Esports World Cup 2025: All games, prize pool, and schedule

The Esports World Cup 2025 is just around the corner, and the gaming community is really hyped up. This year’s event is set to be the biggest gaming celebration of the year and features more than 20 competitive titles. With a prize pool of over $70 million, Cristiano Ronaldo as the official brand ambassador, and some of the biggest esports organizations taking part, this event could go down in history as one of the most ambitious events of all time.

On that note, here’s everything you need to know about the Esports World Cup 2025.

Esports World Cup 2025: Everything you need to know

The event is set to commence on July 8, 2025, and conclude on August 24, 2025. The total prize pool is just over $70 million, making it one of the largest in esports history.

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Below is the complete schedule and prize pool for every game featured in the Esports World Cup 2025:

Game	Start date	End date	Prize pool
Valorant	July 8, 2025	July 13, 2025	$1,250,000
Rennsport	July 8, 2025	July 11, 2025	$500,000
Dota 2	July 8, 2025	July 19, 2025	$3,000,000
Honor of Kings	July 10, 2025	July 12, 2025	$3,000,000
Fatal Fury	July 10, 2025	July 19, 2025	$1,000,000
Apex Legends	July 10, 2025	July 13, 2025	$2,000,000
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Women's)	July 15, 2025	July 19, 2025	$500,000
League of Legends	July 16, 2025	July 20, 2025	$2,000,000
Free Fire	July 16, 2025	July 20, 2025	$1,000,000
StarCraft II	July 22, 2025	July 25, 2025	$700,000
Call of Duty Black Ops 6	July 24, 2025	July 27, 2025	$1,800,000
PUBG Mobile	July 25, 2025	August 3, 2025	$3,000,000
Chess	July 29, 2025	August 1, 2025	$1,500,000
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Men’s)	July 30, 2025	August 2, 2025	$3,000,000
Overwatch 2	July 31, 2025	August 3, 2025	$1,000,000
Rainbow Six Siege X	August 5, 2025	August 9, 2025	$2,000,000
Call of Duty Warzone	August 6, 2025	August 9, 2025	$1,000,000
EA FC 25	August 7, 2025	August 10, 2025	$1,500,000
Teamfight Tactics	August 11, 2025	August 15, 2025	$500,000
PUBG PC	August 12, 2025	August 16, 2025	$2,000,000
Tekken 8	August 13, 2025	August 16, 2025	$1,000,000
Rocket League	August 14, 2025	August 17, 2025	$1,000,000
Crossfire	August 19, 2025	August 23, 2025	$2,000,000
Counter-Strike 2	August 20, 2025	August 24, 2025	$1,250,000
Street Fighter 6	August 20, 2025	August 23, 2025	$1,000,000

That’s everything you need to know about the tournament schedule. For more details, such as fan contests, tickets, and more, visit the official website here.

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Harshit Singh is a gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, with Fortnite, Counter-Strike 2, and Marvel Rivals being his areas of specialization. A final-year B.Des (Visual Communication) student at Delhi Technological University, he is always eager to pursue creative endeavors. Harshit aims to deliver news and up-to-date content promptly to players around the globe. To that end, he acquires information from reliable forums and social media pages and religiously tracks the latest coverage of Fortnite — a game he has been playing since 2018. He is often found testing the new meta in-game or spectating competitive tournaments.

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Harshit is an ardent fan of esports titles like CS, Rocket League, and Valorant, with Fnatic, EDG, G2, and Astralis being a few of his favorite orgs. Counter-Strike pro Xantares and Benjifishy, an esports athlete who has mastered both Fortnite and Valorant, are inspirational figures for him.

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