The third season of the Global Esports Federation’s pro series, the Global Esports Tour (GET), is underway this weekend with Manchester United involved.
The GET will launch on August 26th and 27th 2023 at Boulevard Riyadh City within the Gamers8 festival, a relatively new series of esports tournaments that has run across multiple games with huge prize pools in recent years.
This international gaming and esports event, hosted in Saudi Arabia’s capital city, will feature Konami’s eFootball 2023.
With a prize pool of $50,000 up for grabs, Global Esports Tour Riyadh 2023 will bring together top eFootball players from across the globe representing English Premier League football club Man United and Spain’s FC Barcelona.
The eFootball players at Global Esports Tour Riyadh
Among the esteemed line-up, pro players Lotfi Derradji and Kilyan Katou Judex Faucheux from Manchester United, as well as Alejandro Alguacil Seguira and Saul Adrian Chavez Saucedo from FC Barcelona, are poised to battle it out for supremacy and a share of the prize pool.
Kilyan Faucheux also plays Street Fighter at a competitive level and recently finished 9th-12th in the recent Gamers8 Street Fighter tournament.
Paul J. Foster, CEO of the Global Esports Federation, said: “GET Riyadh 2023 marks a significant milestone in the evolution of esports. This event represents the spirit of competition, innovation, and unity that defines esports on a global scale.
“As we gather some of the world’s top eFootball athletes under one roof, we look forward to witnessing unforgettable moments that will continue to shape the future of competitive gaming.”
The Global Esports Tour is the GEF’s pro team series staged in global cities throughout the year.
The news comes a couple of months after Man United won the eFootball Championship Pro 2023 football esports tournament.
Update: The Global Esports Tour Riyadh 2023 eFootball tournament was won by FC Barcelona, according to a news release sent out by Global Esports on August 28th.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
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