The Esports Foundation (EF) has confirmed a wave of partnerships ahead of its first-ever edition outside Saudi Arabia. Paris je t’aime, Qiddiya City, and French broadcaster OTP have all joined as official partners for the Esports World Cup 2026.
Paris je t’aime, the official tourism board account for the city of Paris, announced its support for EWC 2026 as the tournament’s host-city partner. The event will be held at VIPARIS venues and will include 25 tournaments across 24 esports titles.
The opening ceremony is set for July 8 at La Seine Musicale, featuring DJ Snake, Aya Nakamura, and rising French artist Theodora. Alongside the competitions, the EWC Festival will take over Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, offering fans club houses, live demos, meet-and-greets with top content creators, cosplay, and community events for the full seven weeks.
A headline showmatch between streamers Inoxtag and Squeezie, hosted by Doigby, is also billed as one of the summer’s biggest attractions.
The Esports Foundation has also welcomed Qiddiya City as a Founding Partner of EWC 2026. Qiddiya City is a major entertainment, sports, and gaming development near Riyadh, spanning more than 500,000 square meters. At EWC 2026, Qiddiya City will once again hold naming rights to the Qiddiya City Grid stage, which will host over 1,000 spectators for competitions in Apex Legends, Free Fire, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Call of Duty: Warzone, PUBG MOBILE, and Fortnite.
Commenting on the Qiddiya City partnership, Mohammad Al Nimer, Chief Commercial Officer of the Esports Foundation, said, “Saudi Arabia is the home of the Esports World Cup and has established the event as a global platform for esports and gaming culture. As we bring EWC to Paris for its first international edition, Qiddiya City’s presence offers fans a glimpse of the competition’s long-term future. It reflects a shared ambition to create a unifying destination for players, Clubs, publishers, partners, and fans, and we look forward to sharing that vision with the global esports community this summer.”
Finally, French broadcast channel OTP (One Trick Production) has been announced as the official broadcaster of EWC 2026. Founded by well-known esports casters Chips and Noi, OTP is the leading French-language broadcast outlet for competitive League of Legends. The esports production company recently gave a detailed update on its financial performance, revealing it generated €2.2 million ($2.55 million) in revenue over the 14 months following its launch in December 2020.
OTP confirmed it will cover the tournament live, on-site, and across its own channels from July 8 to August 9. The broadcaster said it will share full details of its coverage plans during a livestream on July 8, timed to the opening ceremony. OTP’s coverage will span titles including VALORANT, League of Legends, EA FC Pro Circuit, Mid-Season Championship, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
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