Conclusion: MSI (League of Legends Mid-Season Championship) has a higher value, but EWC (E-Sports World Cup) has a stronger comprehensive potential. Both currently have their own focuses. The nature and positioning of the event MSI is the core component of the League of Legends 'official global event system. It is limited to the spring champions of each competition area, and the team selection threshold is high.
Core conclusion: Currently, the value of MSI (League of Legends Mid-Season Championship) is generally considered to be higher than that of EWC (E-Sports World Cup), especially in terms of competitive standards, event influence and official endorsements. High-value events in the field of e-sports usually have three major characteristics: the authority of the organizer, the strength of the participating teams, and the competitive specifications of the event.
EWC and MSI are both e-sports events, but the value depends on the specific project and audience recognition. **EWC (Esports World Cup)**: Formerly known as Gamers8 held in Saudi Arabia, it will be upgraded to a global comprehensive event in 2024. The bonus pool is extremely high, covering multiple popular projects, such as "League of Legends","DOTA2","CS2", etc.

The nature of the events is different: The Mid-Season (MSI) is a global event officially held by Fist Games. It usually takes place around May every year. The participating teams come from spring champions from various major competition areas. The EWC (Esports World Cup) is a comprehensive e-sports event covering multiple game events, of which League of Legends is just one.
Core player strength: Chovy: Reaching LCK's 500th personal win and 4000th assist milestone, the performance of heroes such as card masters and Ritz in MSI and EWC can be regarded as textbook. Ruler: Big heart performance in key games, such as using Zeli's five kills to reverse the situation against T1. Kiin: The contributions from the top singles to the line and the team battles were balanced. Cooperation with Chovy in the EWC final became the key to victory. Doran: The auxiliary players suppressed the T1 descent even when they were sick, showing professionalism.
Event background: EWC was initiated by the Saudi E-Sports Federation and aims to create the world's highest-profile e-sports comprehensive event. As one of the core projects, League of Legends has a total prize pool of more than US$10 million (the total prize money for the entire event exceeds 60 million). Characteristics of the competition system: The invitational + qualifying mode is adopted. In 2024, 16 top teams in the world, including TGEN and TES, will be invited. The group stage will be a BO1 round-robin tournament, and the knockout rounds will adopt a double defeat system.


1. The total prize pool for the Varolante event in the 025 Saudi E-Sports World Cup is US$5 million, and the champion team can get about US$2 million. This amount is considered the top notch in e-sports events, and is 15% higher than the same event last year. Bonuses are distributed in a tiered system: 40% for the champion, 20% for the runner-up, 10% for each of the semi-finals, and 5% for each of the semi-finals. For example, last year, the NRG won the championship and won US$1.82 million, and the liquid runner-up won US$910,000.
2. The highest prize record for game competitive competitions was set by the 2025 Saudi E-Sports World Cup (EWC), with a total prize pool of US$70 million (approximately RMB 0.2 billion), covering 25 events (such as DOTA League of Legends, King's Glory, etc.), and set MVP awards and qualifying bonuses. This figure has greatly set a new record previously maintained by a single event or event, and has become a new benchmark for the scale of bonuses in the history of e-sports.
3. The prize for the championship in Saudi Arabia in 025 is US$10 million, and the prize for the runner-up is US$4 million. This event is currently one of the highest prize pools in the world, with a total prize pool exceeding US$30 million. In terms of bonus distribution, the champion will enjoy US$10 million, the runner-up will be 4 million, the runner-up will be 2 million, the fourth place will be 1 million, the fifth to eighth places will be 500,000 each, and the ninth to 16 places will be 250,000 each. This allocation plan continues Saudi Arabia's consistent large-scale style in the field of e-sports.

The bonuses for the Jedi Survival event in the 025 EWC E-Sports World Cup are as follows: there is an independent bonus for the Jedi Survival event in the total prize pool, with an amount of US$2 million. At the same time, there are also bonuses for the group stage. In theory, the champion team can get a maximum of 650,000 yuan. Total prize money for Jedi Survival Project In the 2025 EWC E-Sports World Cup, Jedi Survival Project, as one of the important competition events, has an independent prize pool.
The specific bonus allocation amount for the PUBG (PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds) project in the EWC (Esports World Cup) has not been directly provided yet. However, based on the relevant information of EWC 2025, we can make some reasonable assumptions and analysis on the bonus distribution: Total bonus pool situation: The total bonus pool of EWC 2025 is as high as more than US$70 million, which provides a rich bonus base for various projects including PUBG.

The prize pool for the 2025 EWC (E-Sports World Cup) has not yet been fully announced, but based on previous data and industry trends, the total prize money is expected to exceed US$50 million. This year's most watched events include "DOTA2","League of Legends","CS2" and "Jedi Survival". The individual championship prizes for these events may reach US$8 - 10 million.

The 025 EWC E-Sports World Cup has a total of 12 official competition events, 2 more events than in 2024. These include: League of Legends, DOTACS King's Glory (International Edition), Jedi Survival Mobile Games, Street Fighter Iron Fist Rocket Alliance, Fortnight, Apex Heroes, Valorant and the new "Eternal Destruction" and "Star Wars: Hunter".
The team's strength has always been online. In the recent EWC "Jedi Survival" project, it relied on its stable performance and excellent cooperation to directly advance to the finals in advance, which impressed many foreign players. In the recent competition for PGS3, Team NH and Team 17 also successfully entered the top 10.
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