Popular Esports players in KSA
No matter how chaotic the world we live in, we all agree at one point. Technology is the future and we’re living it!
As the world is evolving, everything is becoming digital, from letters to clocks. In the process of digitization, esports is also taking over, and so are the esports players!
Esports is a new popular culture. It’s one of the fastest-growing businesses in the world now.
The Middle East has one of the fastest-growing communities of online video gamers. In the region, Saudi Arabia is the largest market, as 70% of the population is youth.
Top 10 Esports Players:
In today’s world, gamers are treated like athletes. Here’s a list of top Saudi gamers on the basis of money earned.
- Aldossary Mossad, aka “MSdossary7”, is the top FIFA player in the Kingdom who enjoys the top position in the list of overall esports players in KSA. He has earned $568,865 from 20 tournaments
- Call of Duty player Cuyler garland aka “huke” enjoys the second position in the list. He made $293,977 from 69 tournaments
- The second best FIFA player stands on the third number. Abdullrhman Almasri “Lightning BoNabil” has earned $101,250 from 1 tournament
- Khalid “TheRoyal” Aloufi stands at the fourth position in the list of overall esports players of KSA. His total earning from 12 tournaments is $78,550
- Abod_AS3 is the FIFA player who won $70,000 from 2 tournaments
- Abdulaziz “A8drafwz” Alshehri earned $41,500 from 3 tournaments by playing FIFA in national tournaments
- The FIFA player “Abo_Hwas” Al Hoisen earned $33,750 from 1 Tournament
- The top Overwatch player in the Kingdom, Mohannad “BeCanBauer” Baharith is at #8. He has earned $27,592 from 4 Tournaments
- The second-best Overwatch player in Saudi Arabia is Abdulmalek “kssarplayz” Al-Dwaireg. He has earned $27,592 from 4 Tournaments. In the country’s overall players list, he stands at 8th position
- Mohammed “VisT0 ” Almajed is the third-best overwatch player in Saudi Arabia. His total earning from 03 tournaments is $26,877
Saudi Arabia recognizes and acknowledges these players by arranging esports tournaments throughout the Kingdom.
PUBG Mobile Star Challenge World Cup:
In Riyadh Season, the biggest mobile esports competition ‘PUBG Mobile Star Challenge World Cup’ held from 12 -14 Dec 2019 at Riyadh front. The players competed to win a total of SR1 million ($267,000).
Kafu Games-Saudi eSports hub in the MENA region- organized the first live-streamed FIFA 18 eSports tournament in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS) and Global eSports Resources (GER) collaborated to make this tournament happen.
It was a multi-game tournament conducted in 2 phases for 8000 players. Kafu Games flawlessly provided the complete management of the brackets and appeal system for both online and offline phases.
Besides FIFA tournaments, Kafu Games has also successfully organized other eSports tournaments like GSA esports cup in 2018, Pyramids E-championship in Dec 2018, Baloot championship, and many more.
If you’re interested in gaming pick up your consoles. Make use of this quarantine and practice your favorite esports.
Join the Kafu tournaments and play from home. Don’t miss the chance to win 25,000 SAR!
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