Format & club race for the title
The Esports World Cup is a competition taking place over nearly two months in Saudi Arabia (from July 8 to August 24), where players and organizations from around the world compete across nearly 25 different games. In addition to the prize pools for each tournament, partner clubs also face off against each other to determine a Club Champion.
The Esports World Cup club ranking is based on a cumulative points system. The goal is to reward the most consistently successful club across all titles. The club at the top of the standings at the end is crowned the best esports organization of the tournament, succeeding Team Falcons, the 2024 champions.
To join the Club Championship, a club must finish top 8 in at least two tournaments. To win it, the club must also secure first place in at least one. Otherwise, the title goes to the top-scoring eligible club. With $27,000,000 up for grabs for the 24 most successful clubs, all will have their eye on the grand prize of $7,000,000.
EWC Club Championship Standings
*Tournament still ongoing
#11 — Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 was held in Riyadh from July 24 to 27. Sixteen of the best teams competed in this iconic first-person shooter for a $1,800,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Optic Gaming (1000 points)
- 2nd: Vancouver Surge (750 points)
- 3rd: KOI (500 points)
- 4th: Team Heretics (300 points)
- 5th: 100Thieves; Boston Breach; OMiT; FiveFears (200 points)
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#10 — Honor of Kings
The Honor of Kings World Cup 2025 took place in Riyadh from July 15 to 26. Eighteen top teams clashed in this mobile MOBA, competing in 5v5 battles for a massive $3,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: All Gamers.AL (1000 points)
- 2nd: TTGlobal (750 points)
- 3rd: Nova Esports (500 points)
- 4th: Twisted Minds (300 points)
- 5th: Team Vitality; OG; Paws Gaming; Alpha7 Esports (200 points)
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#9 — StarCraft II
The StarCraft II tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 was held in Riyadh from July 22 to 25. Eighteen top players competed in this legendary real-time strategy game in 1v1 matches for a $700,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Joona "Serral" Sotala - BASILISK (1000 points)
- 2nd: Kim "Classic" Doh-woo (750 points)
- 3rd: Kim "Cure" Doh-wook - Team Liquid (500 points)
- 4th: Kang "Solar" Min-soo - Team Falcons (300 points)
- 5th: Cho "Maru" Seong-ju - Team Vitality; Riccardo "Reynor" Romiti - BASILISK; Kim "herO" Joon-ho - Twisted Minds; Clément "Clem" Desplanches - Team Liquid(200 points)
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#8 — Free Fire
The Free Fire tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 took place in Riyadh from July 16 to 20. 18 top teams faced off in the fast-paced mobile battle royale, competing for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: EVOS Esports (1000 points)
- 2nd: RRQ Kazu (750 points)
- 3rd: Team Vitality (500 points)
- 4th: LOS (300 points)
- 5th: All Gamers.AL (200 points)
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#7 — League of Legends
League of Legends was part of the Esports World Cup 2025, held in Riyadh from July 16 to 20. Twelve top teams competed in the Riot Games's MOBA at the STC Esports Arena for a $2,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Gen.G Esports (1000 points)
- 2nd: Anyone Legends (750 points)
- 3rd: T1 Esports (500 points)
- 4th: G2 Esports (300 points)
- 5th: Flyquest; Bilibili Gaming; Hanwha Life; KOI (200 points)
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#6 — Dota 2
Dota 2 was featured at the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh from July 8 to 19. Sixteen top teams battled through group stages and playoffs in this iconic MOBA for a massive $3,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Team Spirit (1000 points)
- 2nd: Team Falcons (750 points)
- 3rd: PARIVISION (500 points)
- 4th: Tundra Esports (300 points)
- 5th: Gaimin Gladiators; Aurora Gaming; BetBoom; Team Liquid (200 points)
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#5 — Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women
The MLBB Women's Invitational 2025 took place in Riyadh from July 15 to 19 at the SNB Esports Arena. Sixteen top teams competed in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, a mobile MOBA, for a $500,000 prize pool as part of the Esports World Cup.
- 1st: Team Vitality (1000 points)
- 2nd: Gaimin Gladiators (750 points)
- 3rd: Terror Queens (500 points)
- 4th: Team Liquid (300 points)
- 5th: Natus Vincere PH; ONIC Pertiwi; Twisted Minds Orchid; FUT Esports (200 points)
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#4 — Apex Legends
The Apex Legends ALGS 2025 Midseason Playoffs were held at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh from July 10 to 13. 40 teams competed in this fast-paced FPS battle royale for a $2,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: VK Gaming (1000 points)
- 2nd: ROC Esports (750 points)
- 3rd: Ninjas In Pyjamas (500 points)
- 4th: Gen.G Esports (300 points)
- 5th: Wolves Esports (200 points)
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#3 — VALORANT
VALORANT was one of the headline events at the Esports World Cup 2025, held in Riyadh from July 8 to 13. Sixteen of the world’s best teams competed in the popular tactical FPS from Riot Games for a $1,250,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Team Heretics (1000 points)
- 2nd: Fnatic (750 points)
- 3rd: Gen.G Esports (500 points)
- 4th: Paper Rex (300 points)
- 5th: Sentinels; Karmine Corp; NRG; BBL Esports (200 points)
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#2 — Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was featured at the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh from July 10 to 12. Sixteen top players battled it out in this fighting game for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Goichi "GO1" Kishida - DetonatioN FocusMe (1000 points)
- 2nd: Zeng "Xiao Hai" Zhuojun - KuaiShou Gaming (750 points)
- 3rd: Luis "DarkAngel" Guadalupe Castillo Gomez - Natus Vincere (500 points)
- 4th: Hiroaki "mok" Hashizume -Team Falcons (300 points)
- 5th: Kao "RB" Arubi - Yesports; Shoji "Fenritti" Sho - CYCLOPS; Lin "E.T." Chia-hung - Team Falcons; Lee "Xyzzy" Han-byul - Team Falcons (200 points)
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#1 — Rennsport
Rennsport R1 2025 Spring was held in Riyadh from July 8 to 11 as part of the Esports World Cup 2025. The tournament featured 9 top teams competing in Rennsport, a realistic sim racing game, for a $500,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Team Redline (1000 points)
- 2nd: Virtus.Pro (750 points)
- 3rd: Team Vitality (500 points)
- 4th: Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team (300 points)
- 5th: Atlassian Williams Sim Racing (200 points)
Header Photo Credit: EWC
