EWC 2026 confirms venue, releases full schedule and there’s a few clashes…

The Esports Federation has today both confirmed the venue for the Esports World Cup, and released details of the seven-week schedule, and tickets for the event.

Unveiled by release on May 27, the EWC will take place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles between July 6 and Aug. 23. Each of the seven weeks of competition will be filled with four events.

Beyond this, the EWC’s ticketing information was released, with four types of ticket revealed. Fans will be able to choose from full-tournament access, premium options, and select seating for individual days.

The EWC 2026’s seven-week schedule revealed

Here’s the full seven-week schedule of the EWC 2026:

Week 1

• VALORANT at EWC 2026, July 9-12
• ALGS Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs (Apex Legends) at EWC 2026, July 7-11
• Dota 2 at EWC 2026, July 7-12
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves at EWC 2026, July 8-11

Week 2

• League of Legends at EWC 2026, July 15-19
• Free Fire at EWC 2026, July 15-18
• Dota 2 at EWC 2026, July 14-19
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational at EWC 2026, July 14-18

Week 3

• FC Pro World Championship at EWC 2026, July 22-26
• PUBG: Battlegrounds at EWC 2026, July 21-26
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup at EWC 2026, July 22-26
• Teamfight Tactics at EWC 2026, July 21-25

Week 4

• OWCS Midseason Championship (Overwatch 2) at EWC 2026, July 29-Aug. 2
• Call of Duty: Warzone Resurgence Series Championship at EWC 2026, July 30-Aug. 2
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup at EWC 2026, July 29-Aug. 1
• Street Fighter 6 at EWC 2026, July 29-Aug. 1

Week 5

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at EWC 2026, Aug. 5-9
• PUBG Mobile World Cup at EWC 2026 (Week 1), Aug. 6-9
• Honor of Kings World Cup at EWC 2026, Aug. 4-8
• Tekken 8 at EWC 2026, Aug. 5-8

Week 6

• Rocket League at EWC 2026, Aug. 12-16
• PUBG Mobile World Cup at EWC 2026 (Week 2), Aug. 11-16
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege at EWC 2026, Aug. 12-15
• Chess at EWC 2026, Aug. 11-15

Week 7

• Counter-Strike 2 at EWC 2026, Aug. 19-23
• Fortnite Reload Elite Series Championship at EWC 2026, Aug. 19-22
• Trackmania at EWC 2026, Aug. 19-22
• CrossFire at EWC 2026, Aug. 18-22

As you might have spotted there’s a few clashes. Fans of MOBAs will be especially hard-done-by as in Week 2, they'll have to choose between the conclusion of the Dota 2 competition and League of Legends. Comparatively, picking Counter-Strike 2 in Week 7 as the finale event seems like an obvious choice.

Esports World Cup 2026 ticket details

The news also revealed three unique ticket types for the EWC 26. Regular Tournament Passes will give you access to the entirety of a single game with Silver tier seating, a Premium version of this which gives you everything the regular pass gets, but a Gold tier seat and a goodie bag, and Daily Regular Tournament Passes for a single day access.

Seating is subdivided into Bronze, Silver, and Gold, presumably based on the view, and will likely have high pricing depending on the tier. Although, since pricing has not been detailed yet, that’s unconfirmed.

The unique structure of these tickets (where you pay for the entirety an individual game) means that the Dota 2 could be the best value on the schedule, due to its two-week, 10-day runtime.

Tickets will go on sale on the official Esports World Cup website on May 29.