According to journalist Jacob Wolf, World Cup Esports 2024 will last 8 weeks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and have the largest total prize in electronic sports history. In particular, League of Legends is the first subject to be confirmed at the event. The previous version of the Esports 2024 World Cup is Gamers8, with a total prize worth 45 million USD and consisting of many competitions such as Dota 2, Rocket League, CS: GO …
The competitions of the World Cup Esports 2024 have not been revealed yet. However, famous competitions like Valorant are expected to participate in the World Cup Esports 2024 thanks to the publisher Riot Games.
Riot Games is actively studying the League of Legends, plans to allow two teams from each tournament to participate in the World Cup Esports 2024, emphasizing the fair selection process. However, they will not select organizations to attend the event.
Chris Greeley, Head of League of Legends sports strategy, asked all tournaments to suspend the first week of July to suit the World Cup Esports 2024. At the same time, Riot Games also set the MSI 2024 schedule in May, marking the return of China since 2016.
