What’s on in esports for week beginning August 18, 2025

Another big week of esports will kick off on Monday, August 18, 2025, with Week 7 of the 2025 Esports World Cup headlining the action.

With six of the seven weeks at the Esports World Cup in the books, the last three tournaments – Crossfire, Street Fighter 6 and Counter-Strike 2 – will take place in the final days of the festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Team Falcons lead the EWC Club Championship by 500 points, and they will go into the final week as favorites to retain their Club Championship crown.

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Crossfire Esports World Cup

Crossfire will be the last title to debut at the Esports World Cup in 2025, with 16 of the world’s best Crossfire teams set to compete for the lion’s share of the US$1,000,000 prize pool.

The Crossfire Esports World Cup will kick off on Tuesday, August 19 and run through Saturday, August 23.

The Crossfire EWC group stage will run from Tuesday to Thursday before the final two days of the tournament feature the playoffs.

Check out our extensive Crossfire EWC betting guide to get the latest odds and details.

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Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup

The Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup will kick off on Wednesday, August 20, when 48 players begin their quest to claim the title.

With a US$1,000,000 prize pool up for grabs, the winner of the Street Fighter 6 EWC will claim the US$250,000 first-place prize and 1,000 Club Championship points.

Check out our extensive Street Fighter 6 EWC betting guide to get the latest odds and details.

Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup

The final Esports World Cup tournament to be held in 2025 will be Counter-Strike 2, with 16 of the world’s top CS2 teams competing in the four-day event for the US$1,250,000 prize pool.

Following the recent dominance of Team Vitality (-111.11) and Team Spirit (+240), top esports betting sites have marked them as the clear favorites in the “To Win Outright” market.

Check out our extensive Counter-Strike 2 EWC betting guide to get the latest odds and details.