EA Sports activities has revealed that the Esports World Cup 2025 will host the FC Professional World Championship this summer time.
An announcement on their web site confirmed the event can be staged on the occasion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after it was held in Berlin, Germany final yr.
The event will see gamers compete for a share of the $1.5m (£1.1m) prize pool that shall be on supply.
A complete of 32 gamers will participate within the event – 28 of which have already been determined.
Among the many qualifiers are Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt and Matias ‘Bonanno’ Bonanno, who signify English Premier League facet Manchester Metropolis.
British participant Dan ‘Stingray’ Ray, who at present performs for Twisted Minds, may also make the journey to Riyadh for the Esports World Cup.
Different notable gamers concerned embody Anders ‘Vejrgang’ Vejrgang, Nicolas ‘nicholas99FC’ Villalba and Jonas ‘Jonny’ Wirth. All three of these gamers are among the many eight finalists for the eChampions League finals later this month.
EA Sports activities has additionally introduced a brand new open qualification technique, the FC Professional Final Probability Qualifier (LCQ) occasion. This shall be held on the Esports World Cup from July thirty first to August 2nd.
It offers one final path to the world championship by the 48-player FC Professional Play-Ins.
Registrations for the LCQ will quickly be accessible, with top-finishing gamers within the FC Professional Open Cup leaderboards to obtain precedence registration.
As much as 512 gamers shall be registered for the LCQ. Will probably be performed as a double elimination bracket with the highest 5 opponents transferring onto the Play-Ins – the place they’ll be a part of 43 different gamers.
FC Professional World Championship schedule
The LCQ qualifiers for the FC Professional World Championship start on July thirty first, with the Play-Ins going down on August third.
After that, 4 gamers from the Play-Ins will transfer onto the 32-man World Championship which runs between August seventh and tenth.
Right here is the complete schedule:
July thirty first – First set of 256 LCQ will play till 64 gamers stay
August 1st – Second set of 256 LCQ will play till 64 gamers are left
August 2nd – The remaining 128 gamers will compete till simply 5 stay
August third – 48 gamers will compete on the Play-Ins, with 4 transferring on to the FC Professional World Championship
August seventh – FC Professional World Championship group stage
August eighth – FC Professional World Championship group stage and spherical of 16
August ninth – Quarterfinals
August tenth – Semifinal, third-place match and last
World Championship prize cash breakdown
The winner of the FC Professional World Championship will obtain $250,000 (£186,500) of the $1.5m (£1.1m) prize pool.
Right here is the complete prize pool breakdown:
1st – $250,000 (£186,500)
2nd – $150,000 (£111,900)
third to 4th – $70,000 (£52,200) every
fifth to eighth – $40,000 (£29,800) every
ninth to sixteenth – $15,000 (£11,100) every
seventeenth to twenty fourth – $12,500 (£9,300 every)
twenty fifth to thirty second – $10,000 (£7,400 every)
What’s the Esports World Cup?
The Esports World Cup 2025, working from July seventh to August twenty fourth in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is the world’s largest multi-title esports occasion.
In whole, it’s going to function 25 tournaments throughout 24 titles with a record-breaking $70m (£52m) prize pool.
The occasion additionally options last-chance qualifiers in the course of the opening Esports World Cup Competition.
Along with EA Sports activities FC 25, the Esports World Cup will function titles together with Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Valorant, Avenue Fighter 6, Name of Responsibility, and extra
