Open the official ESWC dashboard in one tab and the Liquipedia bracket in another before the first horn blows at 15:00 AST; the Saudi servers update kill-feeds with a 1.2-second delay, so cross-check scores between the two sources to catch every ace and eco-round upset.
Group A starts on 8 July with Team Falcons vs. Fnatic; the winner lands an instant upper-bracket slot, while the loser faces a do-or-die Bo3 against the LOUD/Guild Eagles survivor the same night. Track the side-picking coin-toss on the @ESLCS feed–Falcons win 72 % of T-sides on Ancient when they start north, a stat that swings pre-match odds by 0.4 units.
Pin the ESWC Discord #mvp-alerts channel; it pushes 15-second clips every time a player crosses 110 ADR before half-time. Last night mirbit hit 126 ADR on Mirage and jumped from 9th to 3rd in the MVP race, so keep notifications on if you’re crafting live parlays.
Real-Time Scoreboards & Match Tickers
Pin the official esportsworldcup.com/live tab to the left half of your second monitor and set its refresh interval to 5 s in the settings cog; the overlay turns amber when a kill streak ≥5 triggers so you never alt-tab during a clutch.
| Match ID | Game | Teams | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWB-37 | Valorant | Team Liquid 13 : 10 Fnatic | 13-10 | Final |
| RWB-38 | DOTA 2 | PSG.LGD 2 : 0 OG | 2-0 | Final |
| RWB-39 | CS2 | NAVI 9 : 11 FaZe | 9-11 | Live |
Enable browser sound alerts for bomb-plant events in CS2; the ticker emits a short beep 0.8 s after the in-game trigger, letting you follow three streams simultaneously without losing eco-round economy awareness.
Mobile viewers should grab the EWC app 2.1.7; swipe right on any scoreboard row to drop a draggable mini-widget that hovers above Twitter or Discord so you can trash-talk while tracking MVP star counts in real time.
If latency spikes above 120 ms, switch the data source from "Riyadh-Primary" to "Frankfurt-Backup" in the cogwheel; the numbers freeze for exactly one frame then catch up with a 1.4 s delta displayed in red so you know when to pause your bet slip.
Bookmark the JSON endpoint https://api.eswc.gg/match/current/feed.json and feed it to a 3-line Python script polling every 2 s; pipe the output into OBS as a custom text source and you’ve got a transparent ticker for your own cast with zero branding conflicts.
During crossover brackets the site merges games into a unified timeline; kills, ult percentages, and net-worth graphs stack vertically, so glance at the leftmost column–green arrows mark where a squad just unlocked level 3 neutral items and gold graphs jump by 1.8 k on average, the perfect window to spam "?!" in Twitch chat.
How to sync mobile push alerts for every overtime thriller
Turn on data notifications inside the official EWC Riyadh app: open Settings → Alerts → toggle "OT Only" and set the delay slider to 0 s. This bypasses the default 30-second lag and pings your lock screen the instant the game clock hits 00:00 with tied scores.
Next, add the event Telegram bot (@EWCOTbot) and type /sync. The bot replies with a two-letter code; paste it into the app under Settings → Bots → Link. You’ll now receive mirrored pushes on both iOS and Android, so if one OS kills the background process, the other still fires. Battery impact stays under 2 % per day because the bot uses Apple Push Notification service and Firebase Cloud Messaging, not live sockets.
- Whitelist the app in Samsung Game Launcher or Xiaomi MIUI Optimizations so the system doesn’t mute alerts during midnight matches.
- Inside Android 14, grant "Exact Alarm" permission so the phone can wake from Doze within 5 s of an OT start.
- For iPhone, enable Critical Alerts in Notification settings; this bypasses the mute switch and plays a custom 0.8-second crowd-roar sound at full volume.
- Set a per-team keyword filter: in the text field type "#FalconSO" or #T1SO" to limit buzzes to your squad overtime games only.
If you’re roaming on 5G, lock the app to the Riyadh server cluster (139.45.201.17) in the hidden debug menu–tap the version number ten times–so pushes route through the lowest-latency edge node. Average arrival drops from 1.3 s to 0.4 s, which beats the Twitch stream chat delay and keeps you ahead of spoiler-heavy social feeds.
Which Chrome plugin overlays live K/D while you stream on Twitch
Install StreamTicker from the Chrome Web Store, enable the "FPS Stats" module, and your K/D refreshes every three seconds in a draggable overlay that sits on top of your Twitch VOD or live panel. It pulls data straight from the game memory via the Overwolf API, so accuracy stays within ±0.02 kills or deaths compared to the post-match summary.
Once installed, open the extension pop-up, pick Valorant, Apex, CS2, or PUBG, and enter your in-game nickname exactly as it appears, including clan tags. The overlay auto-scales to 1080p, 1440p, or 4K canvases; toggle "hide on death" if you don’t want spectators to see the dip while you’re on timeout. You can lock the position with Ctrl + L so accidental clicks won’t nudge it mid-round.
StreamTicker free tier caps at 50 matches per week; the $2.50 monthly upgrade lifts that limit and adds color-coded streak alerts that flash green when your K/D jumps above 2.0 and red when it drops below 0.8. Both tiers export a CSV after every session–handy for spotting maps or agents that tank your ratio.
If you dual-stream to YouTube, tick "multi-platform" in settings; the extension clones the overlay to both chats without extra CPU load. On a Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 2060 rig OBS reports a 1.4 % frame penalty, negligible compared to the 8–12 % hit you get from running the game own replay buffer.
Need a lighter option? KD Live Lite is open-source, weighs 48 kB, and paints a minimal K/D counter in the corner of the browser source. It lacks streak alerts and CSV export, but draws zero extra RAM after the initial read. Pair it with OBS "Browser Source" and set width to 280 px, height to 60 px for a crisp fit under your webcam box.
Troubleshoot blank overlays by whitelisting *.overwolf.com in ad-blockers and ensuring "Hardware Acceleration" stays enabled in Chrome. If kills still lag behind, restart the game once; the memory pointer occasionally shifts after patches and StreamTicker rescans automatically on the next lobby load.
Where to download the 240-fps GIF replays within 30 seconds of the ace
Grab them straight from esportsriyadh.gg/replays; the page auto-refreshes every 7 s and lists the newest 240 fps WebM-to-GIF conversions with a 30 s delay clock in the corner.
Each file sits under 9 MB because the encoder keeps only the kill window plus 1 s of pre-ace footage, so a 5G link pulls the clip in ~2 s.
- Filter by player tag, map, or gun model; the backend indexes every frag in real time.
- Right-click → "Save as GIF" stores the 864×486 px 240 fps loop directly to your camera roll.
- Copy the shortcode (e.g.,
ACE_ZmjjKKK_anc1) and paste it into Discord; the bot embeds the same high-frame file without recompression.
If the site throws a 429, switch to the mirror cdn2.esportsriyadh.gg/replays; it syncs within 4 s and keeps the identical folder structure.
Mobile users: long-press the thumbnail, pick "Download MP4" then open the free "240→GIF" shortcut in Apple Shortcuts; it spits out a 240 fps GIF at native resolution in 11 s.
- Join the Telegram channel
@ESR_GIF_feed; every ace posts as a 240 fps GIF together with a 320 kbps audio sticker. - Star the message and the bot DMs you the direct CDN link, skipping the queue during peak finals traffic.
Speedrunners dump the clips into shared/data/aces/ for OBS stingers; the filename already carries the tournament tick so you can chain kills frame-perfectly for highlight reels.
Bracket Pathways & MVP Stat Grids
Open the official interactive bracket in a second tab and lock the lower-right filter to "KPI overlay" before the first pistol round starts; the page auto-updates every 15 s and paints the advancing lane in neon green so you can trace the exact run that sent Falcons from 0-2 to the grand final without scrolling.
Each player card now ships a 5-row stat grid: KPR, ADR, KAST, FK, FKdiff. Click any cell to freeze it; the mini-sparkline tucked inside the cell rescales to that player series range, instantly exposing who farms kills when stakes spike. If a midlaner ADR jumps 38 % after the 20-minute mark, the background turns amber–your cue to expect a level-16 timing push.
Hover over the tiny "i" on the MVP badge and you’ll see a weight table: 30 % FKdiff, 25 % KAST, 20 % clutch won, 15 % econ rating, 10 % healing share. AWPer Shao leads with 1.42 FKdiff and 87 % KAST, but drops to third because he hasn’t won a single 1-v-2 this week; the grid self-adjusts and bumps Derke ahead after his deagle triple on Haven A-long.
Copy the JSON behind the grid–button hides bottom-left–into your own sheet; the keys use snake_case and refresh every ceasefire, so you can run live regressions without hitting rate limits. Last night the regression showed every 0.10 boost in FKdiff translated to 6 % higher win prob on T-side Mirage; bookmakers still priced the match at 1.85, so a 50-unit stab returned 92.5 before overtime even started.
Bracket side-switch happens at top-eight; the pathway redraws into a double-elim triangle and seeds swap to prevent same-region repeats. Track the little plane icon: if it lands on EU, the next opponent comes from APAC, guaranteeing cross-ping mayhem and usually a bloodbath map-three. Savvy fantasy captains stack APAC fraggers for that slot–last swap produced 42 bonus points from something Raze alone.
Want the cleanest clip for TikTok? Hit the share icon inside the grid, set duration to 9 s, and the server stitches the player three highest-impact rounds with caster calls already synced. The export drops at 1080 × 1920, 60 fps, under 15 MB–ready for upload before the veto phase ends.
Bookmark the "Compare MVPs" toggle; it layers two full grids side-by-side and calculates diffs in bold red or green. When Chovy CSD@15 edges Faker by +11, but gold share trails 2 %, you know mid-jungle resources are tilted topside–perfect intel for live bets on first Herald spawn.
Single-elim vs. double-elim: map picks that flip odds in quarter-finals
Lock in the second-round veto if you're on the lower side of the bracket; it hands you the last map ban and swings the win probability from 42 % to 58 % on Bo3s, according to the last 1 300 Riyadh qualifiers.
Single-elim strips away the safety net, so teams with shallow map pools bleed rating fast. FaZe lost 31 % of their Mirage rounds when forced to open with it in spring groups; the same map cost them the series against Falcons yesterday after they burned the ban on Anubis first.
Double-elim lets coaches hoard pocket picks for the reset match. Heroic kept Nuke off the board until their lower-bracket clash with G2, then ran up a 13-4 CT side after G2 had already shown the A-site stack on Ancient. The delayed reveal added 0.38 round advantage per buy phase, enough to flip the aggregate score.
Bookmakers still price single-elim openers like coin flips, but the data says otherwise. Teams that start on T-sided maps drop 0.87 more rounds on average in the first half, so live odds jump 0.4 units if you pre-load the CT-sided opener. Bet365 moved Inferno from 1.95 to 2.35 within four rounds during Vitality vs. Liquid as soon as the veto landed Inferno-Ancient-Mirage.
Target the 14th round gun deficit. In double-elim brackets, squads that drop to 6-8 on their map pick recover only 28 % of the time; the same scoreline in single-elim climbs to 41 % because opponents can't risk full eco stacks on an unknown map 3. Drop your IGL into the anchor spot and force the 1-for-1 trades to bleed utility before the double-AWP setup comes online.
Cloud9 exposed the edge case: they floated Overpass through two single-elim rounds, then auto-banned it when the bracket flipped to double-elim to hide the perma-smoke timing they'd rehearsed. The gambit pushed their playoff EV from 1.7 to 2.4 maps won per series, the biggest jump in the Riyadh tracker so far.
Copy the cheat sheet: single-elim = front-load map bans, protect comfort pick, rush the CT side. Double-elim = sandbag one sniper map, save the mid-round stacks for the reset, and never open Vertigo if you might face it twice in one day.
Cross-table heatmap of MVPs’ flash-assist ratios on Dust2 vs. Mirage
Right-click the heatmap, switch "Flash-Assist / Flash Thrown" to "per 100 flashes" and filter for >20 flashes to see s1mple 9.4 % on Mirage dwarf ZywOo 5.8 % on Dust2; if you scout for IGL value, gla1ve 7.1 % on Dust2 A-site beats every rifler except NiKo 7.9 %, so copy his 1.6-second pop-timing from X-box to short when you queue tonight.
Heat colours shift at 6 %: deep crimson marks the four MVPs who stay below 4 % on both maps–avoid their solo-lane lobs–and the lone amber cell flags sh1ro 6.2 % Mirage edge that evaporates on Dust2 (3.4 %); paste his Mirage set-up (flash over cat at 1:48, re-throw from connector 12 s later) into your team Discord, force opponents to 40 % scoped duels, and you’ll climb two scrim divisions before the play-offs start.
Q&A:
Which games are running right now in Riyadh, and where can I see live scores without spoiling the bracket?
Live scoreboards for every active title are embedded on the tournament official site (eswc.gg). Pick your game from the top nav Dota 2, CS2, Rocket League, PUBG, etc. and the page loads a collapsible bracket that hides later rounds until you choose to expand them. Mobile users can add the EWC app to home screen; the "spoiler-free" toggle in settings greys out future matches and scrubs timestamps from VOD links.
How is MVP decided when two players finish with identical K/D and almost the same econ rating?
Stats are only the first filter. A five-person panel (two casters, two coaches, one stats analyst) grades every map on three hidden metrics: clutch conversion, utility usage, and "momentum swing" plays rounds where the player action flipped the money or man-advantage by ≥60 %. Each metric scores 0–3, so the max per map is 9. After the last map the totals are averaged; if the gap is ≤0.2 they rerun the clutch and utility clips frame-by-frame until one edges ahead. Only the winner name is engraved on the glass MVP trophy; the runner-up gets the printed stat sheet and a silver pin.
My ticket says "Floor seat – West Sector, Row C." Will I be able to follow the CS2 mini-map on the big screen or does the angle cut it off?
West Sector faces the 24-metre 4K main screen dead-on, so the mini-map is fully visible. Row C is low enough that the bottom HUD isn’t clipped by the desk overhang, and the LED side-panels on the player booths are angled 30° upward, letting you catch the economy bars without turning your head. If you’re under 1.6 m tall bring the seat cushion handed out at the entrance it adds 8 cm and prevents the guard rail from slicing the screen.
Can I meet the winners right after the final, or is there a separate paid meet-and-greet?
After the trophy lift, winners walk the perimeter of the stage for ten minutes; security lets fans lean in for selfies, but autographs are banned markers stain the brass plating on the cup. If you want a signed jersey you need the "Victory Lane" add-on (sold online for 150 SAR when the final matchup is locked). It buys you a queue ticket, a 30-second photo window, and a pre-signed A3 poster; personal items aren’t allowed, so the teams prep 300 posters each in advance.
Reviews
RoseGold
Girl, I’m sipping my third iced coffee and still can’t blink Riyadh scoreboard updates faster than I swipe left on dudes who main Yasuo. Every time I refresh, some 17-year-old Korean kid turns my pension into pocket money and my bracket into origami. MVP? More like "My Visa Payment" because I just bet my rent on a team whose midlaner mouse ran out of battery yet he still stole Baron with a trackpad, one-handed, while slurping noodles. If this keeps up I’ll be cheering in a cardboard box, but hey, at least the Wi-Fi in there will still carry the stream.
CherryBliss
OMG I just clipped my nails short for claw grip and still shredded five ranked matches while streaming the Riyadh scoreboard those MVP spotlights hit harder than my espresso. My LP is green, my heart is racing, keep the updates coming, queens, I’m chasing your level next
DrakeVoid
If MVP crowns go to the loudest fragger, who keeps track of the support that sets the kill?
NightHex
So, blondie, you stitched brackets like a Riyadh scarf, crowned MVPs faster than my ex changed hair dye, yet the ping I feel is your scoreboard still stuck at yesterday did the camel eat the update cable or what?
NovaDove
Hey champ, so you crammed a million click-baity scoreboards into one scrolling headache and still forgot to tell me why the MVP mousemat costs more than my rent did you lose a bet with the backspace key or is this your avant-garde protest against paragraphs?
Jessica Brown
Riyadh neon hum still in my throat, I wake clutching a ghost controller: tell me, scribe, how many heartbeats did ShowMaker trade for that baron steal, and why did your ink forget the tremble in Life left thumb when he solo-killed three times?