Saudi’s largest e-sports festival kick starts in Riyadh
The RUSH festival, the largest event for virtual sports and games, opened at the Riyadh Front on Saturday as part of the Riyadh Season of activities.
Over five days, it will provide gamers with the best-known games and real-life experiences.
They will get the chance to play real games such as “Fortnite,” “FIFA,” and “Valorant.” The event will also bring together the best international teams so that the biggest tournaments and direct qualifiers can be held on the e-sports stage.
Representatives of the 25 E-Sport organization greeted fans at the event’s meet-and-greet booth.
The festival aims to provide fun video games, competitions, and challenges through direct tournaments with prizes, and includes live entertainment shows, DJ performances, an augmented reality experience, and a cosplay competition.
The Valar Club booth was promoting e-sports for women.
Saudi YouTuber Pika Loli travelled from Jeddah to attend the event.
Some of the cosplayers were dressed as video game characters.
With a focus on the whole of the gaming industry, from console and PC gaming to mobile and e-sports, the RUSH festival aims to give gaming aficionados the opportunity to access and experience the latest tech and the chance to interact with each other in real life, and online.
