After a successful run at the 2025 SG World Cup, we’re excited to announce a brand-new, official eHockey World Cup tournament for the NHL esports scene!
History of the tournament
2025 saw the first ever global national team 6v6-tournament, featuring a grand total of 15 national teams and a 16th “SG World” team to represent the rest of the world. In the end team Canada were crowned champions, after defeating team Finland in a stunning finals series by the aggregate score of 21-20. Team USA captured 3rd place over Sweden in a crushing 20-8 aggregate score victory.
World eHockey Association
The World eHockey Association was founded in December 2025 to promote international eHockey operations. The Association's objective is to bring the yearly national team tournament to LAN by 2027.
eHockey World Cup 2026 - “Road to LAN”
The eHockey World Cup 2026 is scheduled to take place in May, starting on Tuesday, May 12th, and ending on Sunday, May 24th.
As it marks the first year of official tournament status, it is intended to be run with a very similar format to the SG World Cup in 2025, with ultimately the top 10 nations qualifying for the 2027 eHockey World Cup A-division, which is planned to be hosted as a live event. Due to being hosted purely online, the 2026 tournament will feature each stage of the tournament being played as a best-of-two or best-of-four aggregate score competition.
Games will be broadcast on the official World eHockey Association YouTube channel.
Format
The key change to the tournament's structure comes from the addition of a B-division, which is open for any new nations.
In 2026, the A-division consists of the following nations based on the WEHA World Ranking:
- Canada
- Finland
- USA
- Sweden
- Latvia
- Germany
- Norway
- Slovakia
- Czechia
- Switzerland
- Austria
- France
The B-division is open for any new national team entries, with the following three nations having established their spot in the division:
- Ukraine
- Great Britain
- Denmark
We’re actively looking to add more nations to our World Cup tournament! Please contact us on our Discord server to set up your national team. Even if you don’t currently have enough players to participate, please let us know you’re interested so we can connect you with others from your nation.
Captaincy and team selection
In 2026, the team rosters will be chosen by team captains. The captain will be voted on by the members of the national team's predecessor, the SG World Cup 2025 team.
Strategic partnerships
The World eHockey Association has made strategic partnerships together with SportsGamer as well as Leaguegaming. These platforms will be hosting the eHockey World Cup, meaning all standings, statistics, and news about the eHockey World Cup will be available through both of these officially recognized WEHA regional partners.
Our objective at the World eHockey Association
Our ultimate goal is to bring this yearly tournament here to stay. The World eHockey Association operates on non-profit principles, meaning it relies on membership fees, donations and commercial partnerships to strive for its objectives. On a more general note, the World eHockey Association is committed to serving the community around it with the focus on building a more approachable esports scene for viewers and partners.
Help us reach our goals by watching the eHockey World Cup live on our YouTube channel, following us on all platforms, and sharing our project with friends!
If you want to support more, please reach out to any of the World eHockey Association board members.
Read more about us on our World eHockey Association Discord server.
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