The inaugural Esports World Cup will see an estimated 1,500 gamers converge on Saudi Arabia over a two-month span with more than $60 million in prize money on the line.
Funded by the Saudi government, the EWC will feature 22 separate tournaments involving 21 games from July 3 to Aug. 25 at four esports arenas in Riyadh.
In addition to individual competitions, a club championship also is up for grabs based on performance across the various events, with iconic clubs like T1 and FaZe Clan set to participate across multiple tournaments.
Here’s how to watch all the action in League of Legends, Overwatch, EA Sports FC 24, Fortnite and more from Saudi Arabia:
WATCH:Esports World Cup 2024 live on DAZN
Fans can watch all the action from the first Esports World Cup on DAZN.
In addition to the Esports World Cup, DAZN also has streaming rights for numerous sporting competitions, including boxing, MMA, international basketball and darts. DAZN also carries NFL Game Pass International worldwide, except in the United States and China.
Start times for events vary, with competition beginning between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time (4 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET) most days.
A prize pool of more than $60 million is up for grabs across the individual and club competitions, with more than $7 million already earmarked via qualifying tournaments.
Individual tournament prizes will total more than $33 million, and the player deemed the MVP of each competition will receive a $50,000 bonus.
The top 16 clubs will split a pool of $20 million based on points accumulated throughout the competition, with the winning team taking home $7 million.
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Marc Lancaster joined The Sporting News in 2022 after working closely with TSN for five years as an editor for the company now known as Stats Perform. He previously worked as an editor at The Washington Times, AOL’s FanHouse.com and the old CNNSportsIllustrated.com, and as a beat writer covering the Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds, and University of Georgia football and women’s basketball. A Georgia graduate, he has been a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 2013.
