Saudi Arabia is not on of the nations that come to mind when you think esports. But the government has been upfront about their commitment to esports and its development. So when they announced the $260,000 esports tournament it was not really a huge surprise.
The announcement on social media definitely puts out little information, but we can expect more press releases to follow soon.
مجموع جوائز البطولة: مليون ريال 💰
مقسمة كالتالي:
🥇المركز الأول: 600,000 ريال
🥈المركز الثاني: 250,000 ريال
🥉المركز الثالث: 150,000 ريال pic.twitter.com/82z4zmNx7n— الاتحاد السعودي للرياضات الإلكترونية (@Saudi_Esports) May 8, 2018
لا تشيلون هم 😉@KssarPlayz @Albsimi @saudigamer @Overwatch_ar
ولا يا سعد @Saad_Alsmari ؟!!#اوفرواتش
— تركي الفوزان (@turkialfawzan) May 4, 2018