WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 YEARLY OVERVIEW
40 players will compete in the World League & Regional Majors from November 2024 to June 2025, earning points that contribute to their World Ranking. Alongside this, there will be additional events, offering non-league players a chance to prove themselves. By the end of the season, 16 players will advance to the World Championship Finals, taking place in Copenhagen August 29-30 2025.
world championship finals
Duration
August 29-30 2025
Participants
16 players
Automatically qualified
Top 13 players from the World Ranking
Additional Spots
2 winners of Wildcard events & 1 winner of the Open Majors
Location
KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Prize pool
Starting at $100 000
majors
Majors are the big events where players can vastly increase their chances to secure a seat at the World Championship Finals, taking place in May & June 2025. There will be 3 regional Majors as well as 1 Open Majors.
APAC MAJORS
Duration
May 18 2025
Participants
Top 6 APAC players in World League
Location
Red, Tokyo Tower, Japan
Tickets
Sold out
Prize pool
$17,500
World Ranking points
1st: 40 points
2nd: 25 points
3rd: 15 points
AMERICAS MAJORS
Duration
May 23-24 2025
Participants
Top 6 Americas players in World League
Location
DreamHack Dallas, USA
Tickets
Use code GEOGUESSR for a 15% discount
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Prize pool
$17,500
World Ranking points
1st: 40 points
2nd: 25 points
3rd: 15 points
EMEA Majors
Duration
June 13-14 2025
Participants
Top 12 EMEA players in World League
Location
Glitched, Jönköping, Sweden
Tickets
Use code GEOGUESSR for a 20% discount
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Prize pool
$25,000
World Ranking points
1st: 40 points
2nd: 25 points
3rd: 15 points
4th: 5 points
Open Majors
The Open Majors will be a unique event involving 16 non-league contenders as a last chance free-for-all where the winner will earn a seat in the World Championship Finals.
Duration
June 27-29 2025
Participants
The top 16 players from the Open Majors qualification.
Location
Online
Qualify for the GeoGuessr Open Majors!
Players outside of the World League now have the chance to join the Open Majors, scheduled for June 27 - 29.
The winner of the Open Majors will have a guaranteed spot in the World Championship Finals in August.
The winner of the Open Majors will have a guaranteed spot in the World Championship Finals in August.
How to qualify
A minimum of 40 players will compete in a 4-week Competitive Duels format. Selection is based on player competitive rating.
Applications for the qualification will be open between March 17 - 23 at geoguessr.com/world-championship. The selected players will compete between April 7 - May 4.
Applications for the qualification will be open between March 17 - 23 at geoguessr.com/world-championship. The selected players will compete between April 7 - May 4.
How it works
Each week the selected player's ratings are transformed to points in the Open Majors Qualifier leaderboard. The selected players are required to play a minimum of 10 Competitive Duels each week during this 4-week qualifier. The 16 top players after the weeks have ended will be invited to the Open Majors. More info on rules and the point system will be released at the application period.
Applications
Applications are open from March 17 - 23.
To apply, you must:
To apply, you must:
- Be 18 years or older by August 25 2025
- Be available on June 27–29 and August 29–30
- Agree to the rules that will be available on the application page
- Not be a player in the World League
world league
The World League is the backbone of this year, 40 players will face all other participants in 1v1 duels. Matches are held online weekend for 20 weeks.
Duration
November 17 - April 13
Participants
40 players (10 from APAC, 10 from Americas, 20 from EMEA)
Format:
1v1 Duels, BO3, 10 Round Limit, 0.5x multipliers
Points & World Ranking
The World Ranking will determine which players receive invitations to Regional Majors, the Open Majors, and ultimately their seeding for the World Championship Finals.
Winning a league match 2-0 awards 3 points.
In a 2-1 result, players receive 1 point for each win.
All points contribute to the player's World Ranking.
In a 2-1 result, players receive 1 point for each win.
All points contribute to the player's World Ranking.
Prize pool
$50 per won league best of 3 match.
Live broadcast
A number of selected games will be broadcasted every week.
World League Qualifiers
Before the World League begins, 55 players are set to compete for the 22 remaining spots to join the 18 already qualified World Championship 2024 contestants. Based on qualifier results and country diversity the players will qualify to the World League.
Wildcard Events
There will be 2 Wildcard events in total, awarding two winners seats at the World Championship Finals in Copenhagen.
Duration
Wildcard 1: June 27-29, in parallel with Open Majors
Wildcard 2: August 9
Participants
Wildcard 1: Players ranked 14th to 29th in the World Ranking
Wildcard 2: 8 selected Danish players
Location
Wildcard 1: Online
Wildcard 2: Astralis Nexus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tickets
Wildcard 2: Free entrance on a first come, first served basis.