The first eSports World Cup starts today, the Club Championship trophy is revealed

The world’s largest gaming festival crowns the first World Cup Club Champion and offers a record-breaking prize pool of over 60 million US dollars

• The Esports World Cup will unite the global gaming communities and offer a world-class competition in a unique format and unprecedented scale
• The event lasts eight weeks, from 3rd of July – 25.Auguston Boulevard Riyadh City
• More than 1,500 players from the world’s best e-sports clubs compete for life-changing prizes in 22 tournaments in 21 world-famous games
• The Esports World Cup presents the largest gaming and esports festival ever with a packed calendar of exciting activities for everyone to enjoy.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Esports World Cup Foundation (“EWCF”) today celebrated the start of the Esports World Championship (“EWC”), the world’s largest gaming festival, held at Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The opening ceremony of the EWC, a milestone in the history of e-sports, also saw the unveiling of the event’s official trophy.

His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin SultanChairman of the Saudi Esports Federation, said: “The Esports World Cup is the realisation of a vision to bring together esports players, fans, publishers and wider audiences for a spectacle that will take esports – the new global sport – to an even more powerful, exciting and rewarding trajectory for all. This event has already captured the interest and imagination of the global gaming and esports community. And looking ahead, we can’t wait to see the influence and impact of this year’s inaugural edition in the coming weeks. Without question, the Esports World Cup will offer something special like never before. It’s going to be an incredible summer.”

“The Esports World Cup is an important moment in the history of esports,” said Ralf ReichertCEO, Esports World Cup Foundation. “It is a historic culmination of two universal languages, gaming and esports, to unite the global community across games, overhaul the esports industry and drive growth across the ecosystem. I am immensely proud that we have created new opportunities for our sport and I am very excited to watch elite esports clubs and players compete in the world’s best games for life-changing prizes and crown the inaugural Esports World Cup Club Champion.”

Faisal bin HomranChief Product Officer, Esports World Cup Foundationadded: “There are 3.4 billion gamers in the world today and with the Esports World Cup finally here, we share their anticipation, excitement and enthusiasm for the sensational summer ahead. The next eight weeks will change the gaming and esports landscape like never before – and the whole world is invited to witness, embrace and enjoy this historic, era-defining spectacle. With the world’s best esports players and clubs all vying for life-changing prizes in the world’s leading games, the Esports World Cup will absolutely deliver on its promise of being a global celebration of competitive excellence and esports fandom.”

After the atmospheric opening ceremony with well-known artists Tyler1 And Daniel Aarons The celebration will feature more than 1,500 of the world’s best esports players from over 60 countries, competing in 22 competitions and 21 games over the next eight weeks until 25.August on Boulevard Riyah City. The groundbreaking gaming lineup consists of (in alphabetical order): Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Call of Duty: Warzone, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, EA Sports FC 24, Fortnite, Free Fire, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Overwatch 2, PUBG Battlegrounds, PUBG Mobile, ESL R1, Rocket League, StarCraft II, Street Fighter 6, Teamfight Tactics, TEKKEN 8 and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.

The Esports World Cup will feature an unprecedented prize pool of over $60 million, the largest prize pool in esports history. 20 million US dollars of the total prize pool is reserved for the Club Championship, an innovative cross-game competition format unique to EWC that rewards the top 16 clubs based on their overall performance. At the end of the event, the best performing club across various game championships will be crowned the world’s first Esports World Cup Club Champion.

In addition to the competition, the Esports World Cup transforms Riyadh into an epicenter of esports fandom and gaming culture by hosting an atmospheric festival throughout the event. Visitors can enjoy numerous gaming activities, community tournaments, pop culture celebrations, concerts and international experiences as the world’s esports fan communities come together in Boulevard City to celebrate their shared love of gaming.

A stellar group of global companies have joined forces with the Esports World Cup Foundation to support the Esports World Cup. EWCF’s key partners (in alphabetical order) include Adidas, Amazon, Aramco, Axe, Barn’s Coffee, Clear, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Honor, KitKat, LG, Mastercard, Mentos, PepsiCo, Qiddiya City, Sony, stc and TikTok, supporting the Foundation’s mission to invest in esports as the future of sport. Additional partners will be announced shortly.

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About the Esports World Cup

The Esports World Cup is a global celebration of competitive performance and esports fandom. The competition features a unique cross-game structure that pits the world’s best esports teams and players against each other for the largest prize pool ever. When it premieres in summer 2024, gamers, publishers and fans from around the world will meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabiato crown the world’s first Esports World Cup Club Champion.

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Source: Esports World Cup Foundation