The Call of Duty Warzone has been included in the Esports World Cup 2024 to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Organised by the Esports World Cup Foundation, the inaugural Esports World Cup is set to boast the largest prize pool in eSports history and will see teams battle across games from various genres to become world champion. 

The Esports World Cup will be replacing Gamers8, a renowned eSports festival staged in Saudi Arabia. 

Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 dates and schedule

The Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 will start on July 3 and conclude on July 6 in Riyadh.

As many as 21 teams will compete in the Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024.

Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 format

The Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 will be staged in three phases and will follow the traditional Ranked Resurgence mode.

In the Solo Seeding Stage, these participating teams will be divided into three groups of individuals. Each individual will play four matches per group.

At the end of the round, individuals will combine their scores with their teammates to determine their Group Stage seeding.

Later in the Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 Group Stage, these 21 teams will be split into three groups of seven teams each.

Each group will compete in a total of eight matches in a round-robin format. The top 14 teams will advance to the Finals.

In the Finals Stage, these 14 finalists will battle in eight matches each. 

Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 prize pool

The Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 has a total prize pool of $1 million USD which will be divided among all 21 participants.

  • 1st place: $200,000
  • 2nd place: $150,000
  • 3rd place: $100,000
  • 4th place: $80,000
  • 5th place: $60,000
  • 6th place: $50,000
  • 7th place: $45,000
  • 8th place: $40,000
  • 9th place: $35,000
  • 10th place: $30,000
  • 11th place: $27,500
  • 12th place: $25,000
  • 13th place: $22,000
  • 14th place: $20,000
  • 15th place: $18,000
  • 16th place: $17,500
  • 17th place: $17,000
  • 18th place: $16,500
  • 19th place: $16,000
  • 20th place: $15,500
  • 21st place: $15,000

Where to watch Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 live

Live streaming of the Call of Duty Warzone Esports World Cup 2024 will be available on Esports World Cup’s YouTube channel 

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