Updated on June 3, 10:17 p.m. (GMT+8): Added trailer.
Get ready to go behind the scenes with a new five-part documentary series called Esports World Cup Level Up.
It premieres on Prime Video on June 6, 2025. New episodes drop weekly, leading up to the Esports World Cup 2025, which runs from July 7 to August 24, 2025.
Emmy Award-winning director R.J. Cutler (known for Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry and Elton John: Never Too Late) provides an exclusive look into last summer’s event.
What is Esports World Cup Level Up
The series combines intimate home visits with participants from around the globe and on-the-ground coverage from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Esports World Cup Level Up follows a diverse cast, from Club CEOs devising multi-million dollar strategies to rising stars striving for life-altering victories, where over US$60 million in prize money fueled an intense international competition.
Produced by This Machine (a Sony Pictures Television company), with R.J. Cutler directing, John Dorsey as showrunner, and Jane Cha Cutler, Trevor Smith, Elise Pearlstein, and Mark Blatty serving as executive producers, Esports World Cup Level Up is available exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
At the core of Esports World Cup Level Up is the EWC Club Championship where Clubs compete across more than 20 games, accumulating points on a single leaderboard.
Every match and every point directly impact the race for global dominance. With the largest prize pool in esports history at stake, the EWC serves as a proving ground for the next generation of sports icons.
“What drew me to the Esports World Cup was the compelling human stories unfolding within this high-stakes arena,” said Cutler. “Esports World Cup Level Up isn’t just about the incredible competition and prize money; it’s about the dedication, the passion, and the sheer will of these athletes and teams pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Under high pressure, we discover the true character of the competitors who vie for $60 million, but who also expose their humanity in the process.”
The Esports World Cup Level Up series features our favorite esports pros
| ESPORTS PRO FEATURED IN ESPORTS WORLD CUP LEVEL UP | TEAM | STORY |
| Soka | Team Falcons | Hailing from the tough streets of Oakland, he’s the trash-talking extrovert who defies the typical gamer-loner stereotype. He taunts his rivals, rallies his team, and confidently calls his shots, but beneath his bravado lies a history of overcoming childhood struggles. |
| Faker | T1 | His celebrity in South Korea rivals that of the most popular K-pop bands, yet he must contend with his own legendary status and the isolation that accompanies such mystique. There’s greatness, and then there are legends: Jordan, Tiger, Messi. In esports, it’s Faker. |
| Sanford | Team Liquid | The 19-year-old gaming prodigy from the Philippines experiences a profound shift in his life after his father suffers a stroke, making him the primary provider for his family. Despite his youth, the stakes are immense, transforming his esports journey into something far beyond mere title victories. |
| Drazah | Atlanta FaZe | Raised by his single mother alongside seven siblings, he returns to his humble beginnings to share how a professional gamer rose from a makeshift shed in North Pole, Alaska, to reach esports’ grandest stage. |
| Chel and Cinny | Team Vitality | Hailing from a remote part of Indonesia, these sisters lead the most dominant women’s team in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang history. They have won every tournament since their team’s inception in 2021, but their beloved grandfather’s passing on the day of their arrival in Riyadh jeopardizes their current tournament run. |
| Yevhen Zolotarov | CEO of NAVI | He fights for the friends and family he left behind. On the first day of Russia’s invasion, explosions woke his infant son. The following day, the area lost electricity. He and his team are competing to support their war-torn homeland. |
| Mossad Aldossary | CEO of Team Falcons | The 24-year-old CEO of Team Falcons grew up in Riyadh. Now, he leads the nation’s favorite Club, with an opportunity to ensure the Cup remains in his home country. With national pride and a significant prize pool at stake, he feels immense pressure to succeed. |
The inaugural Esports World Cup in 2024 brought together 1,500 elite players and 200 Clubs from 100 countries.
They competed in 22 tournaments across 21 games for a $60 million prize pool, marking the largest in esports history.
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