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Esports World Cup 2026
Location:
Organizer:
EWC Foundation, ESL FACEIT Group
Type:
Offline (LAN)
Series:
Esports World Cup
Tournament dates:
07.07.26 - 19.07.26
Prize fund:
$2 000 000
Statistics
1st
PARIVISION
Prize
$750000
+ 1000 Club PTS
2nd
BetBoom Team
Prize
$340000
+ 750 Club PTS
3rd
Team Yandex
Prize
$200000
+ 500 Club PTS
4th
Vici Gaming
Prize
$120000
+ 300 Club PTS
5th
Rune Eaters
Prize
$70000
+ 200 Club PTS
6th
Team Spirit
Prize
$70000
+ 200 Club PTS
7th
Team Falcons
Prize
$70000
+ 200 Club PTS
8th
Nigma Galaxy
Prize
$70000
+ 200 Club PTS
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Tournament participants
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Esports World Cup 2026 will be held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as part of the Esports World Cup festival. This event is organized by the Saudi Esports Federation. Sixteen teams will take part. The total prize fund of the tournament is 2 million dollars.
Participants:
- Twenty four teams;
Stage 1: Group Stage - 07.07.2026 - 12.07.2026:
- Four groups of six teams each in round-robin;
- All series Bo2;
- Top team from each group advance to playoff;
- 2nd to 4th place teams from each group qualify to survival;
- Remaining teams are eliminated;
Tiebreaker rules:
If the tie is over a position of significance
- Two teams - a Bo3 will be played;
- Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played;
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin:
- Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed;
- Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage.
For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance)
- Neustadtl score;
- Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
- Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
- 1v1 tiebreakers solo mid on Shadow Fiends.
If there is with no schedule allowance and involves explicit elimination, then 1v1 tiebreakers will be played.
Stage 2: Survival - 14.07.2026 - 15.07.2026:
- Gauntlet bracket;
- 4th vs 3rd from groups winner against 2nd;
- All matches are Bo3;
- Four teams advance to playoff;
Important Updates:
- DarkMago and Vintage have been temporarily suspended by the EWC and ESIC organizers;
- PlayTime received a technical loss because they were unable to find a replacement in time.
Stage 3: Playoff - 16.07.2026 - 19.07.2026:
- Single-elimination bracket;
- Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3.
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