Riyadh can’t be the new TI unless they host a big crowd like TI does. I think people have forgotten because we had TI cancelled once, then played with no crowd, then we had the worst TI production, but TI12 was different people all over the world travelled to watch the best teams of the world play.

Yes, Riyadh has the biggest prizepool but they barely had 200 people in the audience. TI was still the most viewed event of the year. I believe both of them can exist together, TI is like the worldcup but Riyadh can be the premiere league.

Well duh they’re going to sell the game to haus of saood

It’s why I respect League of Legends esport personel who threatened to strike when LoL announced they would collaborate with Saudi and host League of Legends tournament there. This forced Riot Games to back out of it.

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Then again League doesn’t need the Saudi investment as they keep breaking world records for E-sport viewership while Dota’s TI viewership is declining year by year.

Just the prize pool does not make a tournament. The vibe, the energy, the crowd, the prestige, the production everything is necessary. And Riyadh is miles away from achieving any of that.

i want hats too . Riyadh is our new Ti . Ti is our minor :0

I hope they split it i to 2 major tournaments

i dont think riyadh would do more than current TI.

just like last year they did 15 mil to the last TI which is 30 mil ish.

Nothing says “ignore our slave labor and poor working conditions” like millions of dollars in cash

Winning TI is like winning World Cup or CL in football, Riyadh is like getting fat contract from Saudi or PSG, it’s not the same thing imho