The Esports World Cup 2025 is about to end and, of course, Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup had to be the last championship celebrated in this year's edition.
Here's everything you need to know about the Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup 2025, including the teams that will take part in this year's edition, the matches, schedule, storylines, and more:
Format
The Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup 2025 will follow a single-elimination bracket format with BO3 matches.
Teams
The teams competing in the Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup 2025 will be the 15 best teams in the June 2, 2025, VRS Global Rankings. The remaining team came from the Asian Champions League 2025, with the winner of the competition being the Chinese roster of TYLOO.
Here's a look at all of the teams, ordered from first to fifteenth in the VRS Global Rankins:
- Team Vitality
- MOUZ
- Team Spirit
- Team Falcons
- The MongolZ
- Aurora
- G2 Esports
- Natus Vincere
- GamerLegion
- FaZe Clan
- Astralis
- 3DMAX
- HEROIC
- Team Liquid
- Virtus.pro
- TYLOO
Matches
Here's a look at the matches that will be played in the first round of the Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup 2025:
Round of 16
- August 20 at 1 PM CEST: Natus Vincere vs. 3DMAX
- August 20 at 1 PM CEST: GamerLegion vs. The MongolZ
- August 20 at 4:15 PM CEST: Team Vitality vs. Team Liquid
- August 20 at 4:15 PM CEST: TYLOO vs. Astralis
- August 20 at 7:30 PM CEST: FaZe Clan vs. Aurora
- August 20 at 7:30PM CEST: HEROIC vs. Team Spirit
- August 21 at 1:00 PM CEST: G2 Esports vs. Team Falcons
- August 21 at 1:00 PM CEST: MOUZ vs. Virtus.pro
The Round of 16 of the Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup 2025 has a couple of interesting clashes. The most appealing match is the game between Team Vitality and Team Liquid. After a really solid year with multiple international championships and an outstanding unbeaten run, with their main strength being at BO3 series, the Bees suffered two unexpected losses against MOUZ and The MongolZ at IEM Cologne 2025 and BLAST Bounty Fall 2025, respectively.
Today's clash between Team Liquid and Team Vitality won't only matter to those hardcore CS2 fans but it will also have a massive impact on both team's chances of winning the Esports World Cup 2025 Club Championship. To lift the trophy and take USD$7M home, the Bees must win the CS2 Esports World Cup 2025 and hope Team Falcons don't earn any more EWC Points. With only three tournaments left, this could happen. Meanwhile, Team Liquid could afford a loss today if the Blue Cavalry's rosters in Street Fighter 6 and Crossfire make deep runs in their respective tournaments.
Another match to look forward to is tomorrow's game between G2 Esports and Team Falcons, as this week's game will be their first clash since Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov left the samurai to join the green roster. With Team Falcons currently being in first place of the EWC 2025 Club Championship with 4,700 points, a deep run in the CS2 EWC 2025 could end up certifying their championship.
Quarterfinals
- August 21 at 4:15 PM CEST: TBD
- August 21 at 7:30 PM CEST: TBD
- August 22 at 4:30 PM CEST: TBD
- August 22 at 7:45 PM CEST
Semifinals
- August 23 at 4:30 PM CEST: TBD
- August 23 at 7:45 PM CEST: TBD
Third-place decider
- August 24 at 9 AM CEST: TBD
Grand Final
- August 24 at 12 PM CEST: TBD
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