The Esports Foundation has confirmed Paris Expo Porte de Versailles as the venue for the Esports World Cup 2026, with tickets going on sale Friday, May 29 on esportsworldcup.com/tickets.
The event was originally set to take place in Riyadh but was relocated to Paris last week following high-level discussions between the Esports Foundation, Saudi officials, and the French government. The seven-week competition will run from July 6 to August 23, with a record $75 million prize pool spread across 25 tournaments.
For League of Legends fans, the competition is scheduled from July 15 to 19 during Week 2, alongside Free Fire, Dota 2, and the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational. The LoL final day will feature tiered seating divided into Gold, Silver, and Bronze zones — a setup also reserved for the VALORANT, Rocket League, and Counter-Strike 2 championship matches.
The presence of three pricing tiers, typically associated with large-capacity arenas rather than convention-hall stages, could hint at a bigger venue setup for these four finals. Nothing has been confirmed by the organizers so far, but the seating structure suggests a different scale of production for the championship days of the four flagship titles.
Several ticket types will be available, including a limited batch of Early Bird passes. The Regular Tournament Pass covers every day of a single tournament, group stages included, with Silver seating for select titles. The Premium Tournament Pass adds priority access, Gold seating, and goodies. A Daily Regular Pass is also available for fans attending a single day.
No intel on the precise hour in which the tickets are released I suppose ?