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https://www.u4gm.com/bo6-bot-lobbies The Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025 is building momentum as one of the year’s most anticipated multi-title events—a sprawling, seven-week mega-tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Among its marquee events, the Black Ops 6 competition promises to be a stand-out experience for both traditional first-person shooters and the broader esports audience.

This year, BO6 will dominate Week 3 of the EWC. The affair officially begins with the Group Stage on Thursday, July 24, followed by elimination rounds on Friday, July 25, quarterfinals on Saturday, July 26, and culminates in the semifinals, third-place decider, and grand final on Sunday, July 27. All matches will take place in the high-tech EWC Arena 1, located at Boulevard Riyadh City. Over four days, sixteen of the world’s top teams—four GSL-format pools of four—will battle in best-of-five series, compressing intense competition into a memorable long weekend.

Fans will witness back-to-back best-of-five matches starting at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday. Four pools (A through D) will stagger their opening matchups in 90-minute intervals throughout the morning and early afternoon, with winners' matches later in the day. Friday continues the tension with elimination and decider matches for each pool, determining the eight teams advancing.

Most playoff matches remain in the familiar best-of-five format, heightening suspense with quarterfinal showdowns at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Spectators can expect high-level tactical seesaws, clutch plays, and evolving team meta as fatigue sets in. Sunday intensifies matters further, featuring semifinals at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., a third-place decider at 1:15 p.m., and the grand final at 2:45 p.m. ET.

What makes this tournament even more alluring is the diverse field of sixteen teams: all but one professional Call of Duty League squad will participate, joined by five challenger teams who earned spots through rigorous qualifying events. The prize pool is a hefty US $1.8 million, with US $600k on the line for the champion. The format is traditional: double elimination in groups, single-elimination playoffs, best-of-seven grand final. The clock starts on July 24 and stops on July 27—four days, sixteen squads, and countless memories.

In Riyadh, fans both in-person and online can expect a high-caliber production: polished broadcasts, state-of-the-art staging, player zones, and live experiences. For those watching from home, streams across Twitch, YouTube, and official esports channels will cover every match. With early starts in the Americas, European fans can catch evening bouts—which should make for packed viewership and vibrant chatrooms.

The significance of BO6 at EWC goes beyond competition. It symbolizes Activision’s continued investment in turning Call of Duty into a global esport. The format, mechanics, and map rotation are fresh, giving players and viewers something novel compared to the MW3 environment of 2024. Teams must adapt strategies, adjust loadouts, and learn map dynamics quickly—this makes the condensed format all the more dramatic.

For players, it's a chance to shine on the global stage outside the CDL league season. For teams not as strong domestically, BO6 offers redemption. And for established powerhouses, it’s a stage to reaffirm global dominance. Four days can change careers; champions can earn prestige, prize money, club points, and bragging rights.

As July 24 approaches, anticipation is building. Will the dominant American CDL roster hold ground against challenger squads? How will playstyles differ when teams throw everything at BO6 for the first time? Expect blood, sweat, and gunfire at EWC Arena 1—because Black Ops 6 is ready to leave its mark on esports history, and the world will be watching.