{"id":1529,"date":"2025-06-23T18:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:45:49","slug":"the-esports-world-cup-is-back-running-july-8-to-august-24-2025-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/the-esports-world-cup-is-back-running-july-8-to-august-24-2025-in-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Esports World Cup is back\u2014running July\u202f8 to August\u202f24, 2025 in Riyadh."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest esports event just got even bigger: 26 tournaments across 25 games with a $70\u202fmillion prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>But this isn\u2019t just global fandom\u2014it\u2019s a massive signal for education.<\/p>\n<p>Why it matters for schools:<\/p>\n<p>Esports is becoming a real career pipeline, not just a hobby<br \/>\nYoung players are gaining leadership, STEM skills and digital literacy through esports programs\u2014not just through competition<br \/>\nThe scale of EWC shows colleges already buying in\u2014so the opportunity\u2019s right here for K\u201312<\/p>\n<p>Call to Action \u2192 We bridge that gap.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Through our afterschool programs, we prepare students with team management, tech fluency, and competitive experience.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf Want your students to be ready for opportunities on global stages?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 DM us or visit thelongislandgamingleague.com to start building pathways that make your school a launchpad for future leaders.<\/p>\n<p>#EsportsEducation #EsportsWorldCup #EWC2025 #STEM #FutureSkills #SchoolLeadership #EdTech #StudentEngagement<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1533 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-650x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-650x433.png 650w, https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-325x217.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest esports event just got even bigger: 26 tournaments across 25 games with a $70\u202fmillion prize pool. But this isn\u2019t just global fandom\u2014it\u2019s a massive signal for education. Why it matters for schools: Esports is becoming a real career pipeline, not just a hobby Young players are gaining leadership, STEM skills and digital literacy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ligl-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1775,"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions\/1775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelongislandgamingleague.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}