The Esports World Cup officially kicked off last week with its second annual tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, drawing over 2,000 competitors from 84 different countries. CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, Ralf Reichert, described the event’s $70 million prize pool as “by far the largest prize pool in the industry, and probably in almost all of sports”.
And while in Riyadh last week, CNN’s Eleni Giokos caught up with Reichert, to hear more of his observations about this expanding industry.