Macron and MBS attend Esports World Cup closing ceremony

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 24, 2026 · 61 words

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Macron and MBS attend Esports World Cup closing ceremony NewsFeed Macron and MBS attend Esports World Cup closing ceremony French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the Esports World Cup closing ceremony in Paris.

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Saudi Arabia, which founded the event, is spending billions to become a global gaming and esports power.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Saudi Arabia, which founded the event, is spending billions to become a global gaming and esports power.

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Claim 1: “Saudi Arabia, which founded the event, is spending billions to become a global gaming and esports power.”

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Multiple Wikipedia entries confirm that the Esports World Cup is run by the Esports Foundation (or Esports World Cup Foundation), which is a nonprofit organization funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), supporting the claim of Saudi founding and massive financial investment.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Esports World Cup (EWC) is an annual international esports tournament series run by the Esports Foundation, a nonprofit organization. It is considered the largest professional esports event in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esports_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) was the second edition of the Esports World Cup, an annual international esports tournament series run by the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF), a nonprofit organiza…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Esports_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) was the third edition of the Esports World Cup, an annual international esports tournament series run by the Esports Foundation (EF), a nonprofit organization funded b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Esports_World_Cup

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Claim 2: “French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the Esports World Cup closing ceremony in Paris.”

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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the Esports World Cup closing ceremony in Paris.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"; shortened to "the '10s" and also known as "the tens" or "the teens") was the decade that began on 1 January 2010 and ended on 31 Decem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s

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web search NEUTRAL — French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the Esports World Cup closing ceremony in Paris.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/24/macron-an…

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