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Electronic Sports World Cup

Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) is a multi-game esports competition brand whose finals brought national qualifiers and players together across a changing international program.

Tournament seriesHistorical; official archive records ESWC editions through 2018Official website
Electronic Sports World Cup
The ESWC stage at Paris Games Week in 2018. · ESWC official archive, ESWC 2018 stage photo (photographer credit embedded in the image metadata).
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Updated October 5, 2026

Tournament snapshot

First held

2003

Scope

International

Status

Historical; official archive records ESWC editions through 2018

PTG Database Analysis

Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) was an international esports competition brand launched in 2003. Its official history describes a national-qualifier model and finals that brought players from multiple countries together. The event program, organizers, host locations, and game titles changed over time; the official archive records Paris Games Week finals from 2011 and editions through 2018.

The record treats ESWC as a historical competition property rather than one tournament with a fixed format or game list. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is included as one verified title in the 2017 program. The official site currently identifies ESWC and Electronic Sports World Cup as properties of the Esports World Cup Foundation; that ownership does not by itself establish that the legacy competition series is active.

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