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A full breakdown on how the Club Championship works.
The Esports World Cup Club Championship is a crucial part of this summers competition in Riyadh. This competition will crown the best ‘club’ (organisation) across the entire competition.
Functioning a little like an Olympic medal table, the Club Championship carries a huge $20 million dollar prize pool.
So, with so much on the line, how does the Esports World Cup Club Championship work? We’ve got you covered with a breakdown.
Esports World Cup Club Championship explained
Eligibility
The Esports World Cup has a two requirements for an organisation to be eligible for the Club Championship. These are:
Wondered why there was a flurry of organisation announcements in mid June? That’s because Clubs can only earn points for participants that were publicly stated as part of the organization before the deadline at 23:59 AST on Aug 01, 2025.
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Points Breakdown
Every tournament at the Esports World Cup will offer the same amount of points towards the Championship. This means that organisations that perform well in multiple games will be rewarded. The impact on that has been organisations returning, or entering for the first time, to esports they were not already present in.
Additionally, it gives fans of an esports team reason to follow the entire World Cup rather than only their favourite titles. The Esports World Cup will have an overall winner, with one organisation reigning supreme.
Prize Pool
It’s not just about glory for the organisations either. There is a huge $20 million on offer. This is shared between the best performing 16 organisations. The winning organisation will get a huge $7 million alone. This is game changing money in a time of financial difficulty in the esports sector.
What is there is a tiebreaker in the Esports World Cup Club Championship?
According tothe Esports World Cup, the following rules will be in place in the event of a tie.
A tie will be decided by the following criteria:
In the case that Clubs tie for any other position below first place, the money for that position will be split without the use of tiebreakers.
