Esports World Convention


The Electronic Sports World Convention is an international professional gaming championship. Every year, winners of national qualifier events around the world earn the right to represent their country in the ESWC Finals. The event has been praised for its organisation and ability to put on a good show for spectators.
The ESWC was originally created by a French company, Ligarena, that had previously hosted smaller Local Area Network 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.
The grand finals and masters of ESWC have had a total prize purse of €1,721,000 between 2003 and 2010.

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. To participate in the tournament, competitors had to place in their country's national qualifier. By 2006, the event had grown to 547 qualified participants from 53 countries and had a prize purse of $400,000 US. The event also featured the first competition with a game specifically made for it: TrackMania Nations.

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.
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Counter-Strike zEx SK Gaming* GoodGame
Alborz "HeMaN" Haidarian Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson Antoine "FaTC" Zadri Yoan "ToD" Merlo
Unreal Tournament 2003 Christian "GitzZz" Hoeck Björn "zulg" Sunesson Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendell Marcel "$ol-Blade" Clanbase
Quake 3 Anton "Cooller" Singov John "ZeRo4" Hill Alexey "LeXeR" Nesterov Pelle "fazz" Söderman
Counter-Strike Female SK Gaming Femina Bellica Denmark Girls To Hell Angels

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.
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Counter-Strike Titans spiXel Virtus.pro The Stomping Grounds
Dae Hui "FoV" Cho Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson Alborz "HeMaN" Haidarian Chun "Sweet" Jung Hee
Unreal Tournament 2004 Maurice "BurningDeath" Engelhardt Christian "GitzZz" Hoeck Laurens "Lauke" Pluijmakers Nicola "Forrest" Geretti
Quake 3 Sweden United States Russia Belarus
Counter-Strike Female Team all 4 one Ladies.AMD New4|eibo Les Seules
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 Samad "Samsam" Baism Marcel "Xside" Waulke Chen Zhiliang Wang Zaoxing
Painkiller Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Alessandro "Stermy" Avallone Michael "Dr.Moerser" Froese Jonathan "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.
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Counter-Strike compLexity SK Gaming* Mousesports Lunatic-hai
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev Seo Woo "ReiGn" Kang Li "Sky" Xiaofeng
Unreal Tournament 2004 Michael "winz" Bignet Markus "Falcon" Holzer Laurens "Lauke" Pluijmakers Michele "DevilMC" Esposito
Quake 3 Anton "Cooller" Singov Paul "czm" Nelson Magnus "fojji" Olsson Jason "socrates" Sylka
Counter-Strike Female Girls Got Game Ladies.AMD x6tence.AMD Beat off The Best
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Badr "ArabianJoker" Hakeem Mike "Mike" Moreton Raúl "Legre" Alegre "Zhao_Hang"
Gran Turismo 4 Pierre "Snake" Lenoire Thibault "Carter" Lacombe Arnaud "Lucky" Lacombe Jean-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.
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Counter-Strike Made in Brazil fnatic aTTaX Team3D
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Jae Wook "Lucifer" Noh Ivica "Zeus" Markovic Li "Sky" Xiaofeng Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
Quake 4 Michael "winz" Bignet Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky Ivo "Forever" Lindhout Anton "Cooller" Singov
Counter-Strike Female Beat off the Best Les Seules Hacker Victory SK Gaming*
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Bruce "Spank" Grannec Moustafa "Myto" Menadi Yasin "Jinxy" Koroglu Song "Song" Xianzhi
Gran Turismo 4 Pierre "Snake" Lenoire Thibault "Carter" Lacombe Arnaud "Lucky" Lacombe Daniel "Holl01" Holland
Trackmania Nations Dorian "Carl" Vallet Manuel "Baiy000r" Baier Pascal "gaLLo" Jäger Adrien "Dridrione" Auxent

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".
750 finalists, from 51 countries, competed for a prize purse of $180,000 US.
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Counter-Strike PGS.PokerStrategy.com Team NoA fnatic * Made in Brazil
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Lee Sung "SoJu" Duk Olav "Creolophus" Undheim Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Jun "Lyn" Park
Quake 4 Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski Anton "Cooller" Singov Michael "winz" Bignet Mikael "PURRI" Tarvainen
Counter-Strike Female SK Gaming ** EHONOR Be The Best Unfinished
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Sven "S-Butcher" Wehmeier Bruce "Spank" Grannec Mike "El Matador" Linden Almeida "Bubaloo" Jorge
Trackmania Nations Freek "XenoGear" Molema Dorian "Carl" Vallet Simon "Lign" Ferreira Charles "selrahc37" Devillard

2008

Leaving France for the first time, the 2008 Electronic Sports World Cup took place in San Jose, California, USA, from August 25 to August 27 during the bigger "NVISION 08" event. The disciplines announced were: Counter-Strike, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Trackmania Nations Forever, Defense of the Ancients and, Quake 3. Pro Evolution Soccer was not included because the global Konami authority had not given its support to the competition. The prize purse was approximately $200,000 US.
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Counter-Strike PGS.MYM eSTRO fnatic Mousesports
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Du-Seop "WhO" Chang Li "Sky" Xiaofeng Zhuo "TeD" Zeng Seo Woo "ReiGn" Kang
Quake 3 Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky Marcel 'K1llsen' Paul Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson Fan "Jibo" Zhibo
Counter-Strike Female SK Gaming emuLate EHonor MeetYourMakers
Trackmania Nations Kalle "Frostbeule" Moertlund Videkull Freek "XenoGear" Molema Simon "Lign" Ferreira Dorian "Carl" Vallet
Defense of the Ancients Zenith KingSurf MeetYourMakers Evil 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 Paris4th
Counter-Strike Mortal Teamwork fnatic Mousesports Roccat
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Jae Ho "Moon" Jang Li "Sky" Xiaofeng Yoan "ToD" Merlo Du-Seop "WhO" Chang
Quake 3 Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky Magnus "fox" Olsson Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski Fan "Jibo" Zhibo
Counter-Strike Female Les Seules SK Gaming Emulate forZe
Trackmania Nations Simon "Lign" Ferreira Freek "XenoGear" Molema Kalle "Frostbeule" Mörtlund Videkull Pedro "Moriah" Barbosa
Defense of the Ancients SK Gaming The Elder Gods MeetYourMakers Evil 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.
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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne June "Lyn" Park Jae Ho "Moon" Jang Yoan "ToD" Merlo Du-Seop "WhO" Chang
Quake 3 Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky

2009

Masters of Cheonan

2009 Masters of Cheonan4th
Counter-Strike fnatic SK-Gaming Mousesports Alchemists
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Pedro "LucifroN" Moreno Durán Park "Lyn" June Lu "Fly100%" Weiliang Dmitriy "Happy" Kostin
Gregory "IdrA" Fields Oleksii "White-Ra" Krupnik Seo "ToSsGirL" Ji-Soo Zhang"Super" Minglu
Special Force ITBANK Razer eSTRO ITBANK teenager Razer END
FIFA Online 2 Kim Jung-Min Lee Woo-Young Yang Jin-Mo

2010

The 2010 "Electronic Sports World Cup", which took place at Disneyland Paris, featured a €213,500 prize purse. Games Solution took over the ESWC in 2010.
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Counter-Strike Natus Vincere SK Gaming mortal Team work Frag eXecutors
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne June "Lyn" Park Jae Ho "Moon" Jang Sung sik "ReMinD" Kim Happy
Quake Live Rapha av3k Anton "Cooller" Singov Dahang
Counter-Strike Female SK Gaming fnatic Millenium Mousesports
TrackMania Bergie Moria YoYo Carl
Defense of the Ancients EHOME DTS MeetYourMakers Nirvana
FIFA 10 Anas "Astank" Sofi Pires Andrei Francisco "Quinzas" Cruz
Steffan Husky Sliver lecho
Super Street Fighter IV Justin Wong Marn Olivier "Luffy" Hay Sun Woo "Infiltration" Lee
Guitar Hero 5 Banobi CNB.Luckysonic vVv Smokyprogg kyu 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 ', as well as the replacement of Defense of the Ancients with Dota 2. 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.
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Ilyes "Stephano" Satouri Grzegorz "MaNa" Komincz Jung-Hoon "MarineKing" Lee Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
Counter-Strike SK Gaming Natus Vincere Mousesports AGAiN
Counter-Strike Female UBINITED Millenium Moscow Five Gamerhouse
Team VeryGames CKRAS Gaming CheckSix Gaming Team Dynamic
TrackMania Forever Erik "hakkiJunior" Leštach Marek "tween" Pacher Yoann "YoYo" Cook Tim "Spam" Lunenburg
Dota 2 Natus Vincere EHOME GamersLeague monkeybusiness
FIFA 11''' Adrien "Aquino" Viaud Rafael "Ralfitita" Riobó Sánchez Francisco "Quinzas" Cruz Koen "k0entj92" Weijland

2012

  • Date : From October 30 to November 4, 2012
  • Venue : Paris Games Week, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
  • Official disciplines : ' on PC, Shootmania Storm on PC, ' on Xbox 360, Dota 2 on PC, FIFA 14 on Xbox 360, Trackmania² Stadium on PC
  • Production : |
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Grzegorz "MaNa" Komincz Park "fOrGG" Ji Soo Ilyes "Stephano" Satouri Grégory "NeOAnGeL" Ferte
Dota 2 Natus Vincere Team Dignitas Shiba Gaming Imaginary Gaming
ShootManiaStorm Colwn Eclypsia GamersLeague 287
TrackMania Nations Forever Tim "Spam" Lunenburg Marek "Tween" Pacher Carl-Antoni "CarlJr" Cloutier Adrien "Ned" Le Berre
FIFA 13 Bruce "Spank" Grannec Ovidiu "Ovvy" Patrascu Julien "Juliianooo" Dassonville Abdulaziz "Alshehri" Alshehri
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Bae "Knee" Jae Min Park "Nin" Hyun Kyu Leonard "lion art" Y.H Eze "StarScream" Izundu
Ninjas in Pyjamas Team VeryGames Area 51 n!faculty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Girls UBINITED Team ALTERNATE Reason Gaming Imaginary Gaming
Kasperi "klovni" Aaltonen Florian "oNio" Roschu Ludovic "Ludo" Marquet Côme "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, ShootMania Storm on PC, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360, Dota 2 on PC, FIFA 14 on Xbox 360, Trackmania Stadium on PC
  • Production : | |
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' compLexity Millenium Epsilon eSports Infused
' Clan-Mystik VeryGames Astana Dragons Ninjas in Pyjamas
Druidz Alternate Mistral Gaming Ubinited
Dota 2 Team Empire Evil Geniuses Sigma.int 4FC
FIFA 14 Vincent "Vinch" Hoffmann Robert "Ufenok77" Fakhretdinov Ivan 'Boraslegend' Lapanje Alban "azzurra" Xhemajli
ShootMania Storm aAa LemondogsGen Fnatic
TrackMania 2: Stadium Carl Jr. TaLa Koenz Bergie

2014

  • Date : From October 29 to November 2, 2014
  • Venue : Paris Games Week, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
  • Official disciplines : Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on PC, ' on Xbox One, Just Dance on Xbox One, FIFA 15 on Xbox One, Trackmania² Stadium on PC, ShootMania Storm on PC
  • Production : | |
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' Evil Geniuses TCM Gaming Ascentia Gaming Team Vitality
' Fnatic Team LDLC Virtus.Pro Natus Vincere
' 3DMAX Team Karma Bad Monkey gaming Reason Gaming
FIFA 15 Navid "AdamanT" Borhani Sean "Dragonn" Allen Benfreha "neyo67" Hicham Ivan 'Boraslegend' Lapanje
Just Dance Diego "Diegho.san" Dos Santos Tulio "Tulioakar96" Furst Akar Amandine "Dina" Morisset elvin "Jaeder" Da Rocha Santos
ShootMania Storm Aera eSport aAa Awsomniac FM eSports
TrackMania 2: Stadium Carl Jr. tween YoYo Spam

2015

ESWC 2015 COD

  • Date : May 2–3, 2015
  • Venue : Zenith-Paris, Paris, France
  • Official disciplines : ' on Xbox One
T3rdT3rd
' OpTic Gaming Denial eSports Revenge Gaming Vitality Storm

ESWC 2015 CSGO

  • Date : From July 9 to July 12, 2015
  • Venue : Mondial des Jeux Loto Québec, Montreal, Quebec
  • Official disciplines : ' on PC
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' Natus Vincere Cloud9 Team EnVyUs FlipSid3 Tactics
Counter Logic Gaming Red Games4u.se Female Team Karma Team Acer.fe

2015 PGW

  • Date : From October 28 to November 1, 2015
  • Venue : Paris Games Week, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
  • Official disciplines : on PC, FIFA 16, League of legends on PC, Just Dance, Trackmania² Stadium on PC, ShootMania Storm on PC
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FIFA 16 August "Agge" Rosenmeier Spencer "HugeGorilla" Ealing Erhan "DrErhano" Kayman Kiarash "Immortal" Shokouhisolgi
League of Legends unKnights Ladies GG Call Nash BX3 EK Lamasticrew
Trackmania 2 Stadium Carl-Antoni "Carl-Jr" Cloutier Thomas "Pac" Cole Marek "Tween" Pacher Tim "Spam" Lunenburg
Just Dance Diegho Dina Kelvin Lucktose
Trackmania VR Hans "Racehans" Pausch Yoann "YoYo" Cook Yoann "YoYo" Cook Koen "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

    Medal Tally

Throughout the ESWC finals the medal tally is as follows :
#CountriesTotal
1 France23142562
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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