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
#25 — Counter-Strike 2
The Counter-Strike 2 tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 will be held in Riyadh from August 20 to 24. Sixteen of the best teams will compete in the most iconic FPS for a $1,250,000 prize pool.
- 1st: (1000 points)
- 2nd: (750 points)
- 3rd: (500 points)
- 4th: (300 points)
- 5th: 3DMAX; Tyloo (200 points)
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#24 — Street Fighter 6
The Street Fighter 6 tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 will be held in Riyadh from August 20 to 23. Forty-eight players will compete in this legendary fighting game for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: (1000 points)
- 2nd: (750 points)
- 3rd: (500 points)
- 4th: (300 points)
- 5th: (200 points)
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#23 — CrossFire
The CrossFire tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 will take place in Riyadh from August 19 to 23. Sixteen top teams will battle in this popular FPS at the SNB Esports Arena for a $2,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: (1000 points)
- 2nd: (750 points)
- 3rd: (500 points)
- 4th: (300 points)
- 5th: (200 points)
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#22 — Rocket League
The PUBG: Battlegrounds tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 will take place in Riyadh from August 12 to 16. Twenty-four squads will face off in FPP mode on PC for a $2,000,000 prize pool at the BR Arena.
- 1st: Karmine Corp (1000 points)
- 2nd: Geekay Esports (750 points)
- 3rd: Team Falcons (500 points)
- 4th: Team Vitality (300 points)
- 5th: Spacestation Gaming; Team Secret; NRG; Dignitas (200 points)
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#21 — Tekken 8
The Tekken 8 tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 will be held in Riyadh from August 13 to 16. Thirty-two of the best players will compete in this iconic fighting game for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Lim "Ulsan" Soo-hoon - Freecs (1000 points)
- 2nd: Yoon "LowHigh" Sun-woong - DRX (750 points)
- 3rd: Kim "CBM" Jae-hyun - Freecs (500 points)
- 4th: Jeon "Jeondding" Sang-hyun - Team Vitality (300 points)
- 5th: Han "Mulgod" Jae-gyun - Freecs; "PINYA" - VARREL; Son "Qudans" Byeong-mun - Zero Tenacity; Yuta "Chikurin" Take - THY esports (200 points)
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#20 — PUBG
The PUBG: Battlegrounds tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 will take place in Riyadh from August 12 to 16. Twenty-four squads will face off in FPP mode on PC for a $2,000,000 prize pool at the BR Arena.
- 1st: Twisted Minds (1000 points)
- 2nd: Gen.G Esports (750 points)
- 3rd: Team Falcons (500 points)
- 4th: The Expendables (300 points)
- 5th: Freecs (200 points)
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#19 — Teamfight Tactics
The Teamfight Tactics tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 will take place in Riyadh from August 11 to 15. Sixteen teams will compete in this popular auto battler for a $500,000 prize pool, battling through group stages and playoffs.
- 1st: Weibo Gaming (1000 points)
- 2nd: Virtus.pro (750 points)
- 3rd: T1 (500 points)
- 4th: AEGIS (300 points)
- 5th: Citadel Gaming; Wolves Esports; EVOS Esports; Flash Wolves (200 points)
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#18 — EA Sports FC
The FC Pro 25 World Championship take place in Riyadh from August 7 to 10 at the Qiddiya Arena. 32 of the best EA SPORTS FC 25 players will compete in 1v1 matches on PlayStation 5 for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Manuel "ManuBachoore" Bachoore; Team Liquid (1000 points)
- 2nd: Brice "Brice" Masson; Team Vitality (750 points)
- 3rd: Levi "Levi de Weerd" de Weerd; Team Liquid (500 points)
- 4th: Guilherme "GuiBarros" Barros; NYRB (300 points)
- 5th: Donovan "Tekkz" Hunt - Manchester City; Jonas "Jonny" Wirth - S8UL Esports; Samuele "Samugamer_07" Prestigiacomo - exeed ; Francesco "Obrun2002" Tagliafierro - exeed (200 points)
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#17 — COD: Warzone
The Warzone tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 was held in Riyadh from August 6 to 9. 21 teams will battle in this popular battle royale FPS for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Twisted Minds (1000 points)
- 2nd: Gentle Mates (750 points)
- 3rd: Virtus.pro (500 points)
- 4th: 100 Thieves (300 points)
- 5th: Team Falcons (200 points)
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#16 — Rainbow Six
The Rainbow Six Siege tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 run in Riyadh from August 5 to 9. 16 of the best teams will compete on PC in this tactical FPS for a $2,000,000 prize pool at the Qiddiya Arena.
- 1st: Team Secret (1000 points)
- 2nd: G2 Esports (750 points)
- 3rd: FURIA (500 points)
- 4th: Spacestation Gaming (300 points)
- 5th: Virtus.Pro; Shopify Rebellion; Ninjas in Pyjamas; Weibo Gaming (200 points)
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#15 — Overwatch 2
The Overwatch Champions Series 2025 Midseason Championship took place in Riyadh from July 31 to August 3. Sixteen top teams battled in Overwatch 2, the fast-paced team shooter, for a $1,000,000 prize pool at the Qiddiya Arena.
- 1st: Team Falcons (1000 points)
- 2nd: Al Qadsiah (750 points)
- 3rd: Twisted Minds (500 points)
- 4th: T1 (300 points)
- 5th: Geekay Esports; Team Liquid; Virtus.pro; Crazy Raccoon (200 points)
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#14 — PUBG Mobile
The PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025 was held in Riyadh from July 25 to August 3. Twenty-four squads competed in TPP mode for a massive $3,050,000 prize pool, making it one of the biggest mobile esports events of the year.
- 1st: Yangon Galacticos (1000 points)
- 2nd: Weibo Gaming (750 points)
- 3rd: Alpha Gaming (500 points)
- 4th: DRX (300 points)
- 5th: Regnum Carya Esports (200 points)
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#13 — Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
The MLBB Mid Season Cup 2025 ran from July 10 to August 2 in Riyadh, featuring 23 teams battling it out across multiple stages. As one of the biggest Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournaments of the year and offered a huge $3,000,000 prize pool.
- 1st: Team Liquid (1000 points)
- 2nd: OG Esports (750 points)
- 3rd: Onic Philippines (500 points)
- 4th: Onic (300 points)
- 5th: Aurora; Mythic SEAL; RRQ; Team Spirit (200 points)
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#12 — Chess
The Esports World Cup 2025 Chess tournament was held in Riyadh from July 29 to August 1. Sixteen elite players competed in the rapid time mode for a $1,500,000 prize pool, making it one of the biggest chess events of the year.
- 1st: Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen - Team Liquid (1000 points)
- 2nd: Alireza Firouzja - Team Falcons (750 points)
- 3rd: Hikaru Nakamura - Team Falcons (500 points)
- 4th: Arjun Erigaisi - Gen.G Esports (300 points)
- 5th: Ian Nepomniachtchi - Aurora; Nodirbek Abdusattorov - Natus Vincere; Nihal Sarin - S8UL Esports; Levon Aronian - REJECT (200 points)
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#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
