{"id":259876,"date":"2025-07-08T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/esports-world-cup-how-team-liquid-and-levi-de-weerd-have-prepared-for-the-tournament-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:05:13","slug":"esports-world-cup-how-team-liquid-and-levi-de-weerd-have-prepared-for-the-tournament-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/esports-world-cup-how-team-liquid-and-levi-de-weerd-have-prepared-for-the-tournament-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports World Cup: How Team Liquid and Levi de Weerd have prepared for the tournament | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cPtvXVMoFRs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Esports World Cup: How Team Liquid and Levi de Weerd have prepared for the tournament | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cPtvXVMoFRs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Esports World Cup has kicked off in Saudi Arabia with teams from around the world battling to win the biggest prizes in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the event, we caught up with Team Liquid&#8217;s Levi de Weerd, who will be representing them by playing EA FC on the world&#8217;s stage in Riyadh with a prize pot of $27m up for grabs for the best performing teams at the event.<\/p>\n<p>He explains how their coaching set-up in the Netherlands has prepared him and his Team Liquid team-mates for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Esports World Cup, Team Liquid, Levi de Weerd)<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#EsportsWorldCup #EWC2025 #TeamLiquid #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Esports World Cup has kicked off in Saudi Arabia with teams from around the world battling to win the biggest prizes in the industry. 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