Gamers Without Borders (GWB), the world’s largest charitable esports event, saw Team BDS win the European section of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege after four days of elite action.
Team BDS took the glory and $300,000 of the section’s humanitarian aid prize pool after beating WYLDE 3-2 in the grand final, following their 2-1 win over MNM Gaming in the semifinal. Beaten finalists WYLDE overcame Wolves Esports 2-1 in their semifinal but couldn’t get the better of the champions in an exhilarating GWB matchup.
The North American GWB Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege section was won by M80, who powered past DarkZero 3-2 in the grand final; while Ninjas in Pyjamas recorded the same scoreline over Team Liquid to claim South American success. The Japan/Korea acclaim went to CYCLOPS, who breezed past SANDBOX Gaming 3-0 in that section’s final matchup. Each winning team also claimed $300,000 of the total $2.5 million humanitarian aid prize pool.
In addition, each team’s GWB section victory in the popular online tactical shooter video game means they now qualify directly for Gamers8: The Land of Heroes, the biggest gaming and esports festival worldwide, which takes place from July 6. Both GWB and Gamers8 are organized by the Saudi Esports Federation.
From a six-week period which began on April 10, GWB is hosting five tournaments across four major gaming titles: StarCraft II, CS:GO (with separate men and women’s events), Rocket League, and, of course, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege.
The winning teams and players from StarCraft II, Rocket League, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege advance to the finals at Gamers8: The Land of Heroes. The much-awaited summer showpiece takes place at the purpose-built venue at Boulevard Riyadh City for eight weeks, with a record prize pool of $45 million up for grabs.
Players and teams participating at GWB’s 2023 CS:GO, Rocket League, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siegetournaments are competing for a $10 million charity prize pool. The proceeds will be donated to humanitarian aid partners Direct Relief, IMC, UNICEF, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR. They in turn will direct the funds to address a variety of urgent humanitarian needs in the world today.
In addition to the donations through the elite competitions, GWB offers the chance for everyone to donate and make a difference by choosing a charity and a cause they intend to support through www.gamerswithoutborders.com
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