along with their prize pools, including the Club Championship, at the EWC have been confirmed, as the esports extravaganza is set to run for seven weeks. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming EWC 2025.
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EWC 2025 games
A total of 24 games across 25 events have been officially confirmed for the Esports World Cup 2025. Here’s a list of all the titles featured in EWC 2025:
- Honor of Kings
- CoD: Black Ops 6
- CoD: Warzone
- Free Fire
- Street Fighter 6
- Dota 2
- Rainbow Six Siege X
- CS2
- PUBG Mobile
- Apex Legends
- EA FC 25
- Overwatch 2
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (two events)
- Rocket League
- Chess
- Rennsport (sim racing)
- PUBG
- CrossFire
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- League of Legends
- Teamfight Tactics
- VALORANT
- Tekken 8
- Starcraft 2
Fortnite, a popular title in the previous iteration of EWC, is missing from this year’s edition.
EWC 2025 schedule and prize pools
EWC 2025 is scheduled to kick off on July 8 and run through Aug. 24, 2025, featuring several top-tier professionals and teams across various popular games.
The exact dates for all titles and events at EWC 2025 have been finalized, with CS2 serving as the fitting curtain closer of the esports spectacle. Some of the events run for multiple weeks.
Here’s the complete schedule and venues for each game or event:
| Game/Event | Dates | Venue | Prize pool (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALORANT | July 8 to 13 | Arena 1 | 1,250,000 |
| Dota 2 | July 8 to 13 (Group Stage) July 16 to 19 (Playoffs) |
Back Stage (Group Stage) Arena 3 (Playoffs) |
3,000,000 |
| Rennsport | July 8 to 11 | Arena 4 | 500,000 |
| Apex Legends | July 10 to 13 | Arena 2 | 2,000,000 |
| Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | July 10 to 12 | Arena 3 | 1,000,000 |
| MSC 2025 (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) |
July 10 to 13 (Wildcard) July 23 to 27 (Group Stage) July 30 to Aug. 2 (Playoffs) |
Back Stage (Wildcard and Group Stage) Arena 3 (Playoffs) |
3,000,000 |
| MLBB Women’s Invitational 2025 (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) |
July 15 to 19 | Arena 4 | 500,000 |
|
Honor of Kings (HoKWC 2025) |
July 15 to 20 (Group Stage) July 23 to 26 (Playoffs) |
Back Stage (Group Stage) Arena 3 (Playoffs) |
3,000,000 |
| League of Legends | July 16 to 20 | Arena 1 | 2,000,000 |
| Free Fire | July 16 to 20 | Arena 2 | 1,000,000 |
| Starcraft 2 | July 22 to 25 | Arena 4 | 700,000 |
| CoD: Black Ops 6 | July 24 to 27 | Arena 1 | 1,800,000 |
|
PUBG Mobile (PMWC 2025) |
July 25 to 27 (Group Stage) July 29 to Aug. 3 (Survival Stage and Grand Finals) |
Arena 2 | 3,000,000 |
| Chess | July 29 to Aug. 1 | Arena 4 | 1,500,000 |
|
Overwatch 2 (OWCS 2025 Midseason Championship) |
July 31 to Aug. 3 | Arena 1 | 1,000,000 |
| Rainbow Six Siege X | Aug. 5 to 9 | Arena 3 | 2,000,000 |
| CoD: Warzone | Aug. 6 to 9 | Arena 2 | 1,000,000 |
| EA FC 25 | Aug. 7 to 10 | Arena 1 | 1,000,000 |
| Teamfight Tactics | Aug. 11 to 15 | Arena 4 | 500,000 |
| PUBG | Aug. 12 to 16 | Arena 2 | 2,000,000 |
| Tekken 8 | Aug. 13 to 16 | Arena 3 | 1,000,000 |
| Rocket League | Aug. 14 to 17 | Arena 1 | 1,000,000 |
| CrossFire | Aug. 19 to 23 | Arena 4 | 2,000,000 |
| Street Fighter 6 | Aug. 20 to 23 | Arena 3 | 1,000,000 |
| CS2 | Aug. 20 to 24 | Arena 1 | 1,250,000 |
We will update this section with the winners for each event as the tournaments conclude. This section will also feature a table reflecting the overall standing of all esports clubs participating in EWC 2025. These rankings will determine how big of a chunk every club will receive from the $27,000,000 prize pool allocated for the Club Championship, with the best-performing bagging a whopping $7,000,000.
How to watch EWC 2025
When the event kicks off on July 8, you can catch all the live action on the official EWC Twitch and YouTube channels.
