List of Teams for Esports World Cup 2024 with Largest Prize Pool

The Riyadh Masters, the Dota 2 competition at the inaugural Esports World Cup, will feature a total prize pool of $5 million. Esports World Cup 2024 will host 19 different competitions, most with a prize pool of $1 million. Dota 2 offers the largest prize, followed by PUBG Mobile with $3.8 million and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang with $3.5 million.

Although $5 million is the largest prize pool among the 19 tournaments at the Esports World Cup, it is only a quarter of last year’s Riyadh Masters prize pool, which stood at $15 million.

Twenty teams will compete for the Esports World Cup trophy. Eight teams will receive direct invitations based on the ESL Pro Tour ranking, while 12 more will come from regional qualifiers. Notably, the regional qualifiers will also have a substantial prize pool, though EWC has yet to announce the exact amount and distribution.

Esports World Cup Riyadh Masters 2024 will take place over three weeks, from July 4th to July 21st, featuring three tournament stages.

Tournament Format and Dates

Play-in Stage: July 4-7

• Two round-robin groups
• Best-of-two series
• 1st-3rd placed teams in each group advance to the group stage
• 4th vs. 5th from opposite groups, winners advance to the group stage

Group Stage: July 10-14

• Two round-robin groups
• Best-of-two series
• 1st-4th placed teams advance to Playoffs upper bracket
• 5th-6th placed teams advance to Playoffs lower bracket
• 7th-8th placed teams are eliminated

Playoffs: July 16-21

• 12-team double elimination bracket
• Best-of-three series
• Best-of-five grand finals

Qualified Teams

Five teams have already secured their spots in the Esports World Cup via the ESL Pro Tour (EPT):

• BetBoom Team
• Team Falcons
• Xtreme Gaming
• Gaimin Gladiators
• Team Liquid

Three more teams will join them at the conclusion of the upcoming DreamLeague Season 23, the final tournament of the first EPT season.