Grand prizes, big names: 2nd Esports World Cup starts in Riyadh

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Grand prizes, big names: 2nd Esports World Cup starts in Riyadh  The second Esports World Cup has drawn gamers from across the planet, all vying for a slice of the 70 million dollar prize pot, split across 25 competitions, and 24 top-tier games.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/13/grand-prizes-big-names-2nd-esports-world-cup-starts-in-riyadh  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The second eSports World Cup draws gamers from across the planet,

00:04all vying for a slice of the $70 million prize pot,

00:07split across 25 competitions and 24 top-tier games.

00:12It's game on in Saudi Arabia.

00:14For the next seven weeks, Riyadh's Boulevard City will be a gamer's paradise,

00:19as well as home to a festival-style experience for fans.

00:222,000 elite players from 200 clubs and more than 100 countries are here.

00:28There's a wide range of competitions being played,

00:31from first-person shooter to mobile multiplayer battle games.

00:34It's the sheer scale that's unheard of.

00:37eSports is just at the start of his tenure and is there to grow,

00:42to become one of the biggest sports in the world in the next decades.

00:45One of the most spectacular things about gaming is your first initiation to someone,

00:49your first meeting of someone is not who they are as a color, skin, religion, background, race, gender.

00:57It is an avatar in the game and therefore their skill.

01:01The eSports World Cup also draws plenty of star power.

01:04Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo is the tournament's official ambassador

01:08and American pop star Post Malone headlines the opening ceremony of this giant gaming festival.

01:14Abel Halim, Euronews, Riyadh.

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