Gamers Without Borders 2023 records first tournament wins

RIYADH: Gamers Without Borders, the world’s largest charitable esports event, has seen its first tournament victories for the 2023 season at StarCraft II, the ultimate real-time strategy game.

The tournament at GWB, played over 10 days, saw 24 of the best global esports players split into two qualifiers, worldwide and Korea-specific.

The worldwide competition saw Clem, Showtime, Elazer and Oliveira qualify for Gamers8: The Land of Heroes, Saudi Arabia’s flagship gaming and esports festival, which takes place in Riyadh from July 6 for eight weeks. In the Korea-specific tournament, Classic, Cure, Hero and Creator also qualified for this summer’s showpiece.

Organized by the Saudi Esports Federation, GWB this year is hosting another four tournaments across three major gaming titles. These are CS:GO with separate men and women’s events, Rocket League and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.

Winning teams and players from all sports titles will 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 with a record prize pool of $45 million up for grabs.

Players and teams participating at GWB’s 2023 CS:GO, Rocket League and Rainbow Six Siege tournaments will have the chance to compete 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 and the UNHCR