Esports World Cup opening matchups revealed

4-7-2024 22:11

G2's brand new roster will take on The Mongolz in the highlight game of the opening round.

G2's revamped squad have been presented with a tough opener against The Mongolz

The opening matchups have been announced for Esports World Cup, which is set to take place July 17-21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

15 teams are set to battle it out for their share of a $1,000,000 prize pool, with $400,000 of that set aside for the eventual winner.

Winners of the opening round Bo3 bouts will head straight to the playoffs, whilst the losers fall to the "resurrection stage" to join JiJieHao. The resurrection stage will feature a straightforward Bo1 single elimination bracket, with the winner taking the final playoff spot.

Bo3 play will recommence for the playoffs, where a single elimination bracket will decide the tournament winner.

The most fascinating matchup of the opening round will see the new-look G2 squad take on The MongolZ. A household name who will be in the midst of embedding two new players whilst trying to figure numerous role clashes, taking on one of the hottest rising squads of the previous season.

Stat check: G2 throws roles out the window

Virtus.pro vs. Complexity serves as the other headline matchup as it is one of the hardest to call. The two teams are virtually side by side in the world rankings, both have shown moments of promise and moments of weakness in recent times, and Complexity took Virtus.pro down in the quarter-finals of ESL Pro League, meaning the Russian squad have the chance to exact some revenge.

The opening round schedule is as follows:

Date	Matches
Esports World Cup 2024
17/07/2024	MOUZ 13:35 Sashi	Match
17/07/2024	G2 13:40 The MongolZ	Match
17/07/2024	FaZe 13:55 FlyQuest	Match
17/07/2024	Natus Vincere 16:55 FURIA	Match
17/07/2024	Vitality 16:55 M80	Match
17/07/2024	Spirit 20:00 MIBR	Match
17/07/2024	Virtus.pro 20:00 Complexity	Match

mongolz ez win

2024-07-04 22:12

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mibr

2024-07-05 06:10

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No Astralis. Tier 2 Event

2024-07-06 17:07

what the sigma

RIP G2

Mongolz boutta eat G2 alive

2024-07-04 22:13

Biggest price pool after majors?

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Cologne and Kato:

2024-07-04 22:33

valve dont allow to have higher prize pools then their tournaments the same thing for dota

2024-07-05 00:15

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liquipedia.net/dota2/Riyadh_Masters/2023 liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2.. Riyadh Masters = 15 mil TI = 3.8 mil

2024-07-05 05:16

its because valve f(*(ed up battle pass and didnt expect prize pool to be so low thats the only reason 2024 prize pool for riadh masters in dota is 5mil$ and i guess valve expecting to gather more money, so the prize pool of the international will be higher than 5mil$ so shut ur mouth, while u dont know a piece of info

2024-07-05 05:39

cry is free

2024-07-05 05:49

Was the lowest ranked team always going to go straight into the last chance stage? Why is JijieHao randomly put there?

2024-07-04 22:14

MENA qualifier goes there automatically

2024-07-04 22:35

So jijihao just get screwed over and play in the lower bracket.

2024-07-04 22:16

Yeah the format is trash

2024-07-04 22:26

it doesn't really look fair. it would have been better just to have another team in the tournament from my point of view

2024-07-04 23:25

Clearly it was too difficult for the geniuses at ESL making this format to just add another ESL Ranking invite.

2024-07-04 23:39

World Cup with 5 international teams .

its like champions league not FIFA

2024-07-08 16:01

Tier5

2024-07-04 22:20

wtf?? jijiehao waiting alone for the others to play? two identical playoffs brackets? what is this format dear god

2024-07-04 22:21

vitality M80 is gonna be the biggest slaughter in a BO3 ever.

2024-07-04 22:22

15 teams wtf?

2024-07-04 22:27

Ye this whole 15 team Last Chance Opening Round bs is just one big palaver. Might as well just add the extra team and do straight single elim like last year

2024-07-04 23:00

"palaver" Literally my first time in my life hearing this word. WTF is this crazy vocab.

2024-07-05 02:04

poor mibr and Furia

2024-07-04 22:30

Furia is done, GO MIBR, "brasileirinho" don't has an easy day

2024-07-06 15:24

lets go

2024-07-04 22:36

furia on playoffs after beat mickey mouse navi + fallen contract renewed for 2 years more

2024-07-04 22:37

ez4mibr

2024-07-04 22:40

When does Furia announce skullz?

2024-07-04 22:43

The Mongulz will study G2 hard. Especially Niko aggression and Awp from the M0nesy,

i do feel like the teams should choose nationality and choose temporary players in substitution for international team on this kind of tournament. like m0nesy plays with spirit, zont1x plays with navi. FaZe & Mouz would be tricky though

2024-07-04 23:02

They’ve probably considered that, but it just wouldn’t work out. Teams wouldn’t be able to put together a fully national roster. Some would be a powerhouse and others with no-namers

2024-07-05 13:00

Where is JiJieHao?

2024-07-04 23:24

already in the last change stage

2024-07-04 23:26

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Uh, did they lose already?

2024-07-04 23:29

nobody watching them play so the organizers want them out as quickly as possible so they sent the fuckers into lower bracket

2024-07-05 02:16

Hah it’s like getting demoted in your job without even working the first day

2024-07-05 12:57

I think thats craaazy especially since theyre the only Middle East team, and could make better pr. Or they couldve made it 16 teams and they wouldnt even have had a problem. but like wth is this format, I have never seen a worse and more unplanned one in my life

2024-07-05 13:28

you know a tourney's good when there's a dedicated 9th place spot wedged betwen 5-8 and 10-15, good shit

2024-07-05 01:39

Godlike format

2024-07-05 15:33

Current outright odds: Spirit: +275 (26.7% chance to win) Vitality: +325 (23.5%) Faze: +400 (20.0%) MOUZ: +500 (16.7%) NaVi: +600 (14.3%) G2: +700 (12.5%) Virtus.Pro: +1200 (7.7%) TheMongolz: +1400 (6.7%) Complexity: +2500 (3.8%) Thoughts?

2024-07-05 02:03