Esports World Cup unveils titles for 2026 event

Multi-title esports competition, the Esports World Cup, has unveiled the first 20 titles that will feature at its 2026 edition.

Organised by the Saudi Arabian government-backed Esports World Cup Foundation, the event will seemingly feature a total of 24 titles, with CS2, Dota 2, League of Legends, and VALORANT announced for the competition.

Notably, all 20 of the titles announced featured at the Esports World Cup 2025. The four remaining titles that will feature at next year’s event have yet to be revealed.

The Esports World Cup 2026 is the third edition of the event, which debuted in 2024 as a replacement for the now-defunct Gamers8 tournament. Thanks to its wide variety of titles and partnership initiatives, the tournament attracts the biggest esports organisations in the world to Riyadh. Saudi Arabia.

Chess is also among the 20 titles confirmed for 2026’s event. In August, Magnus Carlsen partnered with Chess.com to launch a weekly tournament that will serve as a qualification path to the Esports World Cup.

The announcement doesn’t feature any new titles appearing at the Esports World Cup 2026, but does include several fighting games, first-person shooters, and MOBA titles.

Below is the full list of confirmed titles appearing at the Esports World Cup 2026:

A notable absence from the first title announcement is the sim racing title Rennsport. For the past two years, it has held its R1 LAN events at the Esports World Cup, with Team Redline emerging victorious on both occasions.