The Online Poker World Championship, often simply called the OPWC, is an international Poker Competition between Online Poker Players who are registered on the official Website. The Championship has been awarded every year since its World Premiere in 2025. The Current Format of the Championship offers the possibility to take a shot at the World Championship Title to every online poker player on the planet, without moving from their homes. The Poker World Champion is crowned each year during the OPWC Main Event where only the best Poker Players of each Continental Team are able to battle for the World Championship Title and a Pro Poker Sponsoring Contract of up to $100000 . The Qualification Phase to the main event comprises 6 Periods which are run during the year and are used to determine which Players will represent their continental Team and have a seat in the OPWC Main Event.
The OPWC tracks the results obtained by players during Sit & Go and Multi Table Sit & Go tournaments played in any of the connected poker rooms. Based on that information and OPWC Structure the individual scores and the general ranking are established. Thanks to the process mentioned above, the world’s best poker players are identified and the online poker world champion is crowned at the end of each season
The automated system comprises four components:
- Periods (time frame to earn points for your ranking)
- Period Finals (special tournaments for the best players of a period)
- Eliminations (the winners of these heads-up tournaments earn a seat in their Continental Teams)
- OPWC Main Event (Tournament Series – for the Best Poker Players)
