"Electronic Sports World Cup" redirects here. For the successor tournament, see Esports World Cup.
eSports World Convention
FormerlyLAN Arena
（Before 2003）
Electronic Sports World Cup
（2003－2016）
SportEsports
GameCall of Duty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Founded2003
CountryFrance
ContinentEurope
Folded2018
ReplacedEsports World Cup
（ESWC brand was acquired in 2023）
Websitewww.eswc.com

The eSports World Convention (ESWC) (formerly known as Electronic Sports World Cup until early 2016) was an international professional gaming championship. Every year, winners of national qualifier events around the world earned the right to represent their country in the ESWC Finals.

The ESWC was originally created by a French company, Ligarena, that had previously hosted smaller local area network (LAN) events in France under the name of LAN Arena. In 2003, Ligarena decided to do something on a larger scale and the ESWC was born. In 2005, Ligarena became Games-Services.

In 2009, ESWC was bought by another French company, Games-Solution, which became the owner of the brand.

In 2012, Oxent, an agency specialising in electronic sports, acquired the ESWC.[1]

The grand finals and masters of ESWC have had a total prize purse of €1,721,000 between 2003 and 2010.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

In October 2023, the ESWC brand was acquired by the Esports World Cup Foundation.[11]

Overview

The first Electronic Sports World Cup was held in 2003 with a total of 358 participants from 37 countries and a prize purse of €150,000.[12] To participate in the tournament, competitors had to place in their country's national qualifier.[13] By 2006, the event had grown to 547 qualified participants from 53 countries and had a prize purse of $400,000 US.[14] The event also featured the first competition with a game specifically made for it: TrackMania Nations.

Championships

2003

The 2003 ESWC saw around 150,000 players narrowed down to just 358 players, from 37 different countries, who attended the finals at the Futuroscope near Poitiers in France. The total prize fund for the event was €156,000.

20034th
Counter-Strike[15]team9zExSK Gaming*GoodGame
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos[16]Alborz "HeMaN" HaidarianFredrik "MaDFroG" JohanssonAntoine "FaTC" ZadriYoan "ToD" Merlo
Unreal Tournament 2003[17]Christian "GitzZz" HoeckBjörn "zulg" SunessonJonathan "Fatal1ty" WendellAaron "Lotus" Everitt
Quake 3[16]Anton "Cooller" SingovJohn "ZeRo4" HillAlexey "LeXeR" NesterovPelle "fazz" Söderman
Counter-Strike Female[citation needed]SK GamingFemina BellicaDenmark GirlsTo Hell Angels
  • SK Gaming representing Sweden in the Counter-Strike competition

2004

The 2004 finals were once again held at the Futuroscope. Roughly 400 finalists, from 41 countries, attended to compete for a €210,000 prize purse.[18]

20044th
Counter-Strike[19]TitansspiXelVirtus.proThe Stomping Grounds
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne[20]Dae Hui "FoV" ChoFredrik "MaDFroG" JohanssonAlborz "HeMaN" HaidarianChun "Sweet" Jung Hee
Unreal Tournament 2004[21]Maurice "BurningDeath" EngelhardtChristian "GitzZz" HoeckLaurens "Lauke" PluijmakersNicola "Forrest" Geretti
Quake 3[22]SwedenUnited StatesRussiaBelarus
Counter-Strike Female[23]Team all 4 oneLadies.AMDNew4|eiboLes Seules
Pro Evolution Soccer 3[24]Samad "Samsam" BaismMarcel "Xside" WaulkeChen ZhiliangWang Zaoxing
Painkiller[25]Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerAlessandro "Stermy" AvalloneMichael "Dr.Moerser" FroeseJonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendell

2005

In 2005, the venue was moved to a larger facility: The Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The total prize payout was again raised - this time to €300,000.

20054th
Counter-Strike[26]compLexitySK Gaming*MousesportsLunatic-hai
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne[27]Manuel "Grubby" SchenkhuizenAndrey "Deadman" SobolevSeo Woo "ReiGn" KangLi "Sky" Xiaofeng
Unreal Tournament 2004[28]Michael "winz" BignetMarkus "Falcon" HolzerLaurens "Lauke" PluijmakersMichele "DevilMC" Esposito
Quake 3[29]Anton "Cooller" SingovPaul "czm" NelsonMagnus "fojji" OlssonJason "socrates" Sylka
Counter-Strike Female[30]Girls Got GameLadies.AMDx6tence.AMDBeat off The Best
Pro Evolution Soccer 4[24]Badr "ArabianJoker" HakeemMike "Mike" MoretonRaúl "Legre" Alegre"Zhao_Hang"
Gran Turismo 4[31]Pierre "Snake" LenoireThibault "Carter" LacombeArnaud "Lucky" LacombeJean-Philippe "Phenicks" Lacombe

*SK-Gaming's, secondary, Danish squad

2006

The 2006 event took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy and the total prize payout was approximately €300,000.

20064th
Counter-Strike[32]Made in BrazilfnaticaTTaXTeam3D
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne[33]Jae Wook "Lucifer" NohIvica "Zeus[19]" MarkovicLi "Sky" XiaofengZdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
Quake 4[34]Michael "winz" BignetAlexey "Cypher" YanushevskyIvo "Forever" LindhoutAnton "Cooller" Singov
Counter-Strike Female[35]Beat off the BestLes SeulesHacker VictorySK Gaming*
Pro Evolution Soccer 5[36]Bruce "Spank" GrannecMoustafa "Myto" MenadiYasin "Jinxy" KorogluSong "Song" Xianzhi
Gran Turismo 4[37]Pierre "Snake" LenoireThibault "Carter" LacombeArnaud "Lucky" LacombeDaniel "Holl01" Holland
Trackmania Nations[38]Dorian "Carl" ValletManuel "Baiy000r" BaierPascal "gaLLo" JägerAdrien "Dridrione" Auxent
  • SK Gaming representing USA in Counter-Strike female

2007

The 2007 ESWC took place at the Paris expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, from July 5 to July 8. There was a complete expo for this event, called "Mondial du Gaming" (World of Gaming).

750 finalists, from 51 countries, competed for a prize purse of $180,000 US.[6]

20074th
Counter-Strike[32]PGS.PokerStrategy.comTeam NoAfnatic *Made in Brazil
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne[33]Lee Sung "SoJu" DukOlav "Creolophus" UndheimManuel "Grubby" SchenkhuizenJun "Lyn" Park
Quake 4[34]Maciej "av3k" KrzykowskiAnton "Cooller" SingovMichael "winz" BignetMikael "PURRI" Tarvainen
Counter-Strike Female[35]SK Gaming **EHONORBe The BestUnfinished
Pro Evolution Soccer 6[36]Sven "S-Butcher" WehmeierBruce "Spank" GrannecMike "El Matador" LindenAlmeida "Bubaloo" Jorge
Trackmania Nations[38]Freek "XenoGear" MolemaDorian "Carl" ValletSimon "Lign" FerreiraCharles "selrahc37" Devillard

2008

Leaving France for the first time, the 2008 Electronic Sports World Cup took place in San Jose, California, USA,[39] from August 25 to August 27 during the bigger "NVISION 08" event. The disciplines announced were: Counter-Strike (open and female), Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Trackmania Nations Forever, Defense of the Ancients and, Quake 3.[40] Pro Evolution Soccer was not included because the global Konami authority had not given its support to the competition.[41] The prize purse was approximately $200,000 US.

2008[42]4th
Counter-StrikePGS.MYM (NEO, TaZ)[43]eSTROfnaticMousesports
Warcraft III: The Frozen ThroneDu-Seop "WhO" ChangLi "Sky" XiaofengZhuo "TeD" ZengSeo Woo "ReiGn" Kang
Quake 3Alexey "Cypher" YanushevskyMarcel 'K1llsen' PaulShane "Rapha" HendrixsonFan "Jibo" Zhibo
Counter-Strike FemaleSK GamingemuLateEHonorMeetYourMakers
Trackmania NationsKalle "Frostbeule" Moertlund VidekullFreek "XenoGear" MolemaSimon "Lign" FerreiraDorian "Carl" Vallet
Defense of the AncientsZenithKingSurfMeetYourMakersEvil Geniuses

Masters of Paris

In place of the ESWC, the "Masters of Paris" was held from July 4 to July 6, during the "Mondial du Gaming", taking place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The same disciplines took place during this Masters and offered additional qualifying slots for ESWC Grand Final in San Jose. All winners won a slot to participate in the ESWC Grand Final, and hotel accommodation in San Jose, free of charge.

2008 Masters of Paris[42]4th
Counter-StrikeMortal TeamworkfnaticMousesportsRoccat
Warcraft III: The Frozen ThroneJae Ho "Moon" JangLi "Sky" XiaofengYoan "ToD" MerloDu-Seop "WhO" Chang
Quake 3Alexey "Cypher" YanushevskyMagnus "fox" OlssonMaciej "av3k" KrzykowskiFan "Jibo" Zhibo
Counter-Strike FemaleLes SeulesSK GamingEmulateforZe
Trackmania NationsSimon "Lign" FerreiraFreek "XenoGear" MolemaKalle "Frostbeule" Mörtlund VidekullPedro "Moriah" Benjamin
Defense of the AncientsSK GamingThe Elder GodsMeetYourMakersEvil Geniuses

Masters of Athens

"Masters of Athens" was held from October 17 to October 18, 2008, during the Athens Digital Week. Disciplines featured were Quake III and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. The tournament had a $30.000 prize purse, and the champion qualified for ESWC 2009.

2008 Masters of Athens4th
Warcraft III: The Frozen ThroneJune "Lyn" ParkJae Ho "Moon" JangYoan "ToD" MerloDu-Seop "WhO" Chang
Quake 3Shane "Rapha" HendrixsonSebastian "Spart1e" SiiraMaciej "av3k" KrzykowskiAlexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky

2009

Masters of Cheonan

2009 Masters of Cheonan[44]4th
Counter-StrikefnaticSK-GamingMousesportsAlchemists
Warcraft III: The Frozen ThronePedro "LucifroN" Moreno DuránPark "Lyn" JuneLu "Fly100%" WeiliangDmitriy "Happy" Kostin
StarCraft: Brood WarGregory "IdrA" FieldsOleksii "White-Ra" KrupnikSeo "ToSsGirL" Ji-SooZhang"Super" Minglu
Special ForceITBANK RazereSTROITBANK teenager RazerEND
FIFA Online 2Kim Jung-MinLee Woo-YoungYang Jin-Mo

2010

The 2010 "Electronic Sports World Cup", which took place at Disneyland Paris, featured a €213,500 prize purse. Games Solution (or DIP-Organisation) took over the ESWC in 2010.[45]

20104th
Counter-StrikeNatus VincereSK Gamingmortal Team workFrag eXecutors
Warcraft III: The Frozen ThroneJune "Lyn" ParkJae Ho "Moon" JangSung sik "ReMinD" KimHappy
Quake LiveRaphaav3kAnton "Cooller" SingovDahang
Counter-Strike FemaleSK GamingfnaticMilleniumMousesports
TrackManiaBergieMoriaYoYoCarl
Defense of the AncientsEHOMEDTSMeetYourMakersNirvana
FIFA 10Anas "Astank" SofiPiresAndreiFrancisco "Quinzas" Cruz
Need for Speed: ShiftSteffanHuskySliverlecho
Super Street Fighter IVJustin WongMarnOlivier "Luffy" HaySun Woo "Infiltration" Lee
Guitar Hero 5BanobiCNB.LuckysonicvVv Smokyproggkyu hwan "TeamTest" Han

2011

This event marked the transitional replacement and additions of several cornerstone tournament titles. This included the replacement of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne with StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty,[46] as well as the replacement of Defense of the Ancients with Dota 2.[47] Additionally, this event marked the first and only year in which Counter-Strike: Source was present. It was also the last year that would include Counter-Strike 1.6, which was the main attraction of the tournament for many years, and the last remaining game that had been featured in the inaugural ESWC event.[48]

20114th
StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyIlyes "Stephano" SatouriGrzegorz "MaNa" KominczJung-Hoon "MarineKing" LeeManuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
Counter-StrikeSK GamingNatus VincereMousesportsAGAiN
Counter-Strike FemaleUBINITEDMilleniumMoscow FiveGamerhouse
Counter-Strike: SourceTeam VeryGames (Ex6TenZ, NBK, RpK, shox, SmithZz)CKRAS Gaming (3k2, cajun, FeTiSh, h0lm, wantz)CheckSix Gaming (DaZeD, frozt, neiL, Steel, tck)Team Dynamic (adreN, ANGER, AZK, Legend, PEX)
TrackMania ForeverErik "hakkiJunior" LeštachMarek "tween" PacherYoann "YoYo" CookTim "Spam" Lunenburg
Dota 2Natus VincereEHOMEGamersLeaguemonkeybusiness
FIFA 11Adrien "Aquino" ViaudRafael "Ralfitita" Riobó SánchezFrancisco "Quinzas" CruzKoen "k0entj92" Weijland

2012

20124th
StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyGrzegorz "MaNa" KominczPark "fOrGG" Ji SooIlyes "Stephano" SatouriGrégory "NeOAnGeL" Ferte
Dota 2Natus VincereTeam DignitasShiba GamingImaginary Gaming
ShootManiaStormColwnEclypsiaGamersLeague287
TrackMania Nations ForeverTim "Spam" LunenburgMarek "Tween" PacherCarl-Antoni "CarlJr." CloutierAdrien "Ned" Le Berre
FIFA 13Bruce "Spank" GrannecOvidiu "Ovvy" PatrascuJulien "Juliianooo" DassonvilleAbdulaziz "Alshehri" Alshehri
Tekken Tag Tournament 2Bae "Knee" Jae MinPark "Nin" Hyun KyuLeonard "lion art" Y.HEze "StarScream" Izundu
Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveNinjas in Pyjamas (Get_Right, f0rest, Xizt, friberg, Fiflaren)Team VeryGames (Ex6TenZ, NBK, RpK, SmithZz, kennyS)Area 51 (DaZeD, sgares, semphis, PineKone, tck)n!faculty (asmo, kirby, smn, disruptor, qk-mantis)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive GirlsUBINITED (Ali, jso, potter, missharvey, sapphiRe)Team ALTERNATE (beyoNd, n i c i, kathi, iReNe, zAAz)Reason Gaming (Abiii, Kaat, aNi-, Sephi, Salah)Imaginary Gaming (AmandiiNe, Cla, Kly, PrincesS, TuEuSee'e)
TrackMania 2: CanyonKasperi "klovni" AaltonenFlorian "oNio" RoschuLudovic "Ludo" MarquetCôme "Cocow" Marquet

2013

  • Date : From October 30 to November 3, 2013
  • Venue : Paris Games Week, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
  • Official disciplines : Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on PC (5v5), ShootMania Storm on PC (3v3), Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360 (4v4), Dota 2 on PC (5v5), FIFA 14 on Xbox 360 (1v1), Trackmania Stadium on PC (1v4)
  • Production : Archives Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine | Photos | Videos
Results
4th
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIcompLexityMilleniumEpsilon eSportsInfused
Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveClan-MystikVeryGamesAstana DragonsNinjas in Pyjamas
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (women)DruidzAlternateMistral GamingUbinited
Dota 2Team EmpireEvil GeniusesSigma.int4FC
FIFA 14Vincent "Vinch" HoffmannRobert "Ufenok77" FakhretdinovIvan 'Boraslegend' LapanjeAlban "azzurra" Xhemajli
ShootMania StormaAaLemondogsGenFnatic
TrackMania 2: StadiumCarl-Antoni "CarlJr." CloutierTaLaKoenzBergie

2014

Results
4th
Call of Duty:GhostsEvil GeniusesTCM GamingAscentia GamingTeam Vitality
Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveFnaticTeam LDLCVirtus.ProNatus Vincere
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (women)3DMAXTeam KarmaBad Monkey gamingReason Gaming
FIFA 15Navid "AdamanT" BorhaniSean "Dragonn" AllenBenfreha "neyo67" HichamIvan 'Boraslegend' Lapanje
Just DanceDiego "Diegho.san" Dos SantosTulio "Tulioakar96" Furst AkarAmandine "Dina" Morissetelvin "Jaeder" Da Rocha Santos
ShootMania StormAera eSportaAaAwsomniacFM eSports
TrackMania 2: StadiumCarl-Antoni "CarlJr." CloutiertweenYoYoSpam

2015

ESWC 2015 COD

Results
T3rdT3rd
Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareOpTic GamingDenial eSportsRevenge GamingVitality Storm

ESWC 2015 CSGO

Results
T3rdT3rd
Counter Strike: Global OffensiveNatus VincereCloud9Team EnVyUsFlipSid3 Tactics
Counter Strike: Global Offensive (female)Counter Logic Gaming RedGames4u.se FemaleTeam KarmaTeam Acer.fe

2015 PGW

Results
T3rdT3rd
FIFA 16August "Agge" RosenmeierSpencer "HugeGorilla" EalingErhan "DrErhano" KaymanKiarash "Immortal" Shokouhisolgi
League of Legends (female)unKnights LadiesGG Call NashBX3 EKLamasticrew
Trackmania 2 StadiumCarl-Antoni "CarlJr." CloutierThomas "Pac" ColeMarek "Tween" PacherTim "Spam" Lunenburg
Just DanceDieghoDinaKelvinLucktose
Trackmania VRHans "Racehans" PauschYoann "YoYo" CookYoann "YoYo" CookKoen "Koenz" Schobbers

2016

  • 1st $20,000 2,500 OpTic Gaming
  • 2nd $10,000 1,500 Splyce
  • 3rd $6,000 1,100 Rise Nation
  • 4th $4,000 900 Millenium

2017

Esports World Convention Summer 2017

Esports World Convention Summer 2017 is an offline French CR tournament organized by ESWC.

eSports World Convention 2017

eSports World Convention 2017 is an offline French qc tournament.

2018

ESWC Metz 2018

ESWC Metz 2018 is an offline event in Metz, France. This tournament will be part of the Open Tour France 2018.

eSports World Convention 2018

The Esports World Convention (ESWC) 2018 was held at Paris Games Week (PGW) from October 26 to 30, 2018, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. ESWC hosted various esports competitions, with the main stage showcasing esports culture in France. The event featured qualifiers, a group stage, and a playoff bracket, with the main attraction being the top players in the world.

ESWC Africa 2018

ESWC Africa 2018 is an offline Moroccan CS:GO tournament organized by ESWC.

Medal Tally

Throughout the ESWC finals the medal tally is as follows (as of ESWC 2014):

#CountriesTotal
1France23142562
2139830
31214935
4108422
553311
652512
7481022
84318
934613
1034512
112507
122507
132103
142013
1515713
161225
171102
181001
191001
201001
211001
220224
230202
240202
250123
260101
270101
280101
290022
300022
310011
320011

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