Global esports giant Team Liquid has announced the signings of not just one, but two superstars of chess: 5-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his 2018 challenger Fabiano Caruana.
  • HorreC@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    I would have never thought to hear that Team Liquid were getting into chess, but here we are. I didnt even know about this Saudi event now I get to know and be like you are just doing this to flood the info sphere with this shit and not all your many human rights violations.

  • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    Saudi are really pulling off the sportswashing with Riyadh, aren’t they? Fucking hell.

    • inlandempireOPMEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Yeah and it’s extremely disappointing to see big names in esport just coopting

  • inlandempireOPMEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    The world’s top esports teams are scrambling to secure the top grandmasters before the largest gaming festival on the planet—set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 31 to August 3.

    GMs Ding Liren (LGD Gaming), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Team Vitality), Arjun Erigaisi (Gen.G) and Volodar Murzin (All Gamers Global) have all been signed by esports organizations in the past week, and more are expected to follow.