TOURNAMENT PROCEDURE

PRELIMINARIES

Players selected based on World Arena Season 32 and Season 33 rankings
will compete in the PRELIMINARIES of each region.

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WORLD ARENA
  • americas cup europe cup

    AMERICAS & EUROPE

    16 players will compete under double elimination for 3 days.
    8 players who win twice each day will advance to the REGIONAL CUP.

  • asia cup

    ASIA-PACIFIC

    ASIA-PACIFIC PRELIMINARIES consist of 4 groups by region of residence.
    In each group, 8 players will compete under double elimination for 2 days.
    A total of 8 players, 2 from each region, will advance to the REGIONAL CUP.

    CHINA QUALIFIER

    16 players will be divided into 2 groups to compete in the PRELIMINARIES.

REGIONAL CUP

8 players who advanced to each REGIONAL CUP will compete
in the REGIONAL CUP under single elimination.

  • EUROPE CUP STREAMING ONLY
  • AMERICAS CUP IN SÃO PAULO
  • ASIA-PACIFIC CUP IN BUSAN
  • CHINA QUALIFIER

    The winner and runner-up of the
    CHINA QUALIFIER win a ticket
    to the WORLD FINALS.

  • OPEN QUALIFIER - FRANCE

    Players who are WORLD FINALS host country nationals
    have the opportunity to play in an OPEN QUALIFIER
    before the PRELIMINARIES of the region is held.
    The winner of the OPEN QUALIFIER
    wins a ticket to the WORLD FINALS.

WORLD FINALS

12 players in total, 3 from each REGIONAL CUP,
2 from the CHINA QUALIFIER, and 1 from the OPEN QUALIFIER
will advance to the WORLD FINALS.

SWC2025
WORLD FINALS
IN PARIS

SWC2025 REGIONAL CUPS and WORLD FINALS will be held offline.
Please refer to the tournament notice for more details.

TOURNAMENT PRIZE

Total Prize Pool of 216,000 USD (WORLD FINALS included)
SWC2025 WORLD FINALS Prize
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place (Tied)
100,000 USD 20,000 USD 10,000 USD

12 World Finalists will receive prize money and in-game rewards.
SWC2025 World Champion will receive the SWC2025 Trophy and a medal,
and 2nd and 3rd place (tied) players will receive a medal.

SWC2025 REGIONAL CUP PRIZE
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd / 4th Places
10,000 USD 5,000 USD 2,500 USD

Players who place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the REGIONAL CUPS will receive prize money and a medal.
The 4th place player will receive prize money only.

SWC2025 CHINA QUALIFIER PRIZE
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd / 4th Places
8,000 USD 4,000 USD 2,000 USD

Players who place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the CHINA QUALIFIER will receive prize money and a medal.
The 4th place player will receive prize money only.

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