Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games: Titles, Schedule, Format, More

The flagship multi-title esports tournament Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games (GEG 2023) has returned with its third edition and will be running from 12^th to 16^th December.

This grand competition will be hosted by the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and presented by the Global Esports Federation (GEF), featuring more than 250 participants representing over 50 nations across four renowned titles including Dota 2, PUBG Mobile, Street Fighter 6, and eFootball 2024.

Set to start in less than a week's time, GEG 2023 will take place on a grand stage, broadcasted live from Saudi eLeagues, Riyadh, which is the core of esports in Saudi Arabia and holds together all the tournaments that take place in the country.

Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games: Complete Details

GEG 2023 is an Olympic-style esports tournament where players represent their respective countries instead of a club or organization, going against players from other countries and trying to win the event not for themselves but for their entire nation.

An initial stage consisting of various qualifiers for all the titles was conducted, attracting participation from 1,165 players from 104 countries. However, only about 250 participants were able to qualify for the final stage from 56 nations.

Here are details about all five esports events that will be played as part of the Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games.

This will be a LAN tournament in which eight qualifying countries will take on each other across five days of the GEG 2023.

It will be an exciting clash as all participants will give their absolute best but only one will triumph as the global champion.

Date

• 12^th December to 16^th December

Format

• It will follow a single-elimination bracket

• All the matches feature best-of-three series

Teams

1. Saudi Arabia - Host Nation

2. Brazil - Americas Qualifier

3. Serbia - Europe Qualifier

4. Turkey - Europe Qualifier

5. South Africa - Africa Qualifier

6. Malaysia - Asia Qualifier

7. Kazakhstan - Aisa-Europe Qualifier

8. Australia - Oceania Qualifier

Date

• 14^th December to 16^th December

Format

• It will follow a single-elimination bracket

• All the matches feature best-of-three series

Teams

1. Thailand

2. Malaysia

3. Turkey

4. Argentina

5. Peru

6. New Zealand

7. Chile

8. Kenya

Date

• 12^th December to 13^th December

Format

• The initial group stage will split the participants into four groups of eight countries each.

• Every group will follow a round-robin format.

• The teams that qualify for the final stage will follow a single-elimination format.

Teams

• Group A

  1. Algeria

  2. Kenya

  3. Kuwait

  4. Malaysia

  5. Nigeria

  6. Tunisia

  7. Turkey

  8. United Arab Emirates

• Group B

  1. Argentina

  2. Australia

  3. Iran

  4. Ireland

  5. Pakistan

  6. Poland

  7. Serbia

  8. Thailand

• Group C

  1. Bahrain

  2. Brazil

  3. Chinese Taipei

  4. Dominican Republic

  5. Honduras

  6. Jamaica

  7. Peru

  8. Philippines

• Group D

  1. Bangladesh

  2. Belgium

  3. Chile

  4. Colombia

  5. Great Britain

  6. Italy

  7. Lithuania

  8. Senegal

This popular sports title which is published by Konami will witness participation from 28 countries with one athlete representing each nation.

The event will begin with a round-robin group stage which will transition into a single-elimination final stage. From here on, the last country left standing will be crowned as the champion.

Date

• 13^th December to 15^th December

Format

• The initial group stage will split the participants into four groups of seven countries each.

• Every group will follow a round-robin format.

• The top four teams from each group will qualify for the final stage.

• The teams that qualify for the final stage will follow a single-elimination format.

• The country that makes it to the end will be crowned as the champion.

Teams

• Group A

  1. Argentina

  2. Ghana

  3. Japan

  4. New Zealand

  5. Poland

  6. Tunisia

  7. United Arab Emirates

• Group B

  1. Albania

  2. Colombia

  3. Italy

  4. Malaysia

  5. Palestine

  6. Peru

  7. Thailand

• Group C

  1. Algeria

  2. Belgium

  3. Georgia

  4. Jordan

  5. Panama

  6. Senegal

  7. Turkey

• Group D

  1. Brazil

  2. India

  3. Iran

  4. Luxembourg

  5. Netherlands

  6. Sri Lanka

  7. Uruguay

Date

• 14^th December to 15^th December

Format

• This event will follow a point system based on which all 16 teams will be ranked on a leaderboard.

• The team on top of the leaderboard after all matches are played out with be crowned as the champion.

Teams

1. Algeria

2. Brazil

3. Guatemala

4. Kazakhstan

5. Kuwait

6. Moldava

7. Myanmar

8. Nigeria

9. Serbia

10. Somalia

11. Sri Lanka

12. Thailand

13. Turkey

14. Ukraine

15. Vietnam

16. Saudi Arabia

Talking about this grand esports tournament, Turki Al-Fawzan - CEO of Saudi Esports Federation, said "The Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games are going to be epic and we’re sure today’s announcement will take the pre-event buzz to a whole new level. With glory, bragging rights, and huge prizes at stake, elimination tournaments featuring the world’s best teams and talent always captivate audiences. The stage is set for history to repeat itself in the Saudi capital and we can’t wait for the action to begin on December 12. This event is sure to showcase to the world why esports is the fastest-growing and most entertaining sport on the planet. The Games are simply unmissable."

In addition to this, Turki while speaking about GEFcon, which is a thought-leadership esports event, scheduled to take place on 12^th December, further added that there is no stage better than GEG 2023 to bring esports leaders together for charting a new course towards its destiny.