The first tournament of the Esports World Cup 2026 will begin on July 2. It will be the group stage of the VALORANT championship, while the festival itself will officially kick off on July 6.
A total of 25 tournaments across 24 disciplines will be held as part of Esports World Cup 2026. Here is the full schedule for EWC 2026:
- VALORANT — July 2–12
- Dota 2 — July 6–18
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — July 7–10
- Apex Legends — July 7–11
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB Women's International 2026) — July 13–17
- Free Fire — July 15–18
- League of Legends — July 15–19
- Teamfight Tactics — July 21–25
- PUBG — July 21–26
- EA SPORTS FC 26 — July 21–26
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026) — July 22 – August 1
- Street Fighter 6 — July 28–31
- Overwatch 2 — July 29 – August 1
- Call of Duty: Warzone — July 29 – August 1
- Honor of Kings — July 30 – August 8
- PUBG Mobile — August 3–16
- Tekken 8 — August 4–7
- Rainbow Six Siege — August 4–14
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — August 5–9
- Chess — August 11–15
- Rocket League — August 12–16
- Counter-Strike 2 — August 12–23
- Trackmania — August 17–21
- CrossFire — August 18–22
- Fortnite — August 19–22
This year's Esports World Cup will take place in Paris, France, due to the conflict in the Middle East. The event will feature a total prize pool of $75 million, with $45 million allocated across the tournaments.
As a reminder, Al-Ahli has signed a CS2 roster.