Guess what’s back to set Summer 2025 ablaze with fiery matches? The Esports World Cup returns with its second iteration in 2025 after a successful debut this year.
There’s something for everyone in this multi-game esports tournament, hosting a variety of genres in a span of 8 weeks. Well, let’s dive into the Esports World Cup 2025 game list!
EWC 2025 Tournament Details
Big competitions from various game titles are once again gathering in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for EWC’s second year. While there are no exact dates for the whole festival, we know that it will be held around July to August 2025. The EWC is sponsored by the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) and ESL FACEIT Group.
A total of four venues will accommodate the event, some dedicated to one genre of games. One game will occupy each venue at a time.
- Qiddiya Arena
- STC Play Gaming Hall
- Amazon Arena ( for 5v5 games)
- STC Arena (for battle royale games)
Additionally, festival or backstage areas may also be set up by some games.
Club Competition
While individual tournaments have their own format, rules, and qualifications, there’s also a Club Competition for the whole event. In the Club Competition, all participating organizations can place in the Top 16 for big prizes. The ranking will be based on points accumulated by their teams across different games.
It was Team Falcon who went home with $7M USD after placing first this year. In 2025, with an expected number of 25 featured games and thus a larger number of players, it’s intriguing to guess which organization will win.
Esports World Cup 2025 Game List
As mentioned, there are a total of 25 expected competitions in the EWC 2025. However, only 19 events have been confirmed thus far. This includes games like PUBG, DOTA 2, Rocket League, and Counter Strike 2.
Here’s the updated Esports World Cup 2025 game list that features:
- Honor of Kings – Honor of Kings Mid-Season Invitational 2025
- Free Fire
- PUBG Mobile – PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup 2025, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational 2025
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Overwatch 2
- EA Sports FC
- Street Fighter 6
- Rocket League
- Crossfire
- Rennsport – ESL R1
- DOTA 2
- Apex Legends
The earliest date for the announcement of other events will be on January 8, 2025. While Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends, and Rennsport have individual tournament names, the competition for all other games will just be titled “Esports World Cup 2025”.
Most of these are returning titles from the 2024 edition. As of now, only two games have been confirmed to not be part of next years lineup: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and EA Sports FC 24. Meanwhile, new additions who weren’t included in 2024 are: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Chess, Crossfire, and EA Sports FC 25.
Competition Dates
Right now, the Esports World Cup 2025 game list calendar is still incomplete. Only two events have announced the dates when their competitions will happen. These events are the ones for Counter Strike 2 and Chess, which will run from August 20 -24 and July 31 – August 3 respectively.
Conclusion
We’re still awaiting other games to be featured in the Esports World Cup 2025 game list. After all, beloved esports titles like Valorant, League of Legends, and Tekken 8, who were part of this year’s lineup, are still not announced. Considering their massive fandoms, it will be a huge let down if we wouldn’t be able to see them among EWC competitions.
For now, these are all the games that will have EWC 2025 events in Riyadh. Which games are you looking forward to, and which teams are you supporting?
