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Gamers8: The Land of Heroes welcomes Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, as the best in the world battle it out over an incredible $2 million prize pool

Gamers8: The Land of Heroes welcomes Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, as the best in the world battle it out over an incredible $2 million prize pool

Gamers8, the biggest esports and gaming event worldwide, welcomes the best players and teams in the world to Saudi Arabia to battle it out on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege over an incredible $2 million prize pool.

Organized by the Saudi Esports Federation, the four-day tournament in the hugely popular tactical shooter video game commences on Thursday, July 13 at Boulevard Riyadh City. The winners of Sunday’s grand finale take home a whopping $750,000.

There are eight top teams taking part. The invited sides are G2 Esports, Oxygen Esports, and w7m Esports, who are joined by homegrown heroes Team Falcons. After getting to the final last year, will the Saudi Arabian superstars go one better and triumph this time about? The Gamers Without Borders regional qualifiers Team BDS from Europe, who won the Gamers8 event last year, M80 from North America, Ninjas in Pyjamas from South America, and CYCLOPS from Japan, are also all in action.

Faisal bin Homran, Chief Esports Officer at the Saudi Esports Federation, said: “Gamers8: The Land of Heroes is delighted to welcome back Rainbow Six Siege to Riyadh and the biggest gaming and esports festival worldwide. It remains one of the most popular multiplayer games available and epitomizes our aim of bringing the best tournaments and best titles to Saudi Arabia as we continue to lead and enhance the region’s gaming and esports landscape.

“Be it within the Kingdom or beyond, the game’s ever-expanding player base keeps growing as fans relish the colorful cast of operators, intricate and intense gameplay, dynamic maps, and tactical approach to shooters. There truly is something for every kind of gamer to be found in Rainbow Six Siege, a game with immense personality and attitude. Let battle commence at Gamers8: The Land of Heroes – and may the best team win.”

Tournament format

  • Group Stage fixtures take place on July 13 and July 14
  • Playoffs take place on July 15 and July 16

Prize Pool

# Team Prize Money
1st $750,000
2nd $400,000
3rd-4th $225,000
3rd-4th $225,000
5th – 6th $125,000
5th – 6th $125,000
7th – 8th $75,000
7th – 8th $75,000

Gamers8: The Land of Heroes recap

Gamers8: The Land of Heroes has a prize pool of $45 million – triple that of Gamers8 last year. The biggest gaming and esports festival worldwide features elite gaming titles alongside live concerts from top global, regional, and local artists, as well as numerous fun-filled activities and attractions for all the family.

The festival concludes with the Next World Forum, a gaming and esports forum held at the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Center on August 30-31, that brings together sector leaders and experts from around the world.

Further details, including ticket sales, are available on the event website.

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