Esports World Cup Foundation Launches Official Fantasy Platform with $200,000 Prize Pool

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (16 July 2025) - The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) today unveiled Fantasy at the Esports World Cup 2025, an interactive experience that invites fans around the world to participate in the tournament through prediction, competition, and strategy. With a dedicated prize pool of $200,000 USD, the launch represents a significant expansion of the global fan experience at EWC 2025, the world’s largest esports and gaming event, and marks a new step in fan engagement, digital innovation, and community participation.

The fantasy experience is available now through the official EWC 2025 Game Hub, a unique, cross-game fantasy platform at esports, at fantasy.esportsworldcup.com and through the EWC mobile app on iOS and Android devices.

“The Esports World Cup is built to serve every level of the esports ecosystem - from grassroots fans to the world’s top Clubs and players,” said Mike McCabe, COO of the Esports World Cup Foundation. “With the launch of Fantasy, fans can connect more deeply with the competition - competing with friends, representing their favourite Clubs, and putting their game knowledge to the test. It turns spectators into participants and makes every match matter more.”

The Fantasy suite at EWC 2025 features two distinct formats designed to broaden participation and reward strategic thinking. Pick’ems across all 24 game titles allows fans to predict the top eight finishers for each tournament. Using a drag-and-drop interface, players can lock in their predictions before each event begins and accumulate points based on the accuracy of their rankings. Participation is free, with a total of $100,000 in prizes awarded to top Pick’ems performers.

Fantasy League, live once each tournament begins, offers a deeper layer of engagement. Focused on five titles – VALORANT, Dota 2, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Counter-Strike 2 – the format allows fans to become the CEO of their dream team, and assemble a virtual roster using a $100 million fictional budget. Participants draft their teams, improve their roster via substitutions, strategic transfers, and boosters, track player statistics in real time, and score points based on actual in-game performance. $100,000 in prizes will be distributed amongst the highest-ranking Fantasy League players.

Each title within the Fantasy League has a tailored scoring system, designed to reflect the nuances of its competitive format. Both Pick’ems and Fantasy League are available via the mobile app and desktop, in English and Arabic, entirely free to play, with built-in sharing features and leaderboard tracking that foster ongoing competition throughout the tournament.

To register and begin playing, visit fantasy.esportsworldcup.com or download the official Esports World Cup app today.

About The Esports World Cup. The Esports World Cup (EWC) is a premier annual sporting event and global celebration of competitive excellence and esports fandom. The competition features a unique cross-game format that pits the world's top esports Clubs against one another for the largest prize pool in esports history. Returning to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the summer of 2025, the EWC will bring gaming and esports communities together again to crown the next Esports World Cup Club Champion. esportsworldcup.com

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