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The Saudi Esports Federation (SEF; Arabic: الاتحاد السعودي للرياضات الإلكترونية) is the national body for esports (or competitive video gaming) in Saudi Arabia. It was established in October 2017 as part of Saudi Vision 2030 .
The Esports World Cup replaced the Saudi Esports Federation's Gamers8 esports festival, which was held in 2022 and 2023. The Esports World Cup was criticized as being used as a sportswashing tool by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to distract the esports community from its numerous human rights violations; commentators drew attention to the country ...
Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن بندر آل سعود) is a Saudi royal. He is the chairman of Saudi Esports Federation and the Arab eSports Federation since 2017. He is also vice president of the Global Esports Federation.
Inaugural Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, worth more than $60M, hopes to send ‘positive message’ to struggling industry. Ben Church, CNN. April 16, 2024 at 9:03 AM. Ahmed Yosri/Reuters.
“Saudi Arabia is investing billions in esports, a field thriving on online interactions, while cracking down on any form of critical online expression with harsh prison terms and even a death ...
Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal together with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the Esports Olympics that launch next year. The gaming partnership will be ...
In October 2023, Saudi Arabia announced the inaugural Esports World Cup as the successor of Gamers8 (Saudi Esports Federation's previously existing esports festival), set to take place in Riyadh. [1] The event was developed as a part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 , a plan led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aimed at diversifying the country ...
In July 2022, Gamers8 (a tournament organized by the Saudi Esports Federation), announced that Team Falcons would have their own dedicated spaces at an event in Riyadh. [1] These two spaces were Falcons Arena and Falcons District; the former featured gaming tournaments, meet-and-greet events, and a live cooking show. [1]