Riyadh, May 22 -- The Esports Foundation (EF) has announced that the 2026 edition of the Esports World Cup (EWC), the world's largest esports and gaming event, will be hosted in Paris, France, from July 6 to August 23.

Paris becomes the first international EWC host city outside of Riyadh, accelerating the Esports Foundation's long-term global rotation ambition. Bringing together 2,000 players, 200 Clubs and millions of fans from more than 100 countries this summer, the world's largest esports event arrives in a city at the heart of international sport

The Esports Foundation is guided by a long-term vision of growing its international tournaments and competitions through collaboration with audiences, partners and host markets around the ...