Call of Duty’s latest Multiplayer title, Black Ops 6, is stepping into the spotlight at the Esports World Cup 2025, and it’s bringing a massive $1.8 million prize pool.
This comes on the heels of last year’s successful Modern Warfare 3 showdown at the EWC, which saw the world’s best teams battle it out for a similarly stacked prize.
Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about the BO6 EWC 2025 tournament.
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Teams competing at Black Ops 6 Esports World Cup 2025
Sixteen teams are set to clash in this high-stakes tournament. Here’s the full list of who’s competing and how each squad earned their spot:
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| FaZe Clan | Defending champion |
| Oxygen Esports | Invited |
| Carolina Royal Ravens | Invited |
| 100 Thieves | Invited |
| Team Heretics | Invited |
| OpTic Gaming | Invited |
| KOI | Invited |
| Luminosity Gaming | Invited |
| G2 Esports | CDL Regular Season – 9th place |
| Cloud9 | CDL Regular Season – 10th place |
| Gentle Mates | CDL Regular Season – 11th place |
| Team Falcons | CDL Regular Season – 12th place |
| OMiT | DreamHack Dallas Open 2025 |
| TBD | Call fo Duty Challenges Finals Top 3 |
| TBD | Call fo Duty Challenges Finals Top 3 |
| TBD | Call fo Duty Challenges Finals Top 3 |
We’ll be updating the team rosters as soon as more info drops.
Black Ops 6 Esports World Cup 2025 format
The tournament kicks off with a Group Stage followed by the Playoffs.
During the Group Stage, the 16 teams are split into four GSL-style groups, with all matches played as best-of-five. The top two teams from each group move on to the Playoffs.
From there, it’s a single-elimination bracket. Every match is best-of-five until the grand final, when things get even more intense with a best-of-seven showdown.
Black Ops 6 Esports World Cup 2025 schedule and results
The tournament runs from July 24 to 27 at EWC Arena 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
We’ll update this section with the official schedule and match results as soon as they’re announced.
Black Ops 6 Esports World Cup 2025 final rankings and prize distribution
| Team | Placement | Prize Money | Club Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Champion | TBD | 1,000 |
| TBD | 2nd | TBD | 750 |
| TBD TBD | 3rd-4th | TBD | 500 |
| TBD TBD TBD TBD | 5th-8th | TBD | 200 |
| TBD TBD TBD TBD | 9th-12th | TBD | – |
| TBD TBD TBD TBD | 13th-16th | TBD | – |
Where to watch BO6 Esports World Cup 2025
You can catch all the action live on the official BO6 EWC 2025 Twitch channel. We’ll drop the link here as soon as it’s available.
Published: Jun 26, 2025 03:32 am