Esports World Cup StarCraft II betting guide

Betting on the Esports World Cup Starcraft II tournament will open in the days leading up to the event, with most esports betting sites having odds for an outright winner and each individual series. The five-day event will kick off on August 14, and the grand final will be played on August 18. The world’s best 18 StarCraft II players will participate in the event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, battling for a share of the US$1,000,000 prize pool and that $400,000 winners’ cheque. Our Esports World Cup StarCraft II betting guide will provide the details that you will need to know, including the latest betting odds and news, the teams participating, prize pool distribution, and how to bet and watch the Esports World Cup StarCraft tournament.


What is the Esports World Cup StarCraft II tournament

The Esports World Cup StarCraft II tournament will be the biggest and richest tournament of the StarCraft 2024 season, with a massive US$1 million prize pool attached to the event. StarCraft II has featured in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the 2023 Gamers8 festival, where Riccardo “Reynor” Romiti lifted the trophy. Reynor will return to Riyadh to attempt to defend his crown, but also add a new trophy under the Esports World Cup banner.

With 15 of the top 16 ranked players in the StarCraft II Global Standings taking their place at the Esports World Cup event, the gameplay is expected to be at the highest level, and competition will be stiff across the five days.


Esports World Cup StarCraft II Betting

Although there aren’t many StarCraft II esports events that esports betting sites release markets for, with the size of the Esports World Cup, we fully expect most sites to release odds for the 2024 Esports World Cup StarCraft II tournament in the lead up to the event.

StarCraft II betting will be available as long as you are within the licensed regions/cities for the betting sites used. We have outlined our preferred Starcraft II Esports World Cup sportsbooks that offer the best odds, promotions, faster payout options and a rich variety of betting markets.

There will be major differences between StarCraft II betting sites depending on your location. For instance, the top Japanese betting sites are based offshore, while other places, like Canada (best Canadian esports betting sites) and Australia (best AU esports bookmakers) have got their own regulated, legal markets.

The best StarCraft II betting sites are:

United States Top StarCraft II betting sites

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Esports World Cup StarCraft II Odds

Odds for the StarCraft II Esports World Cup are not available. ESB will update this page when the odds are released.


Esports World Cup StarCraft II participants

The 18 participants will be split up into their StarCraft II races.


Esports World Cup StarCraft II Format

  • Main Stage

    • 16 players split into two groups of eight players each
    • Double-elimination brackets
    • All matches are best-of-five series
    • Winner of each group advances to the Final Four
    • 2nd place team from each group will play a match and the winner advances to the Final Four
  • Knockout Stage

    • 13 players from the Main Stage and two players from the qualifiers
    • Single-elimination bracket
    • All matches are best-of-three series
    • Finals are best-of-five series
    • Winner advances to the Final Four
  • Final Four

    • Single-elimination bracket
    • Semi-finals are best-of-seven series
    • Grand Final is a best-of-nine series

  • Esports World Cup StarCraft II Prize Pool Distribution

    The US$1,000,000 prize pool for the Esports World Cup StarCraft II tournament will gift USD $400,000 to the winner. The Starcraft II EWC tournaments prize money is broken down like this.

    Place $USD Club Points
    1st $400,000 1,000
    2nd $150,000 600
    3rd-4th $80,000 275
    5th $45,000 110
    6th-7th $30,000 55
    8th-11th $20,000 5
    12th-18th $15,000 0

    Previous winners of the StarCraftII Esports World Cup

    Clément “Clem” Desplanches claimed the inaugural StarCraft II Esports World Cup title after defeating Joona “Serral” Sotala 5-0 in the grand final.


    How to watch the Esports World Cup StarCraft II tournament

    The Esports World Cup StarCraft II tournament will be broadcast on the Esports World Cup twitch.tv channel (https://www.twitch.tv/ewc), with highlights posted to their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@ewc).

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