The 2024 Esports World Cup is an upcoming professional mobile video game tournament scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting in the summer. The first edition of this new annual event will offer a record prize pool and will attract some of the biggest names in Esports today.
It was first announced last year when Saudi Arabia unveiled its National Gaming and Esports strategy. Let's dive straight in and take a closer look at how the Esports World Cup and other mobile gaming tourneys like this are helping establish mobile gaming's seriousness.
What do we know so far about the Esports World Cup?
The upcoming Esports World Cup is a competitive mobile gaming tournament that will have the biggest prize pool in the history of Esports tournaments. It will see several of the world's best Esports teams compete against each other across several video game genres to be crowned champion.
The games we know about so far that will feature at the 2024 Esports World Cup are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and StarCraft II. Very few other details have yet to be released, such as the prize breakdown for each tournament, scheduling, and which Esports teams will be taking part.
However, it has been said that the winner of the IEM Katowice 2024, Team Spirit, will receive a direct invite to the tournament in Riyadh. We also know that the Esports World Cup, a huge event in the world of esports , is organised by the Esports World Cup Foundation, which receives funding from the Saudi Arabian government.
Some reports have suggested that League of Legends could have a tournament at the upcoming event, as well as Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Fortnite, and Dota 2, including mobile games from various hit genres, including Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA), strategy games, and First-Person Shooters (FPS).
How does the Esports World Cup help with mobile gaming's seriousness?
Just like today's state-of-the-art mobile live dealer games have helped take licensed and regulated mobile gaming sites like 32Red to the next level, major competitive gaming events like the 2024 Esports World Cup will help take mobile gaming to the next level.
Tournaments like this that specifically focus on video games that can be played on smartphones and other mobile devices have highlighted just how serious the mobile gaming industry has become in recent years.
Mobile Esports competitions shone a spotlight on just how complex mobile games are today and how much better in terms of quality they have become.
It has forced people to pay attention to the ever-expanding mobile gaming sector, which generates billions of dollars globally each year.
Mobile Esports events have opened up a new world of opportunities for competitive gaming, allowing players to use their preferred handheld devices instead of dedicated gaming consoles, desktop computers or laptops.
These events are helping to legitimise mobile gaming and make it more mainstream and are a significant factor behind the industry's continued growth, expansion, and recognition.
Professional mobile gaming tournaments also help foster a sense of community among players and spectators, providing plenty of entertainment and helping to increase the popularity of mobile gaming.
What other big Esports competitions are still to come in 2024?
While you're waiting for the 2024 Esports World Cup, some of the other upcoming events you may also like to add to your diary are the PGL Copenhagen 2024 Major (the first Counter-Strike 2 Major) from March 17 to 31, the VCT 2024: Masters Madrid from March 8 to 24, and the CDL Major II from March 21 to 24.
Other major upcoming Esports competitions over the coming weeks are the FFWS (Free Fire World Series) SEA Spring event from March 22 to 26 and the PUBG Mobile Global Open 2024, which is scheduled to run from late March until early April.
