# 🎮 Esports World Cup 2025 — Complete Dataset

> **The most comprehensive structured dataset for EWC 2025**, covering all 27 game tournaments held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 8 to August 2025. 10 interlinked CSV files spanning players, teams, results, prize pools, and more.

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## 📌 About the Dataset

The **Esports World Cup (EWC)** is the world's largest esports event, hosted annually at Boulevard City in Riyadh. The 2025 edition featured **27 title tournaments**, a **$100M+ total prize pool**, and competitors from **36+ countries** across PC and mobile platforms.

This dataset was compiled to support analysis of competitive esports at the highest level — team performance, player demographics, prize distribution, country dominance, and the Club Championship meta-game.

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## 📁 Files Overview

| # | File | Rows | Cols | Description |
|---|------|------|------|-------------|
| 01 | `01_EWC2025_Event_Tournament_Summary.csv` | 27 | 12 | One row per game tournament — dates, prize pool, winner, platform |
| 02 | `02_EWC2025_Medalists.csv` | 257 | 6 | Every gold/silver/bronze medalist with country and role |
| 03 | `03_EWC2025_Club_Championship_Standings.csv` | 24 | 10 | Final Club Championship rankings with points and prize money |
| 04 | `04_EWC2025_Club_Partner_Program.csv` | 40 | 10 | All club partner orgs — region, founding year, social following |
| 05 | `05_EWC2025_Player_Roster.csv` | 272 | 13 | Full player roster with age, experience, earnings, social reach |
| 06 | `06_EWC2025_Prize_Pool_Distribution.csv` | 5 | 5 | How the $100M+ prize pool was split across categories |
| 07 | `07_EWC2025_Calendar_Schedule.csv` | 27 | 7 | Weekly schedule with venue and timezone for each tournament |
| 08 | `08_EWC2025_Country_Results.csv` | 36 | 8 | Medal tally by country with top game and player count |
| 09 | `09_EWC2025_Point_System.csv` | 16 | 4 | Club Championship point system by placement |
| 10 | `10_EWC2025_Game_by_Game_Results.csv` | 50 | 9 | Match results with scores, maps, duration, and MVP |

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## 🔑 Column Dictionary

### 01 — Event & Tournament Summary
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Game` | str | Game title |
| `Event_Name` | str | Official tournament name |
| `Start_Date` | date | Tournament start date |
| `End_Date` | date | Tournament end date |
| `Prize_Pool_USD` | int | Total prize pool in USD |
| `Num_Participants` | int | Number of competing teams/players |
| `Winner` | str | Tournament champion |
| `Runner_Up` | str | Runner-up |
| `Game_Type` | str | Genre (MOBA, FPS, Racing, etc.) |
| `Platform` | str | PC or Mobile |
| `Club_Championship_Points` | str | Whether points were awarded (Yes/No) |
| `Gender` | str | Mixed/Women/Men (NaN = open) |

### 02 — Medalists
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Event` | str | Game title |
| `Medal` | str | Gold / Silver / Bronze |
| `Team_Organization` | str | Organization name |
| `Player` | str | Player handle/name |
| `Country` | str | Player's country |
| `Role` | str | In-game role (IGL, Fragger, Support, etc.) |

### 03 — Club Championship Standings
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Rank` | int | Final standing |
| `Organization` | str | Club name |
| `Total_Points` | int | Total Club Championship points |
| `Prize_Money_USD` | int | Prize money earned |
| `Tournament_Wins` | int | Number of tournaments won |
| `Top_8_Finishes` | int | Top-8 finishes across events |
| `Region` | str | Organization's home region |
| `Club_Partner_Status` | str | Current / New / No |
| `Eligible_to_Win` | str | Eligibility status |
| `Games_Won` | str | List of games the club won |

### 04 — Club Partner Program
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Organization` | str | Club name |
| `Region` | str | Geographic region |
| `Country` | str | Home country |
| `Club_Partner_Status` | str | Current / New |
| `Top_8_2024` | str | Did club finish top-8 in 2024? |
| `Games_Competing` | str | Games the club entered |
| `Founded` | int | Year founded |
| `HQ_Location` | str | Headquarters city/country |
| `CEO` | str | CEO or owner |
| `Social_Media_Followers_M` | float | Total social following (millions) |

### 05 — Player Roster
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Player_ID` | str | Unique player ID (EWC2025_XXX) |
| `Player_Name` | str | Player handle |
| `Country` | str | Nationality |
| `Region` | str | Continental region |
| `Team` | str | Competing team |
| `Game` | str | Game played |
| `Role` | str | In-game role |
| `Age` | int | Player age |
| `Experience_Years` | int | Years of pro experience |
| `Previous_Team` | str | Prior team (NaN if first team) |
| `Tournament_Place` | int | Final placement |
| `Prize_Earned_USD` | int | Individual prize earnings |
| `Social_Media_Followers_K` | int | Social following (thousands) |

### 06 — Prize Pool Distribution
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Category` | str | Prize category |
| `Amount_USD` | int | Total amount for category |
| `Percentage` | float | Share of total prize pool |
| `Description` | str | What the prize covers |
| `Num_Recipients` | int | Number of recipients |

### 07 — Calendar & Schedule
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Week` | int | Event week number |
| `Game` | str | Game title |
| `Start_Date` | date | Start date |
| `End_Date` | date | End date |
| `Duration_Days` | int | Tournament length in days |
| `Venue` | str | Venue name and city |
| `Time_Zone` | str | Local timezone (AST) |

### 08 — Country Results
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Country` | str | Country name |
| `Gold_Medals` | int | Gold medals won |
| `Silver_Medals` | int | Silver medals won |
| `Bronze_Medals` | int | Bronze medals won |
| `Total_Medals` | int | Total medals |
| `Total_Players` | int | Number of players from country |
| `Top_Game` | str | Game country excelled in most |
| `Region` | str | Geographic region |

### 09 — Point System
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Placement` | int | Finishing position |
| `Points` | int | Club Championship points awarded |
| `System_Type` | str | Standard / Extended / Special |
| `Description` | str | Label for the placement |

### 10 — Game-by-Game Results
| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `Game` | str | Game title |
| `Match_Type` | str | Finals / Grand Final / Third Place / etc. |
| `Team_1` | str | First competing team |
| `Team_2` | str | Second competing team |
| `Winner` | str | Winning team |
| `Score` | str | Match score (e.g., 4-1) |
| `Map` | str | Map or stage played |
| `Duration_Minutes` | int | Match length in minutes |
| `MVP` | str | Most Valuable Player of the match |

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## 🔗 Entity Relationships

```
Event_Tournament_Summary  ──┬──> Game_by_Game_Results     (via Game)
                             ├──> Medalists                (via Event/Game)
                             └──> Calendar_Schedule        (via Game)

Club_Championship_Standings ──> Club_Partner_Program       (via Organization)
Club_Championship_Standings ──> Player_Roster              (via Team)

Medalists ──> Player_Roster                                 (via Player)
Country_Results ──> Player_Roster                           (via Country)
Point_System ──> Club_Championship_Standings                (via Placement → Points)
Prize_Pool_Distribution ──> Event_Tournament_Summary        (via Prize totals)
```

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## 💡 Suggested Analyses

- 🏆 **Which country dominated EWC 2025?** — Medal tally, players per medal, regional power maps
- 💰 **Prize money vs. Club Championship performance** — Is tournament breadth or depth rewarded more?
- 👤 **Player age & experience vs. earnings** — Do veterans outperform newcomers?
- 🌍 **Regional representation by game genre** — Does Asia dominate MOBAs? Does Europe lead in FPS?
- 📅 **Schedule clustering** — Which weeks had the most high-stakes matches?
- 🔁 **Club partner loyalty** — How do new vs. current partners compare in performance?
- 🎯 **MVP distribution** — Which players appeared most often as MVPs across matches?

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## 📜 License

This dataset is released under **CC BY 4.0**. You are free to share and adapt it for any purpose with attribution.

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## 🙏 Acknowledgements

Data compiled from publicly available Esports World Cup 2025 tournament results, official brackets, and club partnership announcements. This is a fan/researcher-compiled dataset and is not officially affiliated with EWC or its organizers.

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