Esports World Cup Foundation Announces Esports Nations Cup Co-Developed With Electronic Arts, Krafton, Tencent & Ubisoft

Esports World Cup Foundation Announces Esports Nations Cup Co-Developed With Electronic Arts, Krafton, Tencent & Ubisoft

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has announced the launch of the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), a new tournament in which esports champions will compete for both their teams and home nations. It will be the first time top esports players compete for national glory on this scale, with big competitions until now mainly involving […]

Esports World Cup Foundationt Partners With Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Tencent & Krafton For Esports Nations Cup

Bernard Smalls / Esports World Cup Foundation A new Esports tournament will take the competition global and see nations duke it out electronically for video game supremacy. Deadline reports the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) is launching the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), a new tournament that will see esports champions from across the globe represent their teams and home nations. According to the website, the tournament will mark the first tim…

Inaugural Esports Nations Cup Set for November 2026

The Esports World Cup Foundation will organize the Esports Nations Cup, a new tournament where top esports players will compete to represent their countries. The event will be hosted every two years, with the first edition planned for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in November 2026. The event is then expected to rotate to different host cities around the world. “Nation versus nation competition is the ultimate expression of sport,” said Ralf Reichert, CE…

A New Era: Esports Nations Cup Puts Pride of Country on the Line

In every global sport, one factor has always elevated competition beyond the game itself: national pride. Clubs drive year-round rivalries, but national teams—playing under one flag—unite fans, spark government investment and turn athletes into cultural icons. Esports has reached that point. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) today announced the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), the […]

Esports Nations Cup schedule, format, games, more

The Esports Nations Cup is one of the major announcements at the New Global Sport Conference in Riyadh. Following the Esports World Cup, this series of tournaments will be the next big thing to increase the competition on a national team level. Announced on Aug. 23, 2025, the ENC is set to launch next year. Electronic Arts, Tencent, Ubisoft, and Krafton are some of the big names that have collaborated to take the competition further.