The Esports World Cup Foundation announced Tuesday the official schedule of competitions for various games during its eight-week esports and gaming festival, the Esports World Cup, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this summer.
The Esports World Cup Foundation has been trickling out announcements on the event over the last several weeks, including official dates, the total prize pool, and the list of games that will be part of the competition.
The schedule for the eight-week competition will be:
Week 1:
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- TBA
- DOTA 2
Week 2:
- DOTA 2
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Free Fire
Week 3:Â
- DOTA 2
- Counter-Strike 2
- PUBG Mobile
Week 4:
- Overwatch 2
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- PUBG Mobile
Week 5:Â
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Honor of Kings
- Apex Legends
Week 6:Â
- Street Fighter 6
- Fortnite
- Teamfight Tactics
Week 7:
- EA Sports FC 24
- TBA
- Starcraft II
Week 8:
- Rocket League
- TEKKEN 8
- PUBG Battlegrounds
- ESL R1
Earlier this month, the Esports World Cup Foundation announced that the total prize pool for the event would be more than $60M USD, and that it would take place from July 3 – Aug. 25. Further, it announced all the games that would be part of the competition: Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, EA Sports FC 24, Fortnite (creative), Free Fire, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Overwatch 2, PUBG Battlegrounds (Battlegrounds Mobile India), PUBG Mobile, ESL R1, Rocket League, StarCraft II, Street Fighter 6, Teamfight Tactics, TEKKEN 8, and Rainbow Six Siege.
The Esports World Cup is funded by the Saudi Arabian government-run sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Esports World Cup competitions are being facilitated by ESL FACEIT Group, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Savvy Games Group. Savvy is owned by the Saudi government. EFG is home to tournament organizer ESL, competition platform FACEIT, and esports and gaming festival company DreamHack.