The Saudi Electronic and Intellectual Sports Federation announced today the launch of the Mohammed bin Salman "FIFA 20" electronic tournament the day after tomorrow, which will last for six days. And the e-league is played by the players of the 16 clubs that compete in the Mohammed bin Salman Cup, professional and electronic sports professionals.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), this championship comes within the "Players Without Borders" championship, for which prizes worth $ 10 million have been allocated, the proceeds of which will go entirely to the benefit of accredited charitable organizations in order to tackle the emerging epidemic of Corona virus "Covid 19".
The league is played by the system of "coming and going"; the 16 clubs will be divided into 4 groups, and the first and second of each group will qualify, as the club stars will face to face, and the e-sports stars will compete with each other.
Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, President of the Saudi Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the championship, stressed that "the league embodies the power of electronic sport, through which the fans of Saudi clubs can interact with their teams, after Corona stopped sports competitions throughout The world, where this tournament will bring back to the fans part of the enthusiasm that they have missed since mid-March, as sporting activities have stopped. "