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2026 Esports World Cup — Hindsite — Hindsite

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2026 Esports World Cup

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The 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) is the third and current edition of the Esports World Cup, an annual international esports tournament series run by the Esports Foundation (EF), a nonprofit organization funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. It is taking place in Paris, France from 6 July to 23 August 2026 and is set to feature 25 events in 24 esports. The event was scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as...

2026

Official: Esports World Cup moved to Paris20 May 2026

HEROIC removed from Esports World Cup Club Partner Program17 May 2026

HEROIC exits EWC Club Partner Program after Dota 2 departure, leaves CS2 as sole title16 May 2026

Esports World Cup to relocate from Riyadh to Paris amid Middle East conflict14 May 2026

Esports Foundation confirms Club Partner Program 2026 lineup, $1M funding per team31 Mar 2026

Sources: The list of the 40 EWC 2026 partner clubs30 Mar 2026

2026电竞俱乐部世界杯：俱乐部锦标赛完全指南18 Mar 2026

2026电竞世界杯赛程20 Jan 2026

Esports World Cup 2026 Prize Pool Finally Revealed & It's Bigger Than Ever20 Jan 2026

StarCraft II Won't Be At EWC 2026, Nor Will Any Other RTS Title20 Jan 2026

"A huge blow": StarCraft II community reacts to Esports World Cup omission20 Jan 2026

Esports World Cup adds Trackmania to 2026 line-up19 Jan 2026

Trackmania completes EWC 2026's massive 24-title lineup19 Jan 2026

2025

Fortnite and Rocket League Announced for Esports World Cup 202617 Dec 2025

Fortnite and Rocket League Announced for Esports World Cup 202617 Dec 2025

TEKKEN 8 is confirmed for EWC 2026! See you in Riyadh, fighters 👊10 Oct 2025

EWC announce first 20 titles for EWC 2026; four more yet to be announced8 Oct 2025

2024

Esports World Cup Foundation expands partner programme to 40 organisations10 Dec 2024

Undated

TEKKEN 8 is confirmed for EWC 2026! See you in Riyadh, fighters 👊

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