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• 1 、In the past five years, what happened to the Blizzard Watch Pioneer League, which was once hard to find for US$60 million?
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  、What is the Saudi E-Sports World Cup competition? A summary of related strategies for the 2024 Saudi E-Sports World Cup

In the past five years, what happened to the Blizzard Watch Pioneer League, which was once hard to find for US$60 million?

The Blizzard Overwatch League (OWL), which was once hard to find a place for US$60 million, has not yet reached its peak, but it is still trying to find its place. The fifth season has started normally and has shown certain vitality. The specific status quo is as follows: Basic situation of the event Season 5 starts: OWL Season 5 has officially started and the opening week of competition has ended.

Blizzard's withdrawal from China market and ecological separation Blizzard's withdrawal from China market is another important event for OWL to move towards the abyss. This decision almost directly announced the cut between OWL and the world's largest e-sports market. It not only ruined Blizzard's years of hard work in the China market, but also caused heavy losses to participating clubs and partners from China. This incident further exacerbated the ecological fragmentation and decline of OWL.

High seat prices: The price of seats in Blizzard's official events is high. For example, the price of seats in the "Overwatch League" is as high as 20 million, which makes many clubs unable to afford and dare not participate, further limiting the scale and influence of the event. Faults in game and event design fail to protect regional power differences: Blizzard fails to protect regional power differences while cultivating events.

Although the seat fee of US$20 million in the first season raised many questions, the event ultimately achieved great success. According to rumors, the price of seats in the second season has soared to US$30 million to US$60 million. The number of participating teams has also increased from 12 in the first season to 20, and the number of teams in China has increased from 1 to 4. This data fully demonstrates the appeal and market potential of the Overwatch League.

Operating cost considerations: Each team paid more than US$7.5 million (approximately RMB 54.85 million) to participate in the Overwatch League, and operating costs have increased by millions of dollars since 2017. Financial compensation is a recognition of the team owner's high investment. To sum up, the dissolution of the Overwatch League was a decision made by Activision Blizzard in order to cooperate with new operators, restructure the league and adjust its structure.

What is the Saudi E-Sports World Cup competition? A summary of related strategies for the 2024 Saudi E-Sports World Cup

China player Zeng Zhuojun ("Child") won the EWC2024 E-Sports World Cup "Street Fighter 6" event held in the early morning of August 12, Beijing time. This is an important milestone in the field of e-sports fighting in China.

The schedule of the 024 Saudi E-Sports World Cup is as follows: Week 1 (July 3 to July 7): League of Legends, Decisive Peak (Endless Duel), DOTA2. Week 2 (July 8 to July 14): DOTA wins the peak (endless showdown), Free Fire. Week 3 (July 15 to July 21): DOTA Counter-Strike PUBG Mobile Edition (Peace Elite).

The core highlight of the event is unprecedented prize pool Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that the E-Sports World Cup will have "the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports." Referring to the Gamers8 event previously hosted by Saudi Arabia (with a total prize money exceeding US$45 million, approximately RMB 2.1 billion), the prize money of the E-Sports World Cup is likely to exceed the US$50 million mark, becoming the largest e-sports event in the world.