Matches You Shouldn't Miss - Week 2 of the Esports World Cup

Week 2 of the inaugural Esports World Cup is bringing competitive matches to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in three esports. DOTA 2 and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang will continue their respective events that began in Week 1 while Free Fire will join the lineup to complete this week’s action. With a MOBA, mobile game, and battle royale all happening simultaneously, we want to share some of the matches you won’t want to miss so you don’t miss any of the most intense rivalries or hard fought W’s.

DOTA 2

Week 1 of Riyadh Masters 2024 saw six teams from the Play In round out a 16-team Group Stage split into two groups of eight. Entity went 3-2-0 (8-2) to qualify for the Group Stage as the 1st seed in Play In Group A, while Heroic accomplished the same feat with an identical record in Group B.

Both groups will undoubtedly feature fierce competition, but Group A boasts a potential grand finals preview between tournament favorite Team Falcons and Team Spirit in the opening match of the Group Stage on July 10.

If team captain Wu “Sneyking” Jingjun can lead Falcons to a dominant victory over Spirit; the guys in green will look poised to take home their second EWC title following their championship run in Call of Duty: Warzone last week.

Schedule

• Wednesday 7/10 - 3:30 pm GMT +3

• Thursday 7/11 - 3:30 pm GMT +3

• Friday 7/12 - 3:30 pm GMT +3

• Saturday 7/13 - 3:30 pm GMT +3

• Sunday 7/14 - 3:30 pm GMT +3

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Week 1 of EWC 2024 kicked off the MLBB Mid-Season Cup, the second international event of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports season. Sixteen teams entered the Group Stage last week in four groups of four, and the top two teams from each group have been seeded into a bracket for the Playoffs this week.

MSC 2024 quarterfinals begin on July 10, but the matchup to watch will likely be in the semifinals. Liquid Echo and Falcons AP.Bren are the only MLBB teams who have gone undefeated in Riyadh, and if they both win their quarterfinals matchups, they will face off in the semifinals on July 11.

Schedule

• Wednesday 7/10 - 11:00 am GMT +3

• Thursday 7/11 - 11:00 am GMT +3

• Friday 7/12 - 3:00 pm GMT +3

• Saturday 7/13 - 3:00 pm GMT +3

• Sunday 7/14 - 1:00 pm GMT +3

Free Fire

Free Fire World Series 2024 kicks off at EWC on July 10 with 18 teams battling it out in three groups of six. The group seeding is as follows:

All three groups will feature elite competition, but Group A is the one to watch. FLUXO boasts three former world champion players and EVOS Esports has more hardware than any other Free Fire team in Indonesia. You definitely don’t want to miss when these two squads drop in.

At the conclusion of the three-day group stage, the top 12 teams will move to the Point Rush stage on July 13 to play for advantages in the grand final the following day. The winner of Free Fire World Series 2024 will take home $300,000 and qualify for the FFWS Global Finals, which will take place in Brazil this November.

Schedule

• Wednesday 7/10 - 5:00 pm GMT +3

• Thursday 7/11 - 5:00 pm GMT +3

• Friday 7/12 - 5:00 pm GMT +3

• Saturday 7/13 - 5:00 pm GMT +3

• Sunday 7/14 - 5:00 pm GMT +3