Street Fighter 6 Returns To The Esports World Cup 2025
May 19, 2025.
In 2024, EWC Street Fighter 6 saw the reemergence of a fighting game legend, Xiao Hai, who took the crown after completing one of the most exciting and emotional tournament runs in the history of fighting esports. Now, the competition returns to EWC for 2025. Will the reigning champion Xhio Hai defend his title, or will another FGC legend steal the crown?
Street Fighter 6 has every man fighting for themselves, with honor, glory, and $1 million on the line. Grit, determination, and skill will all be needed as the best fighters from every region take on every challenge in their way to the EWC. Only one will emerge as the winner.
LAST TIME ON: Esports World Cup Street Fighter 6
EWC SF6 2024 was one for the record books! Heading into EWC 2024, no one had Xiao Hai as their favorite. While he is the GOAT of King of Fighters, at the age of 35 he was a decade older than most of the field, and many assumed he was washed. But in the playoffs, the veteran overthrew the expectations. With grit and determination, he upped his game with every match and ultimately dominated Kawano in the Grand Finals in 5-2 fashion.
It was his first SF6 world championship, and Xiao Hai went on to say that the “EWC is the most important tournament that I have ever won. I have never cried because I won the championship, only this time, and more because I proved myself on the SF6. Thank you EWC."
Now the Esports World Cup Foundation has signed a three-year partnership with Capcom! So we are in for many years more of brutal SF6 action on the Esports World Cup stage. With 48 players entering the brawl, the competition is sure to be more cutthroat than ever before!
The EWC 2025 SF6 Dates and Tournament Format
Taking place August 21-24, EWC SF6 2025 will feature 48 players competing in the finals!
As the reigning champ, Xiao Hai is set to return in hopes of defending his championship on the world stage! The remaining qualifications will take place at the following events:
- 8 slots from CAPCOM Cup 1
- 12 slots from Street Fighter League: World Championship
- 2 slots from CPT: EVO Japan
- 2 slots from Asian Champions League
- 1 slot from Brussels Challenge
- 2 slots from CPT: Combo Breaker
- 2 slots CPT: Blink Respawn
- 2 slots from CPT: CEO
- 1 slot from Saudi Eleague Fighting
- 1 slot from The Mixup
- 1 slot from BAM Austrailia
- 1 slot rom GCC
- 2 slots from CPT: EVO USA
- 10 slots from the EWC Last Chance Qualifier
The tournament will kick off with GSL groups on Day 1 and 2, then advance to a Round-Robin format. The final day will feature a series of single elimination matches until only the EWC 2025 SF6 Champion remains standing!
EWC SF6 2025 Prize Pool
For EWC SF6 2025, $1 million dollars is up for grabs. This puts it on the same level as the Capcom Cup, bringing out the best-of-the-best fighters for intense matches.
About the Esports World Cup
The Esports World Cup is a global celebration of competitive excellence and esports fandom. Making its return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2025, the annual Esports World Cup features a unique cross-game format that pits the world’s top esports Clubs and more than 1,500 players against one another for a share of the largest prize pool in esports history.
