Gamers8 to have $500,000 prize pool for SC2 & BW

Gamers8 to have $500,000 prize pool for SC2 & BW

Time Stamp: March 29, 2023 12:24 PM

Waxangel

United States31777 Posts

Gamers8, a multi-game esports festival held in Riyadh by the Saudi Esports Federation, announced that it is adding StarCraft II and Brood War to its games line-up.

While there are few details at the moment, the the total prize pool has been announced at $500,000 combined for both games. According to a preview video, the SC2/BW main events are set to be held during August 3-6 (Gamers8 is held for around months, starting in July).

ESL’s StarCraft II product manager Alex007 has clarified that there will be no EPT points awarded by this event.

Qualifiers for the StarCraft II portion of the event will be held online during April 14-23 through the Gamers Without Borders tournament, another affiliated event of the Saudi Esports Federation. The qualifiers will be split into Korea/EPT, with 12 players competing per region. Of the 12 players, 8 will qualify for the main event at Gamers8.

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Cricketer12

United States13618 Posts

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Kreuger

Sweden240 Posts

damn, awsome!
lepricon1992

79 Posts

They *might* have $400k for Starcraft 2, and $100k for Broodwar
Nakajin

Canada8258 Posts

Between this and SCBoy, 2023’s gonna end up with the biggest prize pool in years.

Give me that sweet sweet Saudi Prince PR money.

argonautdice

Canada2480 Posts

Alright which Saudi Prince is a secret TL user?

Also:

On March 28 2023 03:17 argonautdice wrote:
The year is 2023. Starcraft 2 is literally only running on Saudi oil money and Chinese gacha games.

very illegal & very uncool

Haku

Germany532 Posts

Glad about SC2 getting some love, but really don’t like where the money for this is coming from.

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Master of DalK

Canada1773 Posts

First it was China’s turn to bankroll everything and now it’s MBS’ turn but with equal or a whole lot more “look at us we’re not evil” intentions behind it

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swarminfestor

Malaysia2135 Posts

Does MBS’s visit to China recently has to do with the announcement? Oliveria/TIME’s winning picture above somehow made me think that he managed to convince XJP cough***

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Rez0nence

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More BW lets go!!
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Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest arms importer ( ~11% of all global arms imports ), the United States is their top supplier (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute).

22% of the Saudi population lives below the poverty line ( Saudi Journal of Medicine, 2017 ).

~233,000 people have been killed due the Saudi “intervention” in Yemen ( Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project ).

The United Nations has described the situation in Yemen as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with millions of people suffering from hunger, disease, and displacement.

MJG

United Kingdom248 Posts

Good ol’ sportswashing, now with more esports.

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luxon

United States42 Posts

with this type of dough, esl really should reward ept points for this, this tournament arguably going to be bigger than katowice/world championship this year.

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