{"id":726,"date":"2024-07-01T05:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tasteshk.com\/?p=726"},"modified":"2024-08-09T05:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T05:20:22","slug":"2024-esports-world-cup-with-over-60-million-in-prizes-officially-kicks-off-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/2024-esports-world-cup-with-over-60-million-in-prizes-officially-kicks-off-today\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Esports World Cup with Over $60 Million in Prizes Officially Kicks Off Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2024 Esports World Cup (EWC), boasting a prize pool of over $60 million, officially launched today with an opening ceremony, marking the start of a nearly two-month-long esports extravaganza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Esports World Cup 2024 | Opening Show\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVSP3qI1hnA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 EWC, evolved from the Gamers8 event, held its opening ceremony in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which was also streamed online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Esports World Cup 2024 | Launch Trailer\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/un7A__ZqeX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The EWC will feature top esports clubs and players from around the world competing in 19 games across 20 different events, including League of Legends, StarCraft II, Street Fighter 6, and more. The competition runs from July 3rd through August 25th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, it was announced today that the League of Legends matches will be played on patch 14.13, with the first match kicking off on July 4th at 11 PM Taiwan time, featuring world champion team T1 against LPL team BLG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4dd7ef239569d09d72aed727631ql3n5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4dd7ef239569d09d72aed727631ql3n5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4dd7ef239569d09d72aed727631ql3n5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4dd7ef239569d09d72aed727631ql3n5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d755b3f6ed6e391929690ac6661ql3m5-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d755b3f6ed6e391929690ac6661ql3m5-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d755b3f6ed6e391929690ac6661ql3m5-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d755b3f6ed6e391929690ac6661ql3m5-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d755b3f6ed6e391929690ac6661ql3m5-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d755b3f6ed6e391929690ac6661ql3m5.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7b88f7c9f1d90eb44ebf91ec3d1ql3l5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7b88f7c9f1d90eb44ebf91ec3d1ql3l5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7b88f7c9f1d90eb44ebf91ec3d1ql3l5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7b88f7c9f1d90eb44ebf91ec3d1ql3l5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7b88f7c9f1d90eb44ebf91ec3d1ql3l5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esportsworldcup.com\/en\">https:\/\/www.esportsworldcup.com\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a92024 Esports World Cup. All Rights Reserved. Esports World Cup and the logo are registered trademarks in the US and\/or other countries. All Rights Reserved. TiMi Studio Group and the logo are registered trademarks in the US and\/or other countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Esports World Cup (EWC), boasting a prize pool of over $60 million, officially launched today with an opening ceremony, marking the start of a nearly two-month-long esports extravaganza. 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