Riyadh: “Super Sunday” Esports World Cup in Riyadh three champions, KPL Dream team won “Honor of Kings Invitational Series 2024 Midseason”, Alliance won “Apex Legends” competition and BDS team won “Rainbow Six Siege”. Competition.
The world's largest gaming and esports festival, with a record-breaking $60 million prize pool, awarded $7 million to competitors on Riyadh City Blvd.
The KPL Dream Team won $1 million with an amazing run of 'Honor of Kings' – going through the entire tournament without losing a single round. Chinese Stars beat LGD Gaming MY 3-0 in the finals.
KPL Dream coach Gemini, whose real name is Jia Yi, said: “It's all about teamwork. We have good techniques and we worked hard for this event. We have been playing this game for a long time. This is how it is. We can use this event. I want to thank our fans. They came all the way to support us. The facilities here are great.”
However, the story of the day was Rainbow Six Siege as the BDS team followed up their 2022 and 2023 successes at Gamers8 organized by the Saudi Arabian Sports Federation. Not only did they make gaming history, but they did so with a 3-0 win over w7m esports in the finals.
“We are all very happy to be back-to-back Gamers8 and Esports World Cup champions,” said BDS team analyst Eaglemees, real name Mies van der Arend. I don't think there is any team that can do that and make history. We are happy, emotions are growing. “Now we will take some time to rest and then focus on our next matches.”
The Swiss/French organization earned $750,000 for their achievements in the championship. At the “Apex Legends” tournament at the SEF Arena on Riyadh City Boulevard, Alliance took home the $600,000 top prize in thrilling style. The Swedish team edged out hometown champions the Falcons for the title.
“It feels amazing. It's still kind of surreal – after 14 games of Apex Legends, you're kind of baked into the brain. Overall, I'm pretty empty and “Super, super tired but super happy and super excited. It still feels unreal.”
Heckis added: “I think the most pleasing thing for us was definitely getting revenge. We had the chance to win the whole tournament in the last 14 and we had to go again. It felt amazing to win the next game. It's probably one of It is the closest tournament we have ever played.
The Falcons played amazing. They are definitely a very respectable team and one of the most successful teams in the entire game. Personally, it's funny when Falcons fans cheer. They are very passionate. We used to joke in the middle of the game saying, “Let's go, Falcons!” They are very special and it is what it is.”
The eSports World Cup, which began on July 3 and runs through August 25, will feature 22 global competitions across 21 top games.
