Esports World Cup opening matchups revealed

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.

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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
13:35
Match
17/07/2024
13:40
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17/07/2024
13:55
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17/07/2024
16:55
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17/07/2024
16:55
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17/07/2024
20:00
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17/07/2024
20:00
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#1
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Denmark rolade
mongolz ez win
2024-07-04 22:12
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mibr
2024-07-05 06:10
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1 reply
#58
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Denmark Andengommi
No Astralis. Tier 2 Event
2024-07-06 17:07
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#2
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Russia veloxman
what the sigma
2024-07-04 22:12
21
RIP G2
2024-07-04 22:12
5
Mongolz boutta eat G2 alive
2024-07-04 22:13
8
#5
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Russia mshkoda
Biggest price pool after majors?
2024-07-04 22:13
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5 replies
#16
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Paraguay MaGisSteR
Cologne and Kato:
2024-07-04 22:33
0
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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3 replies
2024-07-05 05:16
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2 replies
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
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1 reply
cry is free
2024-07-05 05:49
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#6
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United Kingdom JoshVanAlden
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
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MENA qualifier goes there automatically
2024-07-04 22:35
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#7
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Egypt BomberMan_
So jijihao just get screwed over and play in the lower bracket.
2024-07-04 22:16
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3 replies
Yeah the format is trash
2024-07-04 22:26
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#26
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Germany Jonaah
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
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1 reply
#29
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Egypt BomberMan_
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
3
World Cup with 5 international teams .
2024-07-04 22:16
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1 reply
its like champions league not FIFA
2024-07-08 16:01
0
Tier5
2024-07-04 22:20
1
#11
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Argentina Aleeee
wtf?? jijiehao waiting alone for the others to play? two identical playoffs brackets? what is this format dear god
2024-07-04 22:21
0
vitality M80 is gonna be the biggest slaughter in a BO3 ever.
2024-07-04 22:22
0
15 teams wtf?
2024-07-04 22:27
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2 replies
#23
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Scotland TWGKofi
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
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"palaver" Literally my first time in my life hearing this word. WTF is this crazy vocab.
2024-07-05 02:04
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poor mibr and Furia
2024-07-04 22:30
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#57
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LUCAS1 | 
Brazil jf_
Furia is done, GO MIBR, "brasileirinho" don't has an easy day
2024-07-06 15:24
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#18
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Sweden Vrede
lets go
2024-07-04 22:36
0
furia on playoffs after beat mickey mouse navi + fallen contract renewed for 2 years more
2024-07-04 22:37
0
#20
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Brazil darkfroid
ez4mibr
2024-07-04 22:40
0
#21
BUX | 
Comoros Zerua
When does Furia announce skullz?
2024-07-04 22:43
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#22
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China halflife2
The Mongulz will study G2 hard. Especially Niko aggression and Awp from the M0nesy,
2024-07-04 23:00
1
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
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1 reply
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
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#25
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Sweden Annoyed_Swede123
Where is JiJieHao?
2024-07-04 23:24
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5 replies
#27
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Germany Jonaah
already in the last change stage
2024-07-04 23:26
0
4 replies
#28
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Sweden Annoyed_Swede123
Uh, did they lose already?
2024-07-04 23:29
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3 replies
#36
xan | 
Finland 99RF
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
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2 replies
Hah it’s like getting demoted in your job without even working the first day
2024-07-05 12:57
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#47
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Sweden Annoyed_Swede123
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
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#32
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United States GiantDays
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
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1 reply
#51
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
roman | 
Portugal MUTIRIS_VAC_SHOT
Godlike format
2024-07-05 15:33
0
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
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1 reply
It would be a miracle if G2 get to finals
2024-07-05 11:44
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#35
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Canada _penguins
Zywoo vs Lake off the rip? Yeah we’ll be there
2024-07-05 02:16
3
World Cup with international teams xD
2024-07-05 08:31
1
How are second round matchups decided? ESL seeding?
2024-07-05 08:51
0
mongolz gunna blast em
2024-07-05 13:17
0
what about furia's 5th player, is it kye?
2024-07-05 13:40
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1 reply
almost 100% sure its skullz but Furia aint announcing him until Liquid announces his benching
2024-07-05 15:20
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#52
Faceit level 6  | 
NiKo | 
Canada swagcrazy
This format is garbage lol what thought it was gonna be like gamers8 last year
2024-07-05 16:31
0
yeah tournament is full of bo1's. gonna be so boring like the last one
2024-07-05 19:11
0
MiBR and fúria playing at the same time? I hope this schedule change until them.
2024-07-05 22:16
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#59
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Other FGsouL
G2's new roaster dont have enough experience to play together so Turks will win the first match imo.
2024-07-07 19:19
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