CS2 featured amongst disciplines at Esports World Cup 2026

Organizers of the large-scale Esports World Cup esports festival have announced a list of 20 disciplines that will be featured at the EWC in 2026.

A total of 24 disciplines will be featured at Esports World Cup 2026 (four more games will be announced later), including Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, and many others.

Esports World Cup 2026 will be held from July 6 to August 23, 2026, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The total prize pool of the festival is still unknown. The Counter-Strike 2 event is scheduled for August 10 to 23 (these dates include travel time for teams, media days, and the tournament itself).

Notably, Esports World Cup 2025 for CS2 took place from August 20th to 24th in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The event's prize pool was $1.25 million. In the final, The MongolZ defeated Aurora with a 3-0 scoreline. Sodbayar "Techno" Munkhbold was chosen the most valuable player of the competition.

Origin: x.com