What’s on in esports for week beginning August 11, 2025

Another big week of esports will kick off on Monday, August 11, 2025, with the sixth week of the 2025 Esports World Cup maintaining the focus of the pro gaming world.

Following the conclusion of week five at the Esports World Cup, Teamfight Tactics, PUBG, Tekken 8 and Rocket League will kick off in the coming days.

Meanwhile, BLAST Bounty Fall 2025 will take place inside the BLAST Arena Studios in Malta from August 14 to 17.

Teamfight Tactics Esports World Cup

Teamfight Tactics (TFT) will return to the Esports World Cup for the second year, with 16 of the world’s best teams competing for the US$500,000 prize pool.

The TFT EWC will kick off on Monday, August 11 and run through Friday, August 15.

After claiming the 2024 TFT EWC title, Wolves Esports will seek to defend their crown, and they are rated as the odds-on favorite (-125) with the top esports betting sites.

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

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PUBG Esports World Cup

The PUBG Esports World Cup will begin on Tuesday, August 12, with the group stage taking place on the first three days of the tournament before the finals are held across Friday and Saturday.

Freecs have finished second in both the PUBG Global Series (PGS) 7 and 8 events, and they are marked as the +600 favorite with BetOnline to claim the PUBG EWC title, with Team Falcons (+700) and BetBoom Team (+700) also given strong chances.

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

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Tekken 8 Esports World Cup

Tekken 8 will once again return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for another US$1,000,000 tournament, with the 2025 event being the third edition.

Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon, who represents Freecs, will return to defend his title in 2025, even though SportsBetting rate him as the third favorite (+200) behind Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique (+150) and Bae “Knee” Jae-Min (+185).

Check out our extensive Tekken 8 EWC betting guide to get the latest odds and details.

Rocket League Esports World Cup

Rocket League has competed in Riyadh every year since 2022, when the title was invited to the Gamers8 festival, and 2025 will be the second iteration of the Esports World Cup tournament.

With a prize pool totalling US$1,000,000, the world’s top 16 teams will be competing for the US$400,000 first-place prize.

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

CS2: BLAST Bounty Fall 2025

Following the conclusion of the BLAST Open Fall qualifiers, eight Counter-Strike 2 squads will compete in BLAST Bounty Fall in Malta.

Team Vitality, MOUZ, Team Spirit, The MongolZ, Aurora Gaming, Virtus.pro, Astralis and Team Liquid will compete in a single-elimination bracket for the US$480,000 prize pool.

Check out our extensive BLAST Premier Series betting guide to get the latest odds and details.