The Esports World Cup will be held from July 8 to August 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: here are all the dates.
The start of the Esports World Cup, which will be held from July 8 to August 24, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is fast approaching, and today we know all the dates of the more than 20 competitive titles that will be part of it. It starts with Valorant and ends with Counter-Strike 2, passing through League of Legends, Overwatch 2, Pubg, Mobile Legends, and Call of Duty, just to name a few.
The complete schedule
Below is the complete schedule with the start dates of the 25 esports tournaments, including some confirmations, such as Starcraft, and various new additions, such as chess.
- July 8-13 – Rennsport, VALORANT, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, Apex Legends
- July 15-20 – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (W), Dota 2, Free Fire, League of Legends
- July 22-27 – Starcraft II, Honor of Kings, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- July 29, August 3 – PUBG Mobile, Chess, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Overwatch 2
- August 6-10 – Call of Duty: Warzone, EA Sports FC 25, Rainbow Six Siege
- August 12-17 – Teamfight Tactics, PUBG: Battlegrounds, TEKKEN 8, Rocket League
- August 19-24 – CROSSFIRE, Street Fighter 6, Counter-Strike 2
There’s also a festival
In total, the Esports World Cup 2025 will feature 2,000 elite players and 200 clubs from over 100 countries, competing in 25 tournaments across 24 games for a record prize pool of over $70 million. Alongside the competitions, there will also be the Esports World Cup Festival, a new series of competitive events taking place alongside the Esports World Cup 2025, with Naraka Bladepoint and GeoGuessr already announced as participants.
