The Esports World Cup 2025 Adds League of Legends, Valorant & TFT
After a long wait, the Esports World Cup 2025 has included League of Legends alongside Riot Games’ other two major titles, creating a massive hoax among fans.
The upcoming 2025 Esports World Cup, hosted by EWCF and ESL FACEIT Group, is set to be held in Riyadh. Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends have previously participated in the World Cup, but now, the roster has pulled the curtains on, bringing great news for LoL fans.
Well, more brainstorming news regarding the Esports World Cup 2025 awaits you. Guess what?
There’s a deal as a result of which three major titles of the video game developer will be seen in the World Cup for the upcoming three years. While Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends were already included, Valorant is a fresh inclusion, bringing in more traction.
Lol, TFT and Valorant Are All Set for the Esports World Cup 2025
The blog released by Riot Games confirmed the arrival of the three titles in this year’s Esports World Cup and for the next three years. Moreover, the alliance means the community will witness EWC 2025 advertisements during the game developer’s tournaments.
Since its launch, the EWC has faced much criticism from its community for the country’s human rights record and backing of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. Additionally, the game developer received adverse reactions upon its involvement with Saudi Arabia. But this time, the duo is ready to break the headlines of the gaming industry.
Last year’s online Esports World Cup event reported over 500 million views and around 2.6 million in-person visits. It is expected that the digits will increase as Valorant and many other big hits are involved this year.
Reasons Behind Riot Games Involvement in EWC 2025
Now that you have clarity Valorant along with LoL and TFT will mark its presence in this year’s EWC. But, Wait!!
Do you know why Riot Games Did So? Are you curious to know what is the exact reason for Riot Games' collaboration with EWC 2025? There is nothing to worry about, as the answer is itself given by the video game company in its website blog.
Riot Games clarified that they earlier participated to analyze the tournament experience and its benefit to the players. Surprisingly, they got massive favorable feedback from the community. Additionally, the prize pool also helped many players financially when other organizations were working for a secure future.
The video game company further praised the EWC team and highlighted how MENA players had the great chance to watch EWC in person for the first time.
Besides this, Riot Games also provided reasons for the inclusion of Valorant this year. They said the enormous growth of esports and demands pushed them to decide on this. The expansion of EWC licenses will bring many more new opportunities for the players and teams, providing them with a big stage to showcase their gaming talent.
Participation in the EWC is an option for the teams, creators, and talents, and the choices made will be unaffected by their equation with Riot. Through all these, they tried to support the future of Esports while knowing that many would not admire the collaboration, but they remain stuck to their mission, i.e., to deliver the best opportunities to the community.
The partnership of EWC and Riot’s three titles will officially be starting at Valorant’s Masters Bangkok 2025 on February 20, 2025.
Will Riot Games Organize Its Individual Game Esports Tournaments?
A Valid Question! Well, the answer to the query is absolutely “Yes.” The game company will still have its own tournaments, including the League of Legends World Championship, Valorant Champions Tour, and Tactician's Crown. Interestingly, the events are in progress, and the EWC will occur and sponsor LoL, TFT, and VCT events.
The EWC 2025 is at your doorstep and will take place in Riyadh from June to August 2025, but an exact date is yet to be revealed. Additionally, the prize pool and game format for the three competitions are unknown, leaving players in massive curiosity.
The Final Words
As the clock is ticking, players are getting extremely excited for EWC 2025 as Riot Games will enter into the championship with big titles, like Valorant, LoL, and TFT. But, many crucial details like prize pool, release date, etc., of the upcoming EWC 2025, are still yet to be known.
For which Riot title are you excited? You can grab more details about the Riot Games EWC 2024 announcement here.
Riot Games Titles Are Here To Make Headlines With EWC 2025!!!
