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Esports World Cup 2025 Set New Viewership Records in Its Second Year

The Esports World Cup 2025 came to a close on Sunday. After seven weeks of competition, Team Falcons were crowned club champions of the tournament. The EWC attracted a total of 750 million viewers, 350 million hours of online streaming, and 3 million visitors on site in Riyadh.

Marcel Kleffmann25.08.2025 12:26

Esports World Cup 2025 Set New Viewership Records in Its Second Year — HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister at the crowning ceremony of the Esports World Cup 2025 with (from right to left) Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation; HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sport; Musaad Al Dossary, Co-Founder and Chairman at Team Falcons; Muhammed Almatairi, General Director at Team Falcons; Nikola Kovač, Counter-Strike 2 player at Team Falcons. Esports World Cup 2025

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has announced the conclusion of the Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC 2025), which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There, Team Falcons claimed the Club Championship Trophy and the $7 million grand prize. After seven weeks of competition, Team Falcons amassed 5,200 points across 22 tournaments, achieving victories in Overwatch 2 and securing top finishes in Dota 2, Chess, PUBG Battlegrounds, Rocket League, and Counter-Strike 2. Team Liquid (4,200 points), Team Vitality (4,050 points), Twisted Minds (3,200 points) and Virtus.pro (also 3,200 points) completed the top five in the final Club Championship rankings.