The 2026 Esports World Cup will feature top title games including Counter-Strike, Dota 2, League of Legends, and more. Held every year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; organized by EWC Foundation and ESL offering an overall Prize Pool of $2,000,000.00 USD!

Tournament Format

The Group Stage will be a GSL-Sytle divided into 2 Groups and all matches are best-of-one. The top 2 from each group will advance to the Playoffs.

The Playoffs will be a Single-Elimination Bracket and all matches are played with Fearless Draft of best-of-three series except the Grand Final which is best-of-five.