Chess shall be performed on the esports world cup for the primary time this 12 months, however who’s competing within the inaugural event this summer time?
Among the prime ranked chess gamers on the planet have signed to esports groups in the beginning of this 12 months, with the sport turning into increasingly more widespread.
Followers might be fortunate sufficient to see as many as seven of the highest ten ranked chess gamers on the planet (in line with reside chess rankings) on the event.
World primary Magnus Carlsen has already booked a spot within the World Cup however there are nonetheless loads of spots up for grabs alongside the Norwegian star.
The most effective gamers on the planet have been signed to esports groups forward of the World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the record-breaking prize pool certain to draw the most important skills.
Who’s taking part in chess on the ESWC?
See beneath for all the chess gamers signed to esports groups forward of the World Cup, in addition to their present world rating (in brackets).
Group Vitality – Maxime ‘MVL’ Vachier-Lagrave (24)
Wolves Esports – Yu Yangyi (28)
NAVI – Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6) and Wesley So (12) and Oleksandr Bortnyk
Aurora Gaming – Ian Nepomniachtchi (9)
Group Falcons – Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja (10)
Leo Group – Anton Korobov
Group Spirit – Vladislav Artemiev (45) and Daniil Dubov (36)
Group Secret – Anish Giri (19)
LGD Gaming – Ding Liren (21)
Weibo Gaming – Wei Yi (7)
All Players – Volodar Murzin
Gen.G – Arjun Erigaisi (4)
S8UL Esports – Nihal Sarin (40) and Aravindh Chithambaram (11)
Group Liquid – Fabiano Caruana (5) and Magnus Carlsen (1)
The entire above gamers might function within the Esports World Cup this 12 months nevertheless in the intervening time solely gamers have certified for the event.
Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi have all certified for the EWC.
There shall be a complete of 16 chess gamers participating within the inaugural event this 12 months, with the highest 12 ranked gamers (primarily based on CCT factors) joined by 4 gamers who participate in qualifiers.
