{"id":51310,"date":"2024-08-26T16:29:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T13:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=51310"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:25:17","slug":"esports-world-cup-esl-r1-pubg-battlegrounds-and-rocket-league-grand-finals-close-out-inaugural-edition-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/esports-world-cup-esl-r1-pubg-battlegrounds-and-rocket-league-grand-finals-close-out-inaugural-edition-in-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports World Cup: ESL R1, PUBG: Battlegrounds and Rocket League Grand Finals close out inaugural edition in Riyadh\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Team Redline and Soniqs became first-time EWC title winners on \u2018Super Sunday\u2019 at Boulevard Riyadh City; Team BDS secured a second EWC tournament win\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \u2013 26 August 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last Grand Finals of the inaugural Esports World Cup took center stage at Boulevard Riyadh City on Sunday with a trio of tournament winners etching their names in the esports history books forever by becoming world champions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First up on the final \u2018Super Sunday\u2019 bill of 2024 was the&nbsp;<strong>ESL R1<\/strong>&nbsp;finale. Team Redline emerged victorious in the Teams\u2019 Championship, taking the title with 300 points for the $140,000 first prize \u2013 150 clear of Team Vitality in second.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another club that joined Team Redline in becoming a first-time EWC tournament winner was Soniqs. 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