by Another big week of pro gaming kicks off on July 1, 2024, with the start of the Esports World Cup taking the spotlight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Esports World Cup, which has rebranded from the Gamers8 festival, is the richest esports and gaming events the world has ever seen, and the two-month-long event kicked off on June 28 and will run through August 25, with 22 different titles featured throughout.
The first of the top line titles to go ahead will be the League of Legends Esports World Cup tournament, which will feature eight of the best LoL teams from the top four leagues around the world.
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League of Legends Esports World Cup
League of Legends will make its debut in Saudi Arabia after one of the world’s biggest and most played titles wasn’t invited to the Gamers8 festival in 2022 and 2023.
However, once the Esports World Cup was announced, League of Legends was quickly added to the list of tournaments and a prize pool of US$1 million was attached to the four-day-long competition.
Eight teams received direct invites, with two teams from each of the LPL, LCK, LEC and LCS taking their place in Riyadh.
Top esports betting sites have the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational champions, Gen.G, marked as their clear favourite at -125 in the “To Win Ouright” market, followed by Bilibili Gaming (+250) and T1 (+550) to claim the LoL Esports World Cup title.
Check out our extensive League of Legends Esports World Cup betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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