Gamers Without Borders (GWB) is a charity esports tournament that runs until June. This CSGO tournament is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 29 and it has become the largest charity online event ever.
In the following four weeks of various games, GWB gathered 120,000 players from 72 countries. Never before on such a large scale, organized by the Arab Electronic Sports Commission (SAFEIS), the tournament saw $6.5 million out of $10 million in philanthropic prize money donated to global funds to fight back. response to COVID-19.
Together with ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and technical partner, Gamers Without BOrders has racked up 42 million views on social video and a narrative schedule in seven supported languages.
Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, president of SAFEIS, said: “It is inspiring to see Gamers Without Borders and Arabs bringing together the global gaming community and helping with the COVID-19 response through charity events. this international.”
“To be able to bring in a massive global audience of gamers to watch, play, give to, and learn from in just four weeks really shows the power esports has. The game has crossed all borders – and we’ll have a lot more to come in the coming weeks.”
The Dota 2 Gamers Without Borders tournament ended on May 17 with Secret as the champion and receiving a large prize pool of $2,000,000. The team decided to donate their winnings to two charities and donate $375,000 to Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance and $375,000 to the Global Red Cross and Red Crescent.
A total of 8 CSGO teams will compete on May 29, to split the $2,000,000 prize pool. All prize money will be donated to charities of their own choosing.
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