Esports World Cup Foundation

🎉 The inaugural Esports World Cup is in the books, and it was a resounding success! HRH Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation, said: "The Esports World Cup has underscored the transformative impact of esports and the pivotal role that this incomparable industry now plays in cultures and societies all around the world – its inclusive and empowering nature is something truly unique. For eight successive weeks, this unparalleled event has brought the entire international gaming community together like never before – inviting all to participate in this milestone moment in esports history. We could not be more delighted with what’s transpired this summer – it’s a historic moment in time that Saudi Arabia and the world will always remember fondly.” Here are some incredible highlights: 🌎 500+ million viewers and 250+ million hours of content consumed 🏟️ More than 2 million visitors to the Esports World Cup festival in Riyadh 💰 Over $60 million awarded in prize money – the largest in esports history! 🎮 21 games, 22 competitions, 1,500+ players and 200+ Clubs from over 100 countries Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, said: “The Esports World Cup has been an incredible success in year one, driving global esports to new heights. I’m proud of accomplishing what we set out to do: bringing together the best games, Clubs and players, offering a life-changing prize pool and building the world’s largest esports festival. Congratulations to Team Falcons, who were rewarded for their competitive excellence and investment across many new games by becoming the first Esports World Cup Club Champion. I can’t wait to gather the best of the industry again for another epic EWC in 2025!” Faisal Bin Homran, Chief Product Officer at the Esports World Cup Foundation, said: “The Esports World Cup was a unique event that brought together the best players, teams, games, and fans in one location. In addition, the Esports World Cup is also a prime example that our investments and our willingness to build projects at this massive scale are primarily aimed to fulfill the passion of our youth for gaming and esports. We are focused on developing esports in Saudi Arabia and we are determined to obtain our vision of developing this sector into a fully functioning industry that tailors to the interests of our local population. Our aim is to become a global hub for gaming and esports; to elevate the sector, contribute meaningfully to its development, and shape its future on a global scale.” 🗓️ Mark your calendars for another epic summer celebration of esports. #ewc #esports #gaming #riyadh

🎉 The inaugural Esports World Cup is in the books, and it was a resounding success! HRH Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation, said: "The Esports World Cup has underscored the transformative impact of esports and the pivotal role that this incomparable industry now plays in cultures and societies all around the world – its inclusive and empowering nature is something truly unique. For eight successive weeks, this unparalleled event has brought the entire international gaming community together like never before – inviting all to participate in this milestone moment in esports history. We could not be more delighted with what’s transpired this summer – it’s a historic moment in time that Saudi Arabia and the world will always remember fondly.” Here are some incredible highlights: 🌎 500+ million viewers and 250+ million hours of content consumed 🏟️ More than 2 million visitors to the Esports World Cup festival in Riyadh 💰 Over $60 million awarded in prize money – the largest in esports history! 🎮 21 games, 22 competitions, 1,500+ players and 200+ Clubs from over 100 countries Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, said: “The Esports World Cup has been an incredible success in year one, driving global esports to new heights. I’m proud of accomplishing what we set out to do: bringing together the best games, Clubs and players, offering a life-changing prize pool and building the world’s largest esports festival. Congratulations to Team Falcons, who were rewarded for their competitive excellence and investment across many new games by becoming the first Esports World Cup Club Champion. I can’t wait to gather the best of the industry again for another epic EWC in 2025!” Faisal Bin Homran, Chief Product Officer at the Esports World Cup Foundation, said: “The Esports World Cup was a unique event that brought together the best players, teams, games, and fans in one location. In addition, the Esports World Cup is also a prime example that our investments and our willingness to build projects at this massive scale are primarily aimed to fulfill the passion of our youth for gaming and esports. We are focused on developing esports in Saudi Arabia and we are determined to obtain our vision of developing this sector into a fully functioning industry that tailors to the interests of our local population. Our aim is to become a global hub for gaming and esports; to elevate the sector, contribute meaningfully to its development, and shape its future on a global scale.” 🗓️ Mark your calendars for another epic summer celebration of esports. #ewc #esports #gaming #riyadh

✨ ICONIC ✨ The gorgeous Esports World Cup trophy will finally take center stage during this stacked weekend as we will crown the first-ever Esports World Cup Club Champion 🏆 Clubs from all over the world have spent the last two months fiercely competing for the title. Pushing their limits across multiple games to try and claim the life-changing $ 7 million 1st place prize and prove themselves as the best esports club in the world 🤩 ⏳ And they’ll make history as the very first club to do so ⏳ It feels right that Thomas Lyte, the makers of this grandiose cup, previously worked with the late Queen Elizabeth II. The prestigious EWC trophy elevates the industry just by existing and its winner declares themselves as esports royalty 👑 After a sensational campaign, Team Falcons will have the honor of lifting the trophy this weekend. Yet, there’s still so much to play for. There are four fantastic tournaments yet to reach their conclusions and well over $15m in prize money to still hand out 💰 Second and third-place Clubs will still earn transformative $4m and $2m respectively, as well as the huge prizes on offer in each individual tournament 👀 Nothing like this has ever been done in esports before and with so much on the line, this weekend promises to be one of the most exciting weekends the esports industry has ever seen. And we’re extremely grateful that this stunning trophy matches the historic occasion 😍

Neymar, one of this generation's greatest footballers, just couldn’t stay away! The Brazilian icon returned to the Esports World Cup this week as a competitor to take on Team Falcons’ Msdossary in a wildly entertaining celebrity showmatch. 🔪 First up: Counter-Strike 2! Neymar is a passionate CS2 fan and co-owner of Brazilian organization FURIA, so it made sense that he’d team up with one of his org’s superstars, the legendary Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo. Together, they dominated Msdossary and Vicious Esports’ Fawaz “varK” Alenzey to win the first leg of the showmatch in style. ⚽ Msdossary fared better in Rocket League, tying up the score 1-1. While Neymar had a lot of help from content creator Musty, it wasn’t enough to stop Msdossary from securing the 2-0 victory, setting up a thrilling finale. 🆚 TEKKEN 8 was the deciding game, a 1-on-1 battle between Neymar and Msdossary that electrified the sellout crowd. Both superstars have made careers out of performing under pressure, but in the end, it was Neymar who landed the knockout blow! The Al-Hilal striker couldn’t contain his excitement, jumping out of his seat and energetically shadow boxing for the camera. Neymar kept that same energy when he later triumphantly crushed Msdossary’s key. 🗣️ “Some of my best memories are tied to playing games like CS:GO, so esports has become a significant part of my life,” Neymar commented after the event. “Esports undoubtedly has a promising future… I'm optimistic about the industry's growth and the potential it holds for the next generation.” 🚀 The EWC has put a spotlight on the growing connection between esports and traditional sports. Fellow football superstars Wesley Sneijder and Diogo Jota have also visited and participated in the EWC this year, sending a powerful message on the international appeal and rapid growth of the esports industry. EWC Week 8 is shaping up to be the most exciting week the esports scene has ever seen. Let us know what event you’re most excited for this weekend! 👇 #EsportsWorldCup #EWC #NeymarJr #Esports #Gaming 

🔥 Esports history will be made this weekend! 🔥 With four tournaments, an extravagant closing ceremony, and huge events like The Esports Awards and New Global Sport Conference, the Esports World Cup is finishing with a bang 💥 ⚽🚗 The $550k Rocket League tournament is stacked with talent. Former World Champions Team Vitality still has the best player in the world in Zen. G2’s North American squad is coming in hot after winning the last major back in London. And local heroes Team Falcons has a monstrous squad with Rw9 (the world’s best defensive player) and his equally talented twin brother Kiileerrz. 🏁 After the thrilling show match with Neymar on Tuesday, the EWC is continuing to blend the sport and esports worlds with the $500k season finale of the racing simulator competition ESL R1. There will be both singles and team events with Club Championship points there for the taking. 🍗 PUBG PC is sporting a life-changing $2m prize pool with $700k going to the winners. Twisted Minds are heavy favorites with a commanding lead of over 400 points in the global leaderboards. But in a one-off event, anything can happen, especially with squads like EArena, Virtus Pro, and NAVI all ready to pounce. 🆚 TEKKEN 8 has incredible competitors who will be fired up after EVO last month, especially as the EWC’s $1m prize pool is 20x bigger than any other TEKKEN 8 event so far. TEKKEN GOAT Arslan Ash proved he is just as lethal in the new game after adding another EVO trophy to his collection. 🏆 While Team Falcons have already secured 1st Place in the EWC Club Championship rankings, deciding the remaining $13m of the Club Championship prize pool will go down to the final day. Team Liquid has a healthy lead in 2nd with 2545 points but have no games left to play, meaning clubs like Gaimin Gladiators, NAVI, FaZe, Team Vitality, and Twisted Minds have a MASSIVE opportunity to overtake. 🎆 And there’s so much more! The closing ceremony will need to be seen to be believed with Steve Aoki and Kid Cudi headlining the performing acts, The Esports Awards will be bigger and better than ever, and the NGSC will bring together the greatest minds from multiple industries to shape the future of fandom. This is going to be the biggest weekend in esports history! #EWC2024 #EsportsWorldCup #Esports #Gaming #ESLR1 #TEKKEN8 #PUBG #RocketLeague

The penultimate week of the EWC did not disappoint. Look back at the biggest moments immortalized by these wonderful photographs 👇 🥹FIFA legend Msdossary couldn’t contain his emotions after learning Team Falcons, the esports team he co-founded, had officially placed first in the Esports World Club Championship and won a life-changing $7m. 🥳 It was a wonderful moment as Msdossary celebrated the Saudi Arabian club’s triumph with the ecstatic local fans. 🌟 Starcraft II champion Clem dominated everyone in his path, dropping just two maps the entire tournament and sweeping favorite Serral 5-0 in the final. His win means that Team Liquid now has a sizeable lead for 2nd place in the Club Championship 😢 Clem’s teammate Cure wasn’t so lucky, this was the emotional moment he lost the Starcraft II knockouts final and missed out on the top four. 🤩 20-year-old EA FC 24 champion jafonso, who barely qualified for the tournament in the Last Chance Qualifier, went through a marathon of 21 games to claim the title and $300k prize. 🏆 Atlanta FaZe recovered from their disappointing finish in CDL by winning the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III tournament and $600k in prize money. 🤛 100 Thieves’ JoeDeceives, who had a fantastic tournament, congratulated FaZe including his good friend aBeZy who helped him settle in the CDL scene. ⚔️ The COD semifinals brought one of esports’ greatest rivalries to the EWC as FaZe and OpTic Gaming faced off once again, many years after the legendary battles in MLG and Gamebattles. #ewc #esportsworldcup #esports #gaming

🎉Congratulations to Team Falcons who have secured first place in the Esports World Club Championship! 🎉 Here’s how our history makers did it: 🥇 By the end of Week 2, Team Falcons had already secured two titles, winning Call of Duty: Warzone and Free Fire, a feat unmatched by any other club. With 2,000 points on the board, they proved to be a formidable force.  🤏Falcons narrowly missed out on two more titles, finishing 2nd in both the MLBB and Apex Legends finals. In the MLBB final, they were edged out by Selangor Red Giants in a 7-game series. The Apex Legends final was even more heartbreaking, with Alliance clinching victory after a grueling 7-hour showdown - the longest in the history of Apex Legends. 🏆 Heading into Week 7, all eyes were on Team Liquid and Team Vitality as they aimed to challenge Team Falcons' lead. However, despite some hard-fought matches, no one could catch up. Team Falcons co-founder and FIFA legend MSDossary learned of the victory just before competing in EA Sports FC 24. 👀 As we’re heading into the final day of Week 7, there’s still $13 million left in the Club Championship prize pool - and the difference between the 2nd and 8th place spots is only a couple hundred points. Four teams - Team Liquid, GG, T1, and Navi - can still secure two of the top three placements, worth $4 million and $2 million, respectively! #ewc #esportsworldcup #games #esports #teamfalcons

Absolutely breathtaking 😍 Feast your eyes on these stunning visuals from the Esports World Cup launch trailer, masterfully crafted by our talented friends at Platige 👇 👉 If you haven't seen it yet, don’t miss out on this incredible trailer that brings the tournament and its legendary games to life in the most spectacular way.

The penultimate week of the Esports World Cup promises spectacular action and drama with three massively popular esports games featured this week: Starcraft II, EA Sports FC 24, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. ⭐ Last year, Starcraft II paid over $2m in prize money. The EWC alone will pay out half of that as 18 elite Starcraft II pros will compete for the $1m prize pool. Heavy favorite is BASILISK’s Serral as the Zerg player has astonishingly won 7 out of his last 9 tournaments. ⚽ EA FC 24 is also looking stacked with talent as 16 pros are competing for the $1m prize pool. If there’s one underdog to cheer for, it’s young competitor Verjgang who is infamous for his outrageous 535 game win-streak on FUT Champs back on FIFA 21. 🐟 COD MW3 will highlight one of esports greatest rivalries seeing as OpTic Gaming and Atlanta FaZe are the two heavy favorites to take home the trophy and the lion’s share of the $1.8m prize pool. 🐤 Team Falcons could secure the Club Championship this week. And remarkably they could do so thanks to their co-founder FIFA legend Msdossary who has been invited to compete for the first time in two years. 🆚 Falcons can still be overtaken. Vitality, TWISTED MINDS, Gaimin Gladiators, and NAVI all could snatch first places in multiple tournaments, but they need to play perfectly. All four are competing in SC2 and desperately need to claim the trophy to stand any chance of winning the $7m and the title of the Esport World Cup Club Champion. Which tournament or player are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments! #ewc #esportsworldcup #gaming #esports

🔥 International football superstar Neymar Jr. will take to the stage in a celebrity esports showmatch as part of a spectacular Esports World Cup Closing week. ⚽ On August 20th, the Qiddiya Arena will play host to the showmatch and see professional esports players and Neymar Jr. compete in Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and TEKKEN 8. 🙌 This will be Neymar Jr second visit to the Esports World Cup after he spent time watching the CS2 tournament and supporting his team Furia. 🎆 The celebrity showmatch kicks off a week of celebrations as the Esports World Cup finishes its historic eight-week run. The closing weekend will feature live music, fireworks, a light show, and of course the crowning of the first-ever Esports World Cup Club Champion. #esportsworldcup #ewc #gaming #esports #neymarjr