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The Esports World Cup is a tournament series for online and esports games, first held in 2022 under the name Gamers8. The tournaments take place in July and August in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, chess is included in the tournament programme for the first time. The partner platform is chess.com.
The Chess Esports World Cup now serves as the final tournament of the Champions Chess Tour. The prize fund amounts to USD 1.5 million, with USD 250,000 reserved for the winner. The remaining participants receive at least USD 50,000 (places 13–16).
In addition to the individual competition, the results also contribute to a team ranking across all esports disciplines.
Final and Match for third place
Phase 1
4 groups of 4 players – GSL format
Time control: 10 minutes, no increments
Armageddon as tiebreak
2 games per match
Phase 2
Knockout stage
Time control: 10 minutes, no increments
Armageddon as tiebreak
Round of 8: 4 games per match
Semifinals: 6 games per match
Grand Final: Best of 3 sets
The first two sets consist of 4 games.
If necessary, the final set consists of 2 games.
2025 CCT Points Qualification (11)
Alireza Firouzja [Team Falcons]
Arjun Erigaisi [Gen.G Esports]
Fabiano Caruana [Team Liquid]
Hikaru Nakamura [Team Falcons]
Ian Nepomniachtchi [Aurora Gaming]
Jan-Krzysztof Duda [Twisted Minds]
Magnus Carlsen [Team Liquid]
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave [Team Vitality]
Nodirbek Abdusattorov [Natus Vincere]
Vladimir Fedoseev (unable to participate, replaced by Andrey Esipenko)
Vladislav Artemiev [Team Spirit]
Wei Yi [Weibo Gaming]
EWC Last Chance Qualifier (5)
Andrey Esipenko [Virtus.pro]
Anish Giri [Team Secret]
Javokhir Sindarov [Team Vitality]
Levon Aronian [REJECT]
Nihal Sarin [S8UL Esports]
