Esports World Cup 2025 Live Streaming: Teams, Format, Dates, Prize Money, Where To Watch - All You Need To Know

Esports World Cup 2025 is here and the best teams from all around the world are in Riyadh to take home the coveted trophy and a massive prize money. Organised by the Esports World Cup Foundation, the tournament this year is bigger in both prize money and the number of games in the event.

Check all the details regarding the Esports World Cup 2025 taking place in Riyadh.

Esports World Cup 2025 Dates

The Esports World Cup is taking from 8 July and will go on till 24 August 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Esports World Cup 2025 Teams

NAVI
Talon Esports
Team Spirit
Xtreme Gaming
BetBoom Team
Execration
Gaimin Gladiators
Team Falcons
Aurora Gaming
Team Yandex
Tundra Esports
Virtus.pro
HEROIC
PARIVISION
Shopify Rebellion
Team Liquid

Esports World Cup 2025 Format

16 teams will participate in the event with four groups created of four teams each. The top team from a group will directly qualify for the Playoffs while the second-placed team will go to the second round of Elimination Phase.

The bottom two teams will move into the Elimination Phase from which four teams will be eliminated. The remaining four will advance to the second round of Elimination Phase where four teams that finished second in their groups will be waiting for them. Four teams from this phase will advance to the Playoffs where top team of each group will wait.

The knockout rounds will take place in best of three format. The final to determine the champion will be organised in best of five format.

Esports World Cup 2025 Prize Money

The total prize purse for the event is an enormous $71.5 million. Below is the breakdown of the same.

1st – $1m
2nd – $500,000
3rd – $300,000
4th – $200,000
5th/8th – $125,000
9th/12th – $75,000
13th/16th – $50,000