That is a big thing for esports. The Riyadh Masters already have a huge prize pool, imagine how much more it will get if there is already a dedicated Esports City in Saudi Arabia. It has the potential to be even bigger than the biggest prize pool in TI. It will push Esports to even greater heights. Hopefully, it will become a success because it will cater to a lot of Esports events if that comes to reality.
Yeah, it's the biggest prize pool that a tournament will ever held and take note that this isn't even a part of a DPC tournament so no DPC points for the participants. But I guess, this is a good thing that there is this type of tournament so everyone can qualify for the tournament and whoever is gonna be invited on this prestigious tournament. And talking about this city, Saudi Arabia is trying to make their country the center of esports and it's a good investment for sure on their end because they know that the esports industry is a big market that they can take advantage for their tourism and also could be a place for these organization to be their main country for their headquarters.
This is great news for people who can go there without much problem. But I assume so many people wouldn't be very happy this news as the place is too far to themselves. But this kind of huge investments would be expected from especially Saudi Arabia on one hand. In the end they have oil money and they can use it for whatever they want really.
It is at least good that they have decided to spend this amount on a field that has been on the rise for years. Saudi Arabia has a population of 36 million so I wonder how many people are interested in e-sports. In-country participation rate would also be very important for them I guess.
Well, if you've been into esports and watches a lot. Every tournament, event and competitions are held in different countries so there's no far place from these teams, players, organizations and managements. I think it's not about how many people in their country are interested in esports but it's about attracting esports tournaments to be held on their country and get more of the tourism sector and as well as rent for the events place itself.
I'd be thrilled if i'd be able to go there, but unfortunately I can't. It's a lot more closer to me compared to the US or Europe, but then again there are still a lot of requirements for me as a tourist if I were to visit Saudi Arabia just for that. But going back, there'd be a lot of exciting events that could be possibly made on this ambitious project, though hopefully it's accessible to a lot of gamers and not just the ultra-elites.
I'm hoping that I can go there and just be an observer someday but I don't know when exactly it will happen. I think when this is done, they'll put ease to the tourists that has this specific purpose of going there. Hopefully, that they'll like some special process on the tourists who's got that definite purpose of landing to their country.
It is good news for us Dota watchers, so we get better productions in the future, but unfortunately, not everyone would like this news because a lot of the esports fans previously expressed their hatred for Saudi Arabia whenever they get involved in the competitive scene.
I'm optimistic on this because it's the entire esports and this isn't just going to be for the Dota 2 but also other esports that's being competitive in the scene.
There's also the news about Old G potentially getting disqualified once more because
Aramis suddenly left the team, and Old G is close to hitting the match limit that a sub can play for the entire tour.
This is painful for the Old G, I guess that they should just give up this team. Isn't it that they've taken a slot by another team for them to be back in division 2?
This is very good news in terms of the development of the e-sports sector and more hype.But I can say that the country is a bit bad.Fortunately, this 500 million dollar investment may encourage other countries to establish such a plan by bringing excitement to other countries.E-sports is a sport that is really fun to watch and as exciting as football, and I'm obviously very happy to see such a news.I hope a CS-dominated city will be established
If that happens that other countries invests and do the same thing as what Saudi Arabia is about to do, it's a win for the esports industry. Many will keep on pursuing their esports career even not a main player but just a support staff or with the back end type of jobs. The hype on every tournament is actually very good and noticeable and those crowd shouts aren't just for the typical sports but also in esports.
