What’s on in esports for week beginning July 14, 2025

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A massive week of esports kicks off on Monday, July 14, 2025, with the 2025 Esports World Cup taking centre stage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

With the first week of the Esports World Cup in the books, three new titles will join Dota 2 and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The League of Legends, Free Fire and Honor of Kings EWC events will kick off during the week.

Meanwhile, Counter-Strike 2 will return from the summer break, with FISSURE Playground #1 being held during the week.

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Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025

The playoffs of the Dota 2 EWC tournament will kick off on July 16, with the top eight teams set to clash in a single-elimination bracket.

Team Spirit, Gaimin Gladiators, Aurora, PARIVISION, BetBoom Team, Tundra Esports, Team Liquid, and Team Falcons will compete in the final stage of the event.

Team Spirit and Team Liquid sit atop the betting at +350 with top esports betting sites in the outright win market. BetBoom Team and PARIVISION sit on the second line at +550.

Check out our extensive Dota 2 Esports World Cup betting guide to get the latest odds and details.

League of Legends Esports World Cup 2025

Following the conclusion of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, the LoL Esports World Cup is set to begin on Wednesday, July 16.

The group stage will take place over the first two days before the top four teams from MSI 2025 join the action in the playoffs on July 18.

Given that most of the squads competed at LoL MSI, betting markets are very similar to the recent event, with MSI champions Gen.G marked as the +100 favourite with BetOnline.

Check out our extensive LoL Esports World Cup betting guide to get the latest odds and details.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational

The second edition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational, to be held at the Esports World Cup festival, will take place this week from July 15-19.

The top 16 women’s MLBB teams will compete in a double-elimination group stage bracket with eight spots in the playoffs up for grabs.

Once they enter the playoffs, the top eight squads will clash in a single-elimination bracket en route to the best-of-seven grand final series.

Check out our extensive MLBB: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational betting guide to get the latest odds and details.

Free Fire Esports World Cup

The Free Fire Esports World Cup will begin on Wednesday, July 16, where the world’s best 18 teams will compete in the knockout stage across three days of play.

The top 12 teams will advance to the Point Rush and Grand Finals, which will be held on July 19 and 20.

BetOnline have marked Team Falcons as the -125 favourite to lift the Free Fire EWC trophy, but they are closely followed by ONC Olympus (+150).

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

Honor Of Kings Esports World Cup 2025

Honor of Kings will return to the Esports World Cup festival, albeit under a new name as the Honor Of Kings Esports World Cup, after teams competed in the Invitational Midseason event in 2024.

The world’s best 18 squads will clash in the US$3 million tournament from July 15 through July 26, with four stages scheduled throughout the two weeks of play.

AG.AL (-153.85) are marked as an odds-on favourite with BetOnline to claim the Honor Of Kings Esports World Cup title.

Check out our extensive Honor of Kings EWC betting guide to get the latest odds and details.

CS2: FISSURE Playground #1

Counter-Strike 2 will return this week, when 16 teams congregate in Belgrade, Serbia, at the FISSURE Playground #1 event.

Over five days of play, the teams will compete in a four-team group stage before the top eight clash in a single-elimination bracket on the weekend.

FURIA Esports top the outright win betting market at +200 and they are closely followed by paiN Gaming (+350), Astralis (+500) and Virtus.pro (+500).

Click here for our free betting preview and predictions of the opening day’s action.

Check out our extensive FISSURE Playground #1 preview to get the latest odds and details.