{"id":36223,"date":"2024-06-13T20:21:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=36223"},"modified":"2024-06-13T20:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:21:29","slug":"call-of-duty-mw3-warzone-added-to-esports-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/call-of-duty-mw3-warzone-added-to-esports-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty MW3 &#038; Warzone added to Esports World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a ground breaking announcement, the Esports World Cup has revealed the addition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Warzone to their roster of games.<\/p>\n<p>This development marks a significant expansion of the event, which now boasts an impressive line-up of 22 competitions, including some of the most popular esports titles such as <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/\" title=\"Dota 2 betting guide\">Dota 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/call-of-duty\/\" title=\"Call of Duty betting guide\">Call of Duty<\/a> titles brings a fresh wave of excitement to the Esports World Cup, with Modern Warfare 3 set to feature 16 competing teams vying for a generous prize pool of $1.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Warzone will see 21 teams battling it out for their share of a $1 million prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>These tournaments are scheduled to take place from July 3 to 6 for Warzone and August 15 to 18 for MW3.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drop into the excitement of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CallofDuty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CallofDuty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Warzone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Warzone<\/a> invitational tournament at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EsportsWorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EsportsWorldCup<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>We&#39;re here to arm you with the essential info \ud83e\udde0<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWC_EN\/status\/1800966396043579508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, amidst the anticipation surrounding this monumental event, there has been criticism from various quarters within the esports community.<\/p>\n<p>Some stakeholders have raised concerns about the Esports World Cup being hosted in Saudi Arabia, citing the country&#8217;s human rights record and its stance on LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>This criticism has led to discussions about the concept of &#8220;esportswashing,&#8221; wherein countries use esports events to improve their public image despite ongoing controversies.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership between the Esports World Cup and the Esports Awards has also stirred controversy, prompting individuals like PGL\u2019s CEO Silviu Stroie to step down from their roles in protest.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the organizers of the Esports World Cup remain committed to delivering a world-class event, with CEO Ralf Reichert expressing excitement about welcoming Call of Duty athletes and fans to Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>With the event&#8217;s total prize pool exceeding $33 million, it&#8217;s poised to be a spectacle of competitive excellence and esports fandom, albeit amidst ongoing discussions about its geopolitical implications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Esports World Cup has revealed the addition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Warzone to their roster of games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[57,1887,3473,3449],"class_list":["post-36223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-call-of-duty","tag-call-of-duty-warzone","tag-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3","tag-esports-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36223"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36227,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36223\/revisions\/36227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}