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Street Fighter 6 to return to 2025 Esports World Cup

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2025’s Esports World Cup will see the highly-anticipated launch of Street Fighter 6, here’s what we currently know.

As a hardcore gamer, I’m pumped up to share some exciting news! Street Fighter 6, the iconic fighting game we all love, is coming back to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this summer for the Esports World Cup in 2025. Can’t wait to join the fray!

Worldwide fighting game enthusiasts are thrilled to bits as Street Fighter 6, a highly anticipated title in the gaming community, has been officially announced.

Street Fighter 6 to be a part of the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Esports World Cup has received one of its major updates: Street Fighter 6 will join the tournament series this year. Today, it was officially announced that Street Fighter 6 will be part of the Esports World Cup until 2027, with possibilities of an extension for future years.

Apart from showcasing top-tier Street Fighter players globally, this event boasts a colossal prize fund as well.

Street Fighter 6 2025 Esports World Cup prize pool

In this substantial competition, players hailing from various corners of the globe are eagerly anticipating their opportunity to reach the finals, as significant sums of money are at stake. Now, let me tell you about the grand total of the prize money: it’s quite impressive, isn’t it?

The upcoming Esports World Cup tournament boasts a total prize money of $1 million and is slated as one of its final events, happening in July and August this year.

Schedule and format

As a dedicated fan, I’m excited to share with fellow enthusiasts the official schedule and format for the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup Tournament Series in 2025:

1. Qualifiers: Throughout the year, regional qualifiers will be held across the globe, giving players an opportunity to showcase their skills and earn a spot in the main event.

2. Group Stages: The top competitors from each region will then advance to the group stages, where they’ll compete against one another in a round-robin format to determine seeding for the playoffs.

3. Playoffs: The best 16 players from each bracket will move on to the single-elimination playoffs, with matches progressively becoming more intense and challenging as the tournament unfolds.

4. Semi-Finals: In this stage, four finalists will emerge, battling for a spot in the ultimate showdown against one another.

5. Grand Final: The two remaining competitors will face off in an epic best-of-five series to determine who will be crowned the Street Fighter 6 World Champion and take home the coveted trophy!

Get ready, fellow gamers! Mark your calendars for this unforgettable event that promises to showcase the very best of Street Fighter competition in 2025.

Phase 1 (AUGUST 20-21):

  • 48 Players split into 12 GSL groups of four players.
    • 1 Player from each group advances to Phase 3.
    • 1 Player from each group advances to Phase 2.
  • All matches in this Phase are best-of-five.

Phase 2 (AUGUST 22):

  • 12 Players split into four Round Robin groups of three players.
  • One Player from each group advances to Phase 3.
    • Tiebreakers:
      • If the first-place player is tied with another player, the entire group is played again.
      • If still tied, tiebreakers will be used (Match, game or round difference).
  • All matches in this Phase are best-of-five.

Phase 3 (AUGUST 23):

  • 16 remaining players are seeded into a single-elimination bracket (with a third-place match).
    • 12 players from Phase 1.
    • 4 players from Phase 2.
  • All matches in this phase are best-of-nine.

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2025-05-20 01:11

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