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- Canada’s Gaimin Gladiators won ‘Dota2 Riyadh Masters’ and NAVI was victorious in all-European ‘Counter-Strike 2’ grand final
RIYADH: Week three of the Esports World Cup has culminated with two new clubs showcasing their club championship credentials at Boulevard Riyadh City.
Canada’s Gaimin Gladiators won the “Dota 2 Riyadh Masters” with a 3-0 score against Team Liquid of the Netherlands in Sunday’s Grand Final, to win the $1.5 million first prize and enter the race for the EWC Club Championship.
A capacity crowd inside the SEF Arena witnessed more jubilant scenes hours later as Natus Vincere, or NAVI, etched their name in the esports history books by winning the ‘Counter-Strike 2’ competition.
In the first-ever all-European EWC Grand Final, the Ukrainian club came from behind to beat Germany’s G2 Esports 2-1, taking home the title and the $400,000 first prize.
The “PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024” also made its highly anticipated EWC debut in week three. The $3-million tournament kicked off this past Friday with 24 clubs and continues this coming week with the survival stage and main tournament.
Elsewhere over the last seven days, two football icons visited Boulevard Riyadh City to see the action for themselves. Al-Hilal and Brazil winger Neymar attended over the weekend as did Liverpool and Portugal forward, Diogo Jota.
The Esports World Cup began on July 3 and runs until Aug. 25 with 22 tournaments across 21 titles.
Week four kicks off on Tuesday, with the “PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024” returning and two new tournaments make their highly anticipated EWC debuts. These are the “Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational 2024” and “Overwatch 2.”