Your guide to EWC 2025 StarCraft II event

As the Esports World Cup 2025 mega-event rages on, it’s time for an absolute classic that no RTS fans should miss out on. Yes, I am talking about the long-awaited StarCraft II event, boasting a huge prize pool and the best players in the world competing. Let’s warp in and take a look!

EWC 2025 StarCraft II details

This week, from 22 to 25 July 2025, 18 of the best StarCraft II players will compete for their share of the $700,000 prize pool. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R12.3 million! Four players are first competing in the Play-In stage, and the top two will advance to the 16-player main event.

The main event features a Group Stage, which works in a double-elimination bracket (two groups), where opening matches are BO3, and all other matches are BO5. The top four from each group move on to the Playoffs Stage.

In the Playoffs Stage, we’ll see the remaining eight players compete in a single-elimination bracket, where Quarterfinals and Semifinals matches are BO5, the third-place match is BO7, and the Grand Final is BO9. Team Liquid’s Terran player Clément “Clem” Desplanches, who is trying to defend his title, up against some of the best players in the world. There are five Terran players, six Zerg, and seven Protoss in attendance. Check out all the players below.

Fans can watch all the thrilling StarCraft II action via the EWC Twitch and EWC YouTube channels. Stay tuned to Esports Central, as we’ll bring you all the results from the biggest EWC 2025 events, keeping you up-to-date and entertained throughout July and August.

Header image via Blizzard.