RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) Thursday celebrated the start of the Esports World Cup (EWC), the world’s largest gaming festival, held at Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A landmark event in esports history, the EWC Opening Ceremony, also unveiled the event’s official trophy.
The EWC will award an unprecedented $60 million+ in prize money, the largest prize pool in esports history. $20m of the total prize pool is reserved for the Club Championship, an innovative cross-game competitive format unique to the EWC that rewards the top 16 clubs based on their overall performance. At the event’s conclusion, the club with the best performance across various game championships will be crowned the world’s first Esports World Cup Club Champion.
In addition to the competition, the EWC will transform Riyadh into an epicenter of esports fandom and gaming culture by hosting a jubilant festival throughout the event. Visiting attendees will experience numerous gaming activations, community tournaments, pop culture celebrations, concerts and international experiences as the world’s esports fan communities converge on Boulevard City to celebrate their shared love of gaming.
An outstanding collection of global companies have joined forces with the EWCF to support the Esports World Cup. The EWCF counts (in alphabetic order): adidas, Amazon, Aramco, Axe, Barn’s Coffee, Clear, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Honor, KitKat, LG, Mastercard, Mentos, PepsiCo, Qiddiya City, Sony, stc, and TikTok as key partners helping further the Foundation’s mission to invest in esports as the future of sport, with additional partners to be announced soon.
