World Esports Championship 2024: tournament start date announced

The sixteenth World Esports Championship will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the guidance of IESF from November 11 to 19, 2024. Over 600 athletes from 130 countries will compete for championships in their respective esports disciplines.

The official announcement took place on the IESF YouTube channel.

Which disciplines are featured at the World Esports Championship 2024

The professional players from around the world will compete in five disciplines at the World Esports Championship 2024. Each tournament will have its prize pool, but the amounts are currently unknown, as is the prize distribution.

Esports athletes will compete in the following five games:

• PUBG Mobile

• Dota 2

• EFootball

• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

• Counter-Strike 2

World Esports Championship 2024 Qualifiers

Qualifications for the World Esports Championship 2024 will consist of two stages: national and regional qualifiers, where the best players or teams from each country and region will have a chance to participate.

In Dota 2, the distribution of slots by regions is as follows: America - 3 slots, Asia and Oceania - 6 slots, Africa - 2 slots, Europe - 5 slots.

Format of the World Esports Championship 2024

The format of the World Esports Championship 2024 in Dota 2 will consist of two stages: group stage and playoffs. The sixteen teams that pass the national and regional qualifiers will be divided into four groups of four teams each.

The group stage will be played in a round-robin format with bo-1 matches. Teams finishing in first and second place will advance to the playoffs, while the others will be eliminated.

Interestingly, this year the championship will take place after The International 2024, but professional players will have time to rest and prepare for the tournament, as there will be about a month between the competitions. The International 2024 is currently scheduled for September of this year.