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The flagship event of the Global Esports Federation, Global Esports Games 2023 have marked its return and will be staged in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The tournament will host its third edition, which will be held from 12 to 16 December 2023, aiming to provide a platform to celebrate the dynamic celebration of esports culture.

 

The 2023 edition of the GEG will host 950 athletes from more than a 100 nations and territories to compete at the highest level. Moreover, the GEG23 will be hosted by the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and presented by the Global Esports Federation (GEF).

 

Which all events will be played as part of the Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games?

About five esports events will be played at the Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games, which are Dota 2 Open, Dota 2 Women, Street Fighter 6, eFootball 2024 and PUBG Mobile.

Here are the bifurcation of the five esports events in the Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games:


Dota 2 Open:

The LAN tournament will be played from 12 to 16 December 2023. Eight qualifying countries will take on each other across five days at the GEG 2023. The event will follow a single-elimination bracket in a best of three series.

Teams -

Saudi Arabia (Host)

Brazil (Americas Qualifier)

Serbia (Europe Qualifier)

Turkey (Europe Qualifier)

South Africa (Africa Qualifier)

Malaysia (Asia Qualifier)

Kazakhstan (Asia-Europe Qualifier)

Australia (Oceania Qualifer)


Dota 2 Women:

This will also be a LAN tournament, played from 14 to 16 December 2023. The event will consist of teams with complete female lineups where the eight qualifying teams will take on each other in a best of three series, following the single-elimination bracket.

 

Teams -

Thailand

Malaysia

Turkey

Argentina

Peru

New Zealand

Chile

Kenya


Street Fighter 6:  

The Street Fighter 6 will see 32 elite players represent their countries from 12 to 16 December 2023. The game will be played in the round-robin format which will transition onto a single-elimination format for the final stage.

 

Teams -

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Algeria

Argentina

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Kenya

Australia

Brazil

Belgium

Kuwait

Iran

Chinese Taipei

Chile

Malaysia

Ireland

Dominican Republic

Colombia

Nigeria

Pakistan

Honduras

Great Britain

Tunisia

Poland

Jamaica

Italy

Turkey

Serbia

Peru

Lithuania

United Arab Emirates

Thailand

Philippines

Senegal

 

eFootball 2024:


The popular esports event will see participation from 28 countries. The event will begin in the round-robin format for the group stage and will take the single-elimination format in the final.

 

Teams -

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Argentina

Albania

Algeria

Brazil

Ghana

Colombia

Belgium

India

Japan

Italy

Georgia

Iran

New Zealand

Malaysia

Jordan

Luxembourg

Poland

Palestine

Panama

Netherlands

Tunisia

Peru

Senegal

Sri Lanka

United Arab Emirates

Thailand

Turkey

Uruguay

 

PUBG Mobile:

PUBG Mobile:

PUBG Mobile will make its debut at the GEG23. The event will be played on 14 th  and 15 th  December 2023 and will see 16 countries participate in an intense action. The event will follow a point based system and the team that finishes at the top of the leaderboard will be crowned champions.

 

Teams -

Algeria

Brazil

Guatemala

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Moldava

Myanmar

Nigeria

Serbia

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Turkey

Ukraine

Vietnam

Saudi Arabia

 

When and where to watch the Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games in India?

The GEG23 will be live streamed in India and can be watched on Global Esports Federation’s YouTube channel in India.