The Esports World Cup (EWC) has revealed the prize and points distribution for the Club Championship, which features a $27 million prize pool shared among the 40 partnered teams.
While not all teams will earn money from the Club Championship, the top 24 will get anywhere from $100,000 to the $7 million set aside for the overall winner.
In 2024, Team Falcons came out on top, and will be looking to do the same this year too. Here’s how the full prize pool breaks down,
EWC 2025 prize pool distribution
Here’s a breakdown of the EWC 2025 Club Championship prize pool:
| Placement | Prize Money |
| 1st | $7,000,000 |
| 2nd | $4,000,000 |
| 3rd | $3,000,000 |
| 4th | $2,500,000 |
| 5th | $2,000,000 |
| 6th | $1,500,000 |
| 7th | $1,000,000 |
| 8th | $850,000 |
| 9th | $700,000 |
| 10th | $600,000 |
| 11th | $525,000 |
| 12th | $450,000 |
| 13th | $400,000 |
| 14th | $350,000 |
| 15th | $325,000 |
| 16th | $300,000 |
| 17th | $275,000 |
| 18th | $250,000 |
| 19th | $225,000 |
| 20th | $200,000 |
| 21st | $175,000 |
| 22nd | $150,000 |
| 23rd | $125,000 |
| 24th | $100,000 |
This structure ensures that clubs are rewarded across the board, encouraging participation from the world’s top organizations while offering solid compensation even for lower-tier finishes. More importantly, it ensures clubs attempt to field teams in more games and compete strongly across the board.
Points system explained
Alongside the prize money, EWC has a points-based system to crown the overall Club Champion. Points are awarded based on placement in individual game titles, allowing multi-game clubs to accumulate across competitions.
Here’s how clubs earn points based on their placements:
| Placements | Shared Placements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Points | Placement | Points |
| 1st | 1000 | 1st | 1000 |
| 2nd | 750 | 2nd | 750 |
| 3rd | 500 | 3rd–4th | 500 |
| 4th | 300 | 5th–8th | 200 |
| 5th | 200 | ||
| 6th | 150 | ||
| 7th | 100 | ||
| 8th | 50 | ||
As with 2024, a team has to place first in at least one title to be eligible for the grand prize at the Esports World Cup. Last year, Falcons opened the tournament with a huge win in Call of Duty: Warzone, getting their tournament off on the right foot.
In 2025, Week 1 consists of Valorant, Rennsport, and Apex Legends among others, so we might see yet another first-week winner once things kick off.
