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VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Tournament Preview & Tips – Fnatic Can Deliver
- VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 8, 2025
- $1,250,000 prize pool for 16 teams to fight for
- All eyes are on Paper Rex and G2 Esports as the leading favourites
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025
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Mark your calendar for July 8, when the inaugural VALORANT tournament of the Esports World Cup 2025 begins!
- When Does the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Start?
- VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Format
- Group Stage (July 8-10)
- Playoffs (July 11-13)
- VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Teams
- What is the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Prize Pool?
- VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Betting Odds
- Where to Watch VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025?
- Where To Bet on VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025?
For the first time ever, the Esports World Cup 2025 welcomes VALORANT as one of over 20 events held during the international esports tournament series.
Scheduled to kick off on Tuesday, July 8, the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 will welcome 16 teams from all four VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) leagues, including the top-performing squads of Stage 1 and eight teams who made it to the tournament via regional qualifiers.
Held shortly after the conclusion of VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025, the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 will be the third international event of the year and the most lucrative of the season, offering a $1.25 million prize pool.
With a generous prize pool and the coveted trophy on the line, the attending teams will have a lot to fight for at the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025, while the esports fans will have plenty of games to tune in to and numerous betting opportunities to explore with the top betting sites.
As we get closer to the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 kick-off, the main question is – which team will step up and claim the trophy and which 15 teams will be sent home empty-handed?
When Does the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Start?
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 is scheduled to start on Tuesday, July 8, with the first round of the group stage.
The tournament will run until the end of the week, culminating in a BO5 grand final on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Format
The VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 will begin with a 16-team group stage, where all 16 attending squads will be divided into four groups of four. Each group will use a double-elimination (GSL) format, with all games played as best-of-three (BO3).
The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, which will be single-elimination with best-of-five (BO5) grand finals and all other games played as BO3.
Group Stage (July 8-10)
- 16 VALORANT teams
- Four groups
- double-elimination (GSL) format
- BO3 games
- The top two teams from each group advance
Playoffs (July 11-13)
- Eight VALORANT teams
- Single-elimination format
- BO5 grand finals
- All other games are BO3
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Teams
The VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 will feature 16 teams from all four VCT leagues: EMEA, Pacific, China, and Americas.
The best two teams from VCT Stage 1 received an automatic invite to the tournament. The remaining eight slots were filled by squads that fought through regional qualifiers (two per region).
Direct Invites (Top-2 in VCT regional leagues)
- G2 Esports – VCT Americas #1
- Sentinels – VCT Americas #2
- XLG Esports – VCT China #1
- Bilibili Gaming – VCT China #2
- Fnatic – VCT EMEA #1
- Team Heretics – VCT EMEA #2
- Rex Regum Qeon – VCT Pacific #1
- Gen.G Esports – VCT Pacific #2
Qualifier Invites
- NRG – Americas Qualifiers
- 100 Thieves – Americas Qualifiers
- EDward Gaming – China Qualifiers
- Titan Esports Club – China Qualifiers
- BBL Esports – EMEA Qualifiers
- Karmine Corp – EMEA Qualifiers
- Paper Rex – Pacific Qualifiers
- DRX – Pacific Qualifiers
What is the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Prize Pool?
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 will offer a $1,250,000 prize pool, which will be divided among all 16 participating teams based on their final placement.
The top eight placed squads will also be awarded EWC Club Points, which count towards the $27,000,000 Club Championship.
- Champions - $500,000 + 1,000 EWC Club Points
- Runners-up - $230,000 + 750 EWC Club Points
- 3rd-place - $130,000 + 500 EWC Club Points
- 4th-place - $70,000 + 300 EWC Club Points
- 5th-8th-place - $30,000 + 200 EWC Club Points
- 9th-12th-place -$25,000
- 13th-16th-place - $15,000
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 Betting Odds
The latest VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 betting odds make it very clear which teams are expected to do well in the next international event and which squads will have a mountain to climb to reach the top.
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| G2 Esports | 4.50 |
| Paper Rex | 4.50 |
| Fnatic | 6.50 |
| Gen.G | 8.50 |
| Sentinels | 9.00 |
| Team Heretics | 13.00 |
| DRX | 13.00 |
| NRG | 13.00 |
| EDward Gaming | 19.00 |
| 100 Thieves | 21.00 |
| BBL Esports | 21.00 |
| Rex Regum Qeon | 26.00 |
| Karmine Corp | 34.00 |
| XLG Esports | 101.00 |
| Bilibili Gaming | 101.00 |
| Titan Esports Club | 151.00 |
The recently crowned Masters champions, Paper Rex (4.50), sit tied with G2 Esports atop the markets as the main favourites to win the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 and secure their second international trophy.
Despite a slow start to the season, Paper Rex have progressively improved, placing third in VCT Pacific Stage 1, second in the Asian Champions League 2025, and winning the EWC 2025 qualifiers. And to top it all off, Paper Rex won Masters Toronto 2025, truly solidifying themselves as the world’s best team.
G2 Esports have yet to win an international event this season, but have been very consistent. They won VCT Americas Kickoff and Stage 1, made the finals of Masters Bangkok and placed fourth in Toronto.
As one of the most consistent teams in the world, G2 Esports deserve to be viewed as serious title contenders at the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025.
Sitting close behind the leading two candidates are Fnatic (6.50), who, like Paper Rex, had a slow start to the year, but have gotten much better.
After an early exit from VCT EMEA Kickoff, they won Stage 1 and reached the finals of VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025, where they played a competitive game against Paper Rex.
Sentinels, as the fourth favourites to win the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025, have had their moments too, but they’ve yet to reach for the stars.
With two runner-up finishes in VCT Americas, a seventh-eighth placement in Bangkok and a fifth-sixth in Toronto, Sentinels should be on anyone’s radar.
The same applies for Gen.G (8.50), who have had their moments, but have yet to find the needed traction to believe that they can win in Saudi Arabia.
The rest of the teams, namely Team Heretics (13.00), DRX (13.00), NRG (13.00), and EDward Gaming (19.00), can be viewed as dark horses to make a deep run, but have not shown as much as the leading contenders.
Where to Watch VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025?
Free live streams for the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 are available on all streaming platforms and via live streaming services offered by the top betting sites.
Esports fans can access the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 live stream and in-play betting markets on Stake, where you can also claim a welcome bonus with Stake promo code NEWBONUS.
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- Find VALORANT markets
- Follow the action and place in-play bets on EWC 2025
Where To Bet on VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025?
VALORANT is one of the most popular esports among online punters, who can access VALORANT betting markets on a wide range of online bookmakers.
With great market coverage, competitive odds, and welcoming bonuses, Stake is one of the most popular options for betting on VALORANT and should be in every bettor’s arsenal. If you’re a new user, Stake also offers a welcome bonus with bonus code NEWBONUS – which you must use when signing up for an account.
Verdict
VALORANT Esports World Cup 2025 is a very stacked tournament, with many teams who have a realistic chance to win it all. However, while the outright markets offer some inviting picks, I like my chances with Fnatic to reach the final at 3.50.
Fnatic have not won an international event in a while, but they’ve gone through quite a resurgence of late, and their run in Toronto should be a good indication that Fnatic have what it takes to win it all. An outright bet is worth considering, but with G2 Esports, Paper Rex, Gen.G, and Sentinels in the mix, a bet on “to reach the finals” at current prices is a more inviting bet.
Fnatic have not won an international event in a while, but they’ve gone through quite a resurgence of late, and their run in Toronto should be a good indication that Fnatic have what it takes to win it all. An outright bet is worth considering, but with G2 Esports, Paper Rex, Gen.G, and Sentinels in the mix, a bet on “to reach the finals” at current prices is a more inviting bet.
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