The Saudi Arabian E-Sports Federation has set July 6 as the launch date for the second gamer season, the world’s largest sports and electronic gaming event, to be held in the capital Riyadh for 8 weeks, the Saudi Arabian E-Sports Federation confirmed that the huge success achieved by the first edition last year and witnessed around 1.4 million visitors and around 132 million people worldwide watching professional e-sports competitions, which motivated us to work to make the second edition bigger, bigger and more diverse, at the level of the number of e-sports. sports tournaments, concerts or various entertainment events.
The federation pointed out that the prize pool will be the largest in the world in the field of e-sports, as the prize pool will exceed $30 million (112 million Saudi Riyals), which is almost double the total prize pool of last season.
And he indicated that the second season will carry the tagline “Gamers’ Season: Land of Champions”, denoting the competition between international and local esports champions to rise to the top of this huge event that has made the Kingdom a global destination. games and eSports, the hub of champions of these sports and the global starting point for them.
It is noteworthy that 113 international professional teams participated in the first season in numerous tournaments in the most powerful world-famous electronic games such as Rocket. league And Dota 2, Fortnite, PUBG Mobile, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, as $15 million worth of prizes have been awarded to the winning teams, so the new season will have many new games added to the tournaments, in addition to the season’s variety of activities to include art concerts to be performed by Arab and international artists for 8 weeks. Entertainment, educational and social activities will be organized on the fields of sports games and electronic games, taking into account the interests and aspirations of all members of society and different age groups.
In the new issue of Gamers Season: Land of Champions, HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Electronic Sports Federation, praised the success achieved by the season of gamers in its first season. the publication, how its echoes reverberated around the world, and gathered in the heart of Saudi Arabia about 400 of the world’s most prominent e-sports and electronic gamers from more than 60 countries around the world.
His Highness emphasized that the first season of this large-scale international event showed the world the extent of the Kingdom’s people’s passion for games and e-sports, especially since about 23 million Saudis play games and e-sports at various levels, citing the aspirations and aspirations that the federation credits this sector for its great role in building bridges to the world and establishing the Kingdom’s position as a leading country in the growth and development of this diversified sector.
Regarding the slogan of the season, His Highness the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federation explained that the choice of this slogan is in honor of the Motherland as the land of champions, and also as an encouragement to our heroes from among the compatriots participating in this season’s competitions, as well as international champions who aspired to come to the Kingdom to take part in the most powerful e-sport.
His Highness drew attention to his great confidence that this season will break the record for the total number of prizes that will be awarded to the various winning teams this year, especially since the “Gamers Season, Land of Champions” will be the destination for the world of sports fans and electronic games next summer.
For his part, Turki Al-Fuzan, CEO of the Saudi Electronic Sports Federation, called “Gamers’ Season” the epitome of an ambitious vision to renew the Kingdom’s e-sports and gaming system towards new horizons and strengthen the Kingdom’s position as a leading world center for learning the full potential of electronic sports and games, especially since last summer. the most outstanding teams, players and fans of these sports in the heart of the Kingdom for eight weeks The season will be brighter, larger and more diverse, with events, programs, entertainment and educational shows suitable for all age groups, promising unforgettable moments to the spectators present, calling at the same time, gamers and e-sports enthusiasts will enjoy exciting global competitions that will be watched by millions of people around the world. The federation CEO expressed his confidence that gamers Season: Land of Champions will be a turning point for the industry with the help of Los Angeles. For him, it demonstrates the determination and commitment of the Kingdom to become a destination, hub and meeting place for its fans and professionals in the field of global e-sports and games.
