As previously revealed by
Sheep Esports when the move of the
Esports World Cup from Riyadh to Paris was announced, the event will take place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, as confirmed by the organization this Wednesday, May 27. Already used to hosting large-scale events of this kind, the venue is expected to host all 25 competitions featured in this 2026 edition of the EWC, with between three and four games running simultaneously each week across seven weeks.
The event, which is expected to begin on July 6, will therefore conclude as planned on August 23, although some games have seen their schedules extended or shortened by one day following the venue change and the new organization surrounding it. Dota 2, for example, is now expected to hold its final on July 19 instead of July 18, according to the statement sent by the Esports Foundation, the organization in charge of the event, when announcing ticket sales.
No changes for LoL and VALORANT
In addition to
Dota 2, the same situation applies to
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, with one extra day added at the end. However, the organizer has still not updated the start date on its
website. As a result, it remains unclear whether the event duration has been extended or if the entire schedule for these games has simply been shifted forward.
The same applies to the women’s competition on
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Street Fighter 6, COD: Warzone, Tekken 8, Trackmania, and
Crossfire.
Rainbow Six Siege, on the other hand, is expected to conclude one day earlier than initially planned. Meanwhile, the scheduled end dates for the
VALORANT and
League of Legends tournaments remain unchanged.
Complete schedule of ticket sales for EWC 2026
Usually covering the final stages of several games, tickets will go on sale this Friday, May 29, although pricing details for the various ticket options and the exact launch time for sales have not yet been announced.
Week 1
- VALORANT at EWC 2026, July 9 - 12
- ALGS Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs (Apex Legends) at EWC 2026, July 7 - 11
- Dota 2 at EWC 2026, July 7 - 12
- FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves at EWC 2026, July 8 - 11
Week 2
- League of Legends at EWC 2026, July 15 - 19
- Free Fire at EWC 2026, July 15 -18
- Dota 2 at EWC 2026, July 14 - 19
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational (MWI) at EWC 2026, July 14 - 18
Week 3
- FC Pro World Championship at EWC 2026, July 22 - 26
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at EWC 2026, July 21 - 26
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup at EWC 2026, July 22 - 26
- Teamfight Tactics at EWC 2026, July 21 - 25
Week 4
- OWCS Midseason Championship (Overwatch 2) at EWC 2026, July 29 - August 2
- Call of Duty: Warzone Resurgence Series Championship at EWC 2026, July 30 - August 2
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup at EWC 2026, July 29 - August 1
- Street Fighter 6 at EWC 2026, July 29 - August 1
Week 5
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at EWC 2026, August 5 - 9
- PUBG Mobile World Cup at EWC 2026 (Week 1), August 6 - 9
- Honor of Kings World Cup at EWC 2026, August 4 - 8
- TEKKEN 8 at EWC 2026, August 5 - 8
Week 6
- Rocket League at EWC 2026, August 12 - 16
- PUBG Mobile World Cup at EWC 2026 (Week 2), August 11 - 16
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege at EWC 2026, August 12 - 15
- Chess at EWC 2026, August 11 - 15
Week 7
- Counter-Strike 2 at EWC 2026, August 19 - 23
- Fortnite Reload Elite Series Championship at EWC 2026, August 19 - 22
- Trackmania at EWC 2026, August 19 - 22
- CROSSFIRE at EWC 2026, August 18 - 22
