2024 Esports World Cup

The 2024 Esports World Cup (EWC) was the first edition of the Esports World Cup, an annual international esports tournament series run by the Esports World Cup Foundation. It took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 3 July to 25 August 2024 and was the world's largest esports event, featuring 23 events in 22 different video game titles and a combined prize pool of , the largest in esports history at the time.

Background

The initial five game titles were announced on 20 February 2024, with additional events being added over the course of the next four months; the final initial titles—the 20th being Call of Duty: Warzone and the 21st being Modern Warfare III—were added on June 12. Strinova was added as an additional title on 1 August 2024.

The eight-week event took place in a venue in Riyadh's Boulevard City that featured four separate esports arenas: the SEF Arena (known as the Qiddiya City Arena for sponsorship purposes), the 5V5 Arena (known as the Amazon Arena for sponsorship purposes), the BR Arena (known as the stc Arena for sponsorship purposes) and the Riyadh Festival. The stc Play Gaming Hall, also in Boulevard City, hosted last chance qualifiers for some games as well as the Strinova tournament.

Format The Esports World Cup encompassed 23 tournaments across its 22 competitive titles. Each tournament adhered to its own unique format and rules, while 22 of the tournaments contributed to a larger competition known as the Club Championship.

Club Championship The Club Championship was a cross-game competition within the Esports World Cup. The championship gave out a total of US$20 million among the top 16 clubs (used by the EWC in place of "organization"), determined by their overall performance in various games throughout the tournament. To qualify for the Club Championship, a club had to finish in the top 8 in at least two competitions, and to win the championship title, the club also had to secure first place in at least one competition. Only participants who were publicly announced as part of their respective organization before 14 June 2024 for most games, or 28 June 2024 for the Call of Duty games, were eligible to earn points for their club. Below is a breakdown of the points awarded based on placement in the individual game championships:

+Point distribution per event Points Points 1 1000 5 110 2 600 6 70 3 350 7 40 4 200 8 20

Club Support Program The Esports World Cup Foundation's Club Support Program was an initiative designed to provide substantial financial assistance to selected esports organizations. Through this program, chosen teams received annual financial support to enhance their operations and create more opportunities for professional players. A total of 30 esports organizations were selected to the Club Support Program, 22 of which were invited and 8 were admitted out of over 150 applicants based on past competitive achievements, future strategies, and approaches to fan engagement. As with all other competitors in the EWC, members of the Club Support Program must have earned qualification for each game's event and the Club Championship, but they remained eligible for annual financial rewards irrespective of their qualification status, as well as a one-time payment if an organization wants to enter new esports, particularly those who had a presence at the Esports World Cup. The rewards were contingent upon each member's capacity to enhance viewership and fan engagement for the EWC. The Club Support Program was replaced by the Club Partner Program the following year.

The 30 teams represented the five major competitive regions — Europe, North America, Asia, South America, and the Middle East — with the majority of the teams being primarily based in Europe or North America.

Europe Fnatic G2 Esports Guild Esports Karmine Corp Movistar KOI OG Natus Vincere Ninjas in Pyjamas Team Liquid Team Secret Team Vitality Tundra Esports Virtus.pro

North America 100 Thieves Cloud9 FaZe Clan Gaimin Gladiators NRG Spacestation Gaming TSM

Asia Blacklist International LGD Gaming Gen.G Esports T1 Talon Esports Weibo Gaming

South America Furia Esports LOUD

Middle East Team Falcons Twisted Minds

Calendar ●Competitions days

July/August 2024JulyAugust Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Apex Legends

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| Women's

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| Overwatch 2

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| PUBG: Battlegrounds

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| Rennsport

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| Teamfight Tactics

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| Tekken 8

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Results

Event winners

2024 Esports World Cup

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