While some said ‘it could never happen’, we are now on the home stretch towards the inaugural E-Sports World Cup – an annual international esports tournament series that sees the best gamers in the world competing in major games including League of Legends, ML:BB, Dota2, Free Fire, and CS2.
Held in the Saudi capital’s world-class venue Boulevard Riyadh City, the global gaming community will come together for a multi-genre event held from July 3 to August 25, and you can be there to watch it in person.
With a $60 million prize pool, the Esports World Cup will host 20 major tournaments across 19 esports titles. More than 2,500 elite athletes of the world’s greatest esports clubs are also in action – making the Esports World Cup the most highly anticipated ‘must-attend’ event this summer.
Which E-Sports Games are being played at the E-Sports World Cup?
The world’s best clubs will be competing in wildly popular games like League of Legends (July 5 to July 7); Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (July 3 to July 14); Free Fire (July 10 to 14); Counterstrike 2 (July 18 to July 21); and DotA 2 (July 10 to July 21).
How can I get tickets to the E-Sports World Cup?
Tickets for the Esports World Cup are on sale now here
The E-Sports World Cup is run by the Esports World Cup Foundation – funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – and will replace the previous event known as ‘Gamers8’.