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Jeddah - Yasmine El Tohamy - RIYADH: The Esports World Cup saw a number of teams celebrating reaching the latter stages of Fortnite, Street Fighter 6 and Teamfight Tactics on Friday.
Fortnite, held at the Amazon Arena within the SEF Arena at Boulevard Riyadh City, saw each of XSET, Heroic, Exceed and Karmine Corp. reach the quarter-finals courtesy of topping their groups.
In Street Fighter 6, held at the Qiddiyah Arena within the SEF Arena, nine of the last 16 are from Japan, including gachikun, Hikaru and Tachikawa.
Wolves Esports, Team Vitality, Toronto Ultra and T1 all topped their groups in Teamfight Tactics, played at the stc Arena, to seal quarter-final spots.
A team prize pool total of $2.5 million is on offer across all three competitions — with $1 million each available in Fortnite and Street Fighter 6, and $500,000 in Teamfight Tactics. There is also a $50,000 award to the MVP in each tournament.
Each of those sums adds up to the Esports World Cup having the largest tournament prize pool in the history of esports, with $60 million on offer.
After Saturday whittles down the best from the rest, Sunday will see grand finals taking place in each of the three competitions taking place in week six of the Esports World Cup.
The Esports World Cup, which began on July 3 and runs until Aug. 25 at Boulevard City, features 22 tournaments across 21 titles throughout its eight-week duration.
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