Esports World Cup 2025 (Games and Results)
Esports World Cup 2025
Mark Crowther - Friday 1st August 2025
The Esports World Cup chess sections was a blitz double elimination knockout tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tue 29th July to Fri 1st Aug 2025. Players: Group A Ian Nepomniachtchi, Andrey Esipenko, Levon Aronian and Vladislav Artemiev. Group B Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin. Group C Hikaru Nakamura, Javokhir Sindarov, Alireza Firouzja, Wei Yi. Group D Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Fabiano Caruana, Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
Magnus Carlsen easily beat Alireza Firouzja in the final winning 2-0 in a best of 3 sets and winning each of those sets 3-1 Hikaru Nakamura narrowly beat Arjun Erigaisi in the 3rd-4th playoff. The players are members of wider Esports teams and Carlsen's Team Liquid took the overall lead following this event.
Esports World Cup 2025 (Riyadh KSA)
Tue 29th Jul 2025 - Fri 1st Aug 2025 -
Official Site - Live
Esports World Cup 2025 (8 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:10m) - Games in PGN: Games Final
Esports World Cup A 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpA
Esports World Cup B 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpB
Esports World Cup C 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpC
Esports World Cup D 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpD
Esports World Cup 2025 (8 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC: 10m) - Games in PGN: Games Final
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| Esports World Cup 2025 Riyadh KSA Tue 29th Jul 2025 - Fri 1st Aug 2025
Leading Final Round 3 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Pts |
| Final Set 2 | ||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 3 |
| 2 | Firouzja, Alireza | 1 |
| Final Set 1 | ||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 3 |
| 2 | Firouzja, Alireza | 1 |
| 3rd-4th | ||
| 3 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 3.5 |
| 4 | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2.5 |
| Semi-final | ||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 4.0 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 3.0 |
| 1 | Firouzja, Alireza | 4.0 |
| 2 | Erigaisi, Arjun | 1.0 |
| Quarter-final | ||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2.5 |
| 2 | Nihal, Sarin | 0.5 |
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2.5 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | 1.5 |
| 1 | Firouzja, Alireza | 3.0 |
| 2 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 1.0 |
| 1 | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2.5 |
| 2 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1.5 |
| 8 players | ||
Esports World Cup A 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC: 10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpA
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Esports World Cup B 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC: 10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpB
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Esports World Cup C 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC: 10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpC
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Esports World Cup D 2025 (4 players 3 Rds DEKO Indiv TC: 10m) - Games in PGN: Games GpD
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