Black Ops 7 Esports World Cup Paris
- Esports World Cup opened its Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tournament in Paris on August 5, with 16 teams competing through August 9. - Organizers listed a $1.8 million prize pool, while TechTimes said FaZe Clan arrived as CDL champions and 6/4 betting favorites. - Group-stage play runs August 5-7 in Paris, with playoffs scheduled for August 8-9 on official event pages.
The Esports World Cup opened its Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tournament in Paris on Wednesday, with 16 teams competing from Aug. 5 through Aug. 9 for a $1.8 million prize pool. The event is being held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, according to the tournament’s official competition page. Dot Esports and GameReactor published opening-day schedule pages as matches began, while the official Esports World Cup site described the event as the Black Ops 7 title competition at EWC 2026. ### Where is the tournament being played, and how long does it run? Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is the listed venue for the Black Ops 7 event, and the tournament runs from Aug. 5 to Aug. 9, according to Tips.GG and the official Esports World Cup competition page. The official site says 16 teams are in the field and are playing for a share of the $1.8 million purse and the EWC title. (esportsworldcup.com) GameReactor reported that group-stage matches run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 7, with playoffs following on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. Tips.GG published the same date structure in its event guide. ### Which teams are the main names at the start? (esportsworldcup.com) FaZe Clan entered Paris as the reigning Call of Duty League champion, according to TechTimes, which said the team was also the betting favorite at 6/4. The same report said OpTic Gaming arrived as the defending Esports World Cup champion at 2/1. (gamereactor.eu) Dot Esports listed FaZe Clan, OpTic Gaming, Team Falcons, Gentle Mates and 100 Thieves among the headline teams on its tournament page. The official Esports World Cup site also framed the event against the backdrop of Atlanta FaZe’s 2024 title and OpTic Gaming’s 2025 championship comeback. (tips.gg) ### How is the event structured over five days? The official Esports World Cup page says the tournament is a five-day Black Ops 7 competition featuring 16 teams and a championship prize pool of $1.8 million. Dot Esports described its coverage as including schedule, results, bracket, teams and stream information, indicating a live bracket format that updates through the event. (dotesports.com) GameReactor reported that 12 of the 16 qualified teams were due to begin play on Aug. 5, with the remaining four joining on Aug. 6. Tips.GG reported the same opening split for the first two days of competition. ### Where are the opening fixtures and live updates being posted? (esportsworldcup.com) Dot Esports published a running schedule-and-results page for the event, including bracket and stream details. GameReactor also posted an opening-fixtures story on Aug. 5 as the tournament began. The official Esports World Cup competition page is carrying the event under its Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 section, and the EWC news page published a “survival guide” for the tournament. (gamereactor.eu) Those pages identify the dates, team count and prize pool, and serve as the central organizer listings for the event. (dotesports.com) ### What comes next in Paris? Aug. 7 is the last day of group-stage play, according to GameReactor and Tips.GG, before the tournament moves into playoffs on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. The official Esports World Cup page and Dot Esports’ live bracket page are the main places tracking results as the field narrows from 16 teams to a champion. (gamereactor.eu) (esportsworldcup.com)
