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EWC - Esports World Cup 2026
The Esports World Cup is a tournament series that was announced in late 2023, building off the previously established Gamers8 series. VALORANT was announced as part of the line-up on February 10, 2025. 16 teams are competing for a prize pool of $2,000,000 USD.
2nd Jul, 2026 - 12th Jul, 2026
N/A
16
ParisGroup A
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_1743609889685.png&w=48&q=75 "BBL Esports")
Group B
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_1771594272496.png&w=48&q=75 "NRG")
Group C
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Group D
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Playoffs
Prize Distribution
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th-8th
9th-12th
13th-16th
format
Groups
Four Double-Elimination format (GSL) Groups
Each group has four teams
All matches are Bo3
Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
Each group has four teams
All matches are Bo3
Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
Playoffs
Single-Elimination bracket
All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
The Grand Final is Bo5
All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
The Grand Final is Bo5
Map Pool
Ascent
Breeze
Fracture
Haven
Lotus
Split
Sunset
Road to EWC
This event makes part of the Road to EWC series. The series page includes all the events that happened including circuit points per region if available.Visit Series
vct 2023
For all information about the VCT 2023, check out our VCT Hub. There you will find our FAQ to answer all of your questions and details about the teams, different Leagues, and more.