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Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin and Pranesh M head into Day 2 of the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 Chess group stage in Paris needing lower bracket wins to stay in contention for the Playoffs. The trio all finished Day 1 in G...
Chess at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 begins its Group Stage today in Paris, with 16 players starting runs at the title and a share of the $1.5 million prize pool. Group A includes Arjun Erigaisi (Gen.G Esports), Nih...
India’s gaming market generated $1.04 billion in revenue in 2025, up 14.8% year-on-year and passing the $1 billion mark for the first time, according to Niko Partners data published August 10, 2026. Niko Partners forecas...
Kuaishou Gaming (KSG) has won the Honor of Kings World Cup at the Esports World Cup 2026 , closing out the event on August 10 with a 4–3 Grand Final win over AG.AL . The tournament featured a $3,000,000 prize pool, with...
Orangutan and GodLike Esports have become the first Indian teams to qualify for the PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC) Grand Finals at Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026, organisers said. The milestone came during Week 5 in Paris, w...
S8UL has been nominated in three categories at the Esports Awards 2026, with the organisation shortlisted for Esports Content Group of the Year and two of its representatives also making the global ballot. Co-Founder Ani...
Esportes Gaming Brasil (EGB), operator of Esportes da Sorte, Onabet and Lottu, has been shortlisted for the Global Gaming Awards Americas 2026 in the Responsible Business of the Year category. The winners will be announc...
NODWIN Gaming has awarded KICK the exclusive digital streaming rights for BGMI Masters Series (BGMS) Season 5, naming the platform the tournament’s official Digital Streaming Partner. The announcement was made in New Del...
India will have four Grandmasters in the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 Chess tournament in Paris, running August 11 to 15, doubling its representation from last year. Nihal Sarin, Aravindh Chithambaram and Pranesh M will...
The Esports Awards will stage its 2026 ceremony in Miami, Florida, marking the event’s first time in the city. The organiser said the show will take place this November, in partnership with the Esports World Cup and Oakl...
Team Vitality has signed Justinas “jL” Lekavičius as a substitute for its Counter-Strike 2 roster ahead of the Esports World Cup 2026, the organisation said on August 5, 2026. Vitality said jL’s first appearance for the team will be at BLAST Open Porto 2026, where he will replace William “mezii” Merriman. The organisation also confirmed […]
Midnite has published its “Built Different Index,” a ranking of all 92 clubs across the Premier League and the English Football League (Championship, League One and League Two), based on nine metrics it said look beyond trophies and league position. The UK betting operator said the index uses categories including shortest and longest away trips, […]
India has secured a direct invitation to the MOBA Legends: 5v5! main event at the Esports Nations Cup (ENC) 2026, after the Esports Foundation (EF) confirmed roster submissions and direct invite recipients for the tournament. The inaugural nation-based esports competition is scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from Nov. 2 to 29, 2026. […]
Jaime “Craime” Bustos won Street Fighter 6 at Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris on August 1, taking the title for Team Falcons and, according to the organizer, becoming the youngest Esports World Cup (EWC) champion at 15 years, two months, and 25 days old. Bustos beat Japan’s Hibiki 5-2 in the grand final, ending […]
NODWIN Gaming has announced the return of the BGMI Masters Series (BGMS) for Season 5, scheduled to run from August 10 to September 6, 2026 in India. The tournament will feature 24 teams across four weeks of competition, with Playoffs and a Grand Finals closing out the season. According to the company, Season 5 will […]
France has unveiled what it says is the first official Esports Nations Cup (ENC) national team jersey, revealing an adidas-designed kit at the Esports Festival by the Esports World Cup on the Champs-Élysées. Team France is set to wear the jersey at the inaugural ENC in Riyadh this November, where players from more than 100 […]
Team Vitality has signed KIOXIA as its Official Data Storage Supplier (Flash Memory & SSD) for the 2026 season, the esports organisation announced on July 30, 2026 in Paris. Under the agreement, KIOXIA will support Team Vitality’s League of Legends and Rocket League teams throughout 2026 by providing storage technology. “We are delighted to welcome […]
20 teams from Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor compete July 30–Aug. 8 at EWC 2026 on a custom Season 15 tournament patch. The Honor of Kings World Cup at the Esports World Cup 2026 (KWC at EWC26) began July 30 in Paris, France, running through August 8. The event brings together 20 teams […]
Esports Foundation has signed adidas as the Official Kit Partner and a Global Partner of the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), with the sportswear brand set to outfit every national delegation when the event debuts on November 2, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Under the deal, adidas will design and produce custom competition apparel for […]
The Esports Festival by the Esports World Cup will bring together France’s biggest names from gaming, music, sport, and entertainment on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday, 2 August, transforming one of the world’s most iconic avenues into the country’s largest free public celebration of gaming and esports. Hosted by Doigby and Kayané, the free, open-air event […]