In 2024, the size of the Global Electronic Games Market reached $ 221 billion, with the film, combined with an annual growth rate beyond 9 percent beyond the music and television industry, and in the light of this changing scenery, Saudi Arabia set a prestigious goal: by creating championships, not only by creating championships.
From the beginning, Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turkey Al -Fisal has been instrumental in supporting the sector, but the main orders have been crowned prince, the Prime Minister, who has seen a strategic opportunity beyond the limits of traditional entertainment in electronic sports.
However, the road towards this goal is not easy, there is no official union for electronic sports, and technical infrastructure is not ready to support global competitions, as organized laws are obscure, which has been affected by the existence of international organizations and relying on unofficial markets.
Since the Prince Faisal bin Binar Bin Sultan is proposed to his leadership, the Saudi Electronic Sports Federation has come up with the establishment of the Federation and not just maintaining tournaments, building a comprehensive system that has the development of games, supporting talent and running the industry.
The first practical test came quickly: it was the company of the first official tournament in just 20 days, and the tournament saw the registration of 45 participants, including 1500 players and players, and attended 5,000 fans, which revealed the size of the local taste towards electronic sports.
But success has shown more challenges that require sustainable solutions, and the Crown Prince is working to prepare infrastructure to ensure the readiness of the kingdom to manage the international championships. Infrastructure is the largest challenge, because there are no local servers, which caused 150 millimeters (MS) to “delay” (ping), but the competitive game requires less than 40 milliliters.
The Governor of the Communications, Space and Technology Authority Dr Mohammed al -Tamimi led the “Game Mode” initiative, which has improved the quality of the network, which led to a decrease in more than 83 percent of the “delay rate” and eligible to maintain the main championships.
The legal frame is another obstacle as there is no obvious mechanism to classify games, which have been formally formed and can help spread the black market.
The Media Regulation Authority has worked to rebuild classification systems in coordination with international organizations, leading to market control and reduced the leakage of economic returns abroad. This phase is with the direct support of the Crown Prince, emphasizing the importance of creating a legal environment that attracts investors in this field, but the Minister of Information Salman al -Dosari continues to coordinate between the relevant authorities to effectively ensure the application of new standards.
After overcoming these challenges, major championships such as Borderers Whitout Borders and Jammer Season have been launched, not just entertainment activities, not just entertainment activities, and paving the way for a very important event for electronic sports: to find talent and building organizational experiences.
The event has attracted over 1500 players, 500 teams and millions of followers worldwide, and its success is an entrance to hosts electronic Olympic Games, which strengthened the state of the world to the world.
However, the ambition did not stop at the championship, but the Al -Kaddia Investment Company Managing Director Abdullah Al -Dayewood said that the Al -Sports City, which received direct support from the Crown Prince, has received direct support.
This idea is not just creating buildings, but also developing a comprehensive environment that mimics the culture of play, because it contains hotels, residential areas, but consolidate the Augmented Reality Technologies (AR), which becomes home to players around the world.
Today, electronic sports are no longer entertaining activities in Saudi Arabia. Instead, it has become a comprehensive industry with heavy investments, global partnerships and advanced infrastructure support.
From an idea that has appeared too far to convert the reality to the reality of turning the kingdom into one of the most important international centers, but the additional step is to achieve the leadership of every obstacle, which is thanks to the vision of the prime minister, thanks to the princess of the prime minister, but the electronic sports are not just a hobby, but Sadi Abrate makes a strategic strategy.
