{"id":5725,"date":"2024-07-05T23:51:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2024-07-05T23:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:51:25","slug":"saudi-arabia-launches-esports-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/esports\/saudi-arabia-launches-esports-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia launches Esports World Cup with over $60 Million prize money, drawing gamers from around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Esports World Cup has kicked off in Riyadh, and we are in for an electrifying eight weeks of intense competition! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This groundbreaking event is making history with a jaw-dropping <strong>$60 million prize pool<\/strong> and a lineup of over twenty thrilling esports titles, ranging from CS2 to League of Legends and Call of Duty. The World Cup is an absolute game-changer and a momentous milestone in the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/category\/gaming\/esports\/\">esports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>21 GAME TITLES<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$60,000,000+ PRIZE POOL<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>500+ TEAMS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1,500+ BEST ESPORTS PLAYERS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3 JULY  &#8211; 25 AUGUST 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webook.com\/en\/events\/esports-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Esports-World-Cup-Tournements.png\" alt=\"Esports World Cup\" class=\"wp-image-5726\" style=\"width:764px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Esports-World-Cup-Tournements.png 1286w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Esports-World-Cup-Tournements-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Esports-World-Cup-Tournements-1024x453.png 1024w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Esports-World-Cup-Tournements-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Esports-World-Cup-Tournements-750x332.png 750w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Esports-World-Cup-Tournements-1140x504.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosted in Saudi Arabia, is a groundbreaking tournament. Over 1,500 esports competitors, representing approximately 400 teams from 100 different countries, are actively involved in this colossal event. This is considered the most inclusive and valuable occasion in the rapidly evolving realm of esports, and it commenced with a remarkable opening ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of top-tier guests and presenters warmly greeted fans of esports from all over the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some took the opportunity to introduce the various tournament stages that will serve as the battlegrounds for the world\u2019s leading gaming organizations. These elite teams are making their way to Riyadh with the aspiration of winning millions of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Esports World Cup 2024 &#8211; Opening Show LIVE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?video=2187462186&#038;parent=everyonegaming.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"378\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe EWC will offer the largest prize pool in esports and feature the most popular esports titles across all major gaming genres. It will welcome a new cross-game competition format, awarding prizes for individual game titles and club performances. It is designed for both professional esports players and gaming enthusiasts, with qualifiers to provide as many teams as possible with the opportunity to participate, along with a thrilling calendar of on-the-ground activations, live entertainment, and competitions for fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You can catch the daily action by tuning into the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/ewc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EWC Twitch<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ESWCgg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EWC YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE ESPORTS NEWS<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Esports World Cup has kicked off in Riyadh, and we are in for an electrifying eight weeks of intense competition! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4,5,6],"tags":[158,159,163,296],"class_list":["post-5725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-esports","category-gaming","category-latest","category-lifestyle","tag-esports","tag-esports-world-cup","tag-ewc","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}