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.