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The Saudi Arabian state-backed Esports World Cup event will kick off in July and
feature a League of Legends tournament, according to an internal Riot Games ema
il sent over the holiday break and obtained by The Jacob Wolf Report.
由沙国搞的电竞世界杯将在七月开打
而根据拳头的内部文件显示，LOL将会是其中一个比赛项目
First announced in October 2023, the eight-week event will take place in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, beginning in July, and will reportedly feature the largest prize
pool in esports history.
这赛事在去年十月首次公布，赛会为期八周
将在沙国首都利雅德举办
并且将会有电竞史上最大的奖金池
Though it’s expected to feature a long list of popular esports titles, League o
f Legends is the first to be confirmed to the public.
将会有各种知名游戏项目
而目前LOL是第一个确认的
Riot Games is currently working through details of how League of Legends will pa
rticipate in the event, according to the email.
拳头正在和主办方讨论细节
It will be allowing two teams from each of its domestic leagues—North America’
s League Championship Series, Europe’s League European Championship, China’s L
eague Pro League, South Korea’s League Champions Korea, etc.—to participate in
the event.
可能会让各赛区派两队参加
The email states that Riot will not pick those organizations itself.
至于是派哪些战队去，根据邮件指出
不会是拳头自己决定的
Also in the email, League of Legends esports global head of strategy Chris Greel
ey asked each league to hold all activity during the first week of July to make
way for the Esports World Cup.
目前拳头已经要求各赛区把七月时程空下来
That week is also Riot’s annual employee summer break, coinciding with the July
4 holiday. The email also outlined dates for the Mid-Season Invitational, which
will take place in May, ending on May 19.
此外信件中也提到今年MSI将在五月举行（5/19结束）
That event is reportedly returning to China for the first time since 2016, accor
ding to Korean news outlet Naver.
要去中国打
The Esports World Cup is the successor to Gamers8, a series of tournaments and a
festival hosted by the Saudi Arabian state-backed Savvy Gaming Group in July an
d August 2023.
电竞世界杯是去年沙国办的Gamers8的后续产物
That event featured a $45 million prize pool and included tournaments for Counte
r-Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, Fortnite, Street Fighter, Rainbow Six
: Siege and other game titles.
当时Gamers8总奖金达4500万
Following that event, the Saudi government and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
announced the Esports World Cup.
在办完Gamers8后
沙国政府和沙国王储Mohammed bin Salman 就宣布要办电竞世界杯了
又多一个头衔了吗
MSI+世界杯+世界赛