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VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Odds – G2 Esports and Paper Rex Lead the Outright Markets

By Tit Krajnik

26 Jun 2025

Tit Krajnik 26 Jun 2025

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VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 kicks off on Tuesday, July 8, 2025
World’s best 16 VALORANT teams battle for $1,250,000 prize pool
G2 Esports and Paper Rex are the leading favourites

VALORANT EWC 2025

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VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 is just around the corner, and if you’re a VALORANT fan, it is a tournament you do not want to miss!

VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Format
Where to Bet on VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025?
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Favourites
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Odds
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 FAQ

As the dust settles on the highly exciting VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025, the focus is already shifting to the next big event on the VALORANT esports calendar.

This year, for the first time ever, VALORANT was included in the Esports World Cup schedule, where it sits as one of the most anticipated events of the multi-tournament series.

Set to kick off on Tuesday, July 8, the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 is the third international VALORANT event of the year and the most lucrative so far this season, offering a $1,250,000 prize pool that will be divided among all participating teams.

Featuring 16 squads from all major regions, the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 will give fans a small glimpse into what to expect in the season-ending VALORANT Champions 2025 and offer plenty of betting opportunities to explore.

With the top betting sites opening the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 outright markets, all the eyes will be on G2 Esports and the reigning Major champions, Paper Rex, who enter the tournament as the leading favourites to win it all.

However, if past VALORANT events have taught us anything, the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 will likely feature a few upsets.

This raises an interesting question: whether the main favourites will live up to expectations or if one of the outsiders will rise up and claim the coveted trophy?

VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Format

The VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 consists of two stages: the group stage and playoffs.

All 16 participating VALORANT esports teams will be divided into four double-elimination groups, with four teams in each group.

All group stage games are played as best-of-three (BO3) series, and only the top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs.

The playoffs will have a single-elimination bracket with all matches played as BO3, except for the grand final, which is BO5.

Group Stage (July 8-10)

16 VALORANT esports teams
Four double-elimination format groups
Four teams per group
BO3 games
The top two teams proceed to the playoffs

Playoffs (July 11-13)

Eight VALORANT esports teams
Single-elimination bracket
BO5 grand finals
All other games are BO3

Where to Bet on VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025?

VALORANT betting is available on nearly all online betting sites that offer esports markets. So it is effortless for any punter to find a platform where they can bet on the game, especially on bigger events such as the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025.

With the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 markets available on a wide range of traditional and crypto betting sites, it is very easy to find a platform that will accept your bets, yet some are more popular options than others.

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VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Favourites

Heading into the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025, there are a few teams we should keep an eye on. And the recently crowned VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025 champions, Paper Rex are one of them.

After a slow start to the year, Paper Rex found momentum just in time to complete their Cinderella Run in Toronto, proving to the world that this core of players, who have been playing together for a while, still “got it”.

And according to the latest VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 betting odds, Paper Rex are expected to do well in Saudi Arabia, as they’re priced as 4.50 favourites on the outright markets.

VCT Americas no.1 team and Masters Toronto fourth-place finishers, G2 Esports, sit tied with Paper Rex as the leading candidates to dominate the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025. Despite their relatively poor placement in Canada, it makes sense.

G2 Esports have been consistently great this season, and while they’ve not won a Masters title, a runner-up and fourth-place finish are a solid indication that G2 Esports can compete at the top level.

The Masters Toronto finalists, Fnatic, are priced at 6.50 to win the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025, slightly ahead of Gen.G Esports (8.50), who had a very promising start to their Masters campaign but hit a wall when they faced G2 in the lower bracket quarterfinals.

Both teams may lack the results of G2 and Paper Rex, but they both field quality players with tons of experience competing in big events.

Behind the leading four, Sentinels (9.00) and Team Heretics (13.00) are the only other teams with a chance to go all the way.

Both have had high expectations put on them, but neither have yet to find the needed traction to compete for top spots. This, however, can change at any time, making Sentinels and Team Heretics two dangerous dark horses who can surprise many in Riyadh.