Esports World Cup 2026 Paris

The 2026 Esports World Cup is held at **Paris Expo Porte de Versailles**, Paris, France. It runs from **July 2 to August 23, 2026**. This is the first edition to take place outside Saudi Arabia, where the tournament was held in Riyadh in 2024 and 2025. The move to Paris was announced amid security concerns related to the regional conflict. Sources: ewc.gg, Wikipedia.

The 2026 Esports World Cup runs from **July 2 to August 23, 2026** at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Individual game tournaments are staggered across the full six-week event window; some games completed their finals in July while others (like CS2, August 12–23) run through the closing weekend. Sources: ewc.gg.

The 2026 Esports World Cup distributes **$75 million** in total prize money across all events, up from $71.5 million in 2025. Of that total, **$30 million** is allocated to the overall Club Championship (rewarding the top organisations across multiple titles), and **$39 million** is distributed across individual game tournaments. The CS2 event alone carries a **$2 million** prize pool, with the champion taking $750,000. Sources: ewc.gg, Wikipedia.

The 2026 EWC features **25 events across 24 esports titles**, including: **League of Legends**, **Dota 2**, **Counter-Strike 2** (CS2), **Valorant**, **Mobile Legends: Bang Bang**, **Rainbow Six Siege**, **Call of Duty: Black Ops 7**, **Tekken 8**, **Street Fighter 6**, **Fortnite** (returning via the Reload mode), and **Trackmania** (EWC debut), among others. StarCraft II was excluded this year, drawing criticism from the RTS community. Sources: ewc.gg, Wikipedia, Dotesports.

Multiple titles have concluded so far. **League of Legends**: **Dplus KIA** won gold. **Dota 2**: **PARIVISION** claimed the title. **Valorant**: **100 Thieves** emerged champions. **Mobile Legends: Bang Bang** (Men's): **Team Spirit** took first place. **Tekken 8** and **Rainbow Six Siege** (Aug 4–15) are among other events in progress. **CS2** concludes August 23. Full results are updated at ewc.gg. Sources: Wikipedia, Dotesports, ewc.gg.

Yes. The 2026 edition takes place in **Paris, France**, at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, from July 2 to August 23. Around 100,000 tickets were sold in the early weeks, making it the most attended Esports World Cup to date. It is the first time the event has left Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sources: Sortiraparis.com, ewc.gg.

The Club Championship is the overall team competition running across all EWC events. Organisations earn points based on their results in each individual game tournament. At the end of the event, the top-scoring organisation takes the Club Championship title and the lion's share of the **$30 million** club prize pool. Major esports organisations like FaZe Clan, Team Vitality, T1, and others compete for points across multiple titles simultaneously. Sources: ewc.gg, Wikipedia.

Each game's tournament is streamed live on its publisher's official Twitch, YouTube, and Kick channels. Aggregate streams and tournament overviews are available on the official **EWC YouTube** and **Twitch** channels. Some matches are also broadcast on selected sports networks in France during the Paris edition. Full broadcast schedules are at ewc.gg. Sources: ewc.gg, Twitch.

The organisers relocated the 2026 event from Riyadh to Paris 'amid security concerns related to the 2026 Iran-Israel war', according to reporting cited by Wikipedia. The Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, one of Europe's largest exhibition centres, was selected as the replacement venue and has proven popular with audiences, with strong early ticket sales. Sources: Wikipedia, ewc.gg.