The Esports World Cup Basis (EWCF) has launched the Highway to EWC qualification programme for this yr’s Esports World Cup.
The programme consists of over 230 tournaments going down throughout quite a lot of areas and align with a number of esports ecosystems to create a single pathway culminating on the Esports World Cup.
Highway to EWC supplies gamers and esports organisations with alternatives to earn a spot on stage on the multi-title esports occasion going down from July sixth to August twenty third. The pathway is built-in throughout a number of official leagues and tournaments, together with the Apex Legends International Collection, Combo Breaker, and the Overwatch Champions Collection.
In keeping with EWCF, the Highway to EWC’s construction is “designed to help integrity, long-term funding, and the sustainable development of the worldwide esports trade.”
“Highway to EWC brings collectively the journeys that form aggressive esports,” mentioned Faisal Bin Homran, Chief Product Officer of the Esports World Cup Basis. “By creating an outlined qualification season, it offers the entire trade the arrogance to plan; gamers can deal with efficiency, Golf equipment can commit sources earlier, publishers can align their ecosystems, and followers know when and the place the most important moments will occur.”
Along with occasions built-in into current ecosystems, the Highway to EWC additionally consists of open qualifiers and neighborhood tournaments for Name of Obligation: Warzone, Dota 2, and Chess, opening the door for all gamers trying to compete.
The 2025 Highway to EWC noticed over 2,500 gamers qualify for the Esports World Cup by means of the programme’s pathway. Free Fireplace participant Rasyah ‘Rasyah‘ Rasyid made EWC historical past, changing into the occasion’s youngest winner on the age of 15.
Esports World Cup 2026 Particulars
With a number of esports ecosystems internet hosting their first seasons of the yr, the EWCF continues to unveil new info on what this yr’s Esports World Cup has in retailer. In January, the Basis revealed that the occasion will function a $75m (~£54.6m) prize pool cut up throughout the 25 titles.
