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Esports Insider
· Aug 11, 18:03 UTC
Chess should be played over the board at the Esports World Cup
The chess category at the Esports World Cup has a $1.5 million USD prize pool. That is almost on par with the Grand Chess Tour’s prize pool of $2,000,000 USD, which is dispersed over the course of six tournaments. The EWC is giving it away…
HLTV (Counter-Strike)
· Aug 9, 21:50 UTC
Esports World Cup groups revealed
The group stage will kick off on Wednesday as 28 teams will join the quartet coming from the Last Chance Qualifier.