Riyadh-the board of Directors of #Qiddiya investment company announced today, Thursday, the launch of the gaming and esports zone within the city of Qiddiya, which is the first multi-use gaming and esports zone in the world in order to attract players from all over the world and strengthen the kingdom's position as a global Center for gaming and esports.

Abdullah bin Nasser Al Daoud, managing director of Qiddiya investment company, said: "the gaming and esports sector is one of the fastest growing sectors, and we can see the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's ambitious plans to upgrade the esports sector.our role will be to host major events and tournaments through the development of infrastructure so that the gaming and esports zone in Qiddiya city can invite the world to live, learn and compete in it ."David added: "The games and esports zone in Qiddiya is not only for esports professionals, but for all esports fans of all categories and ages, it is an area that turns the world of games and esports into reality, this area will be the place where the gaming and esports community feels real belonging ."
The zone will include 4 arenas designed to the highest standards to host the most prominent global events in the esports sector throughout the year, with an audience capacity of 73,000 seats, and one of the arenas contains a stadium with a capacity of 5,300 seats, making it one of the three largest esports stadiums in the world, and features the largest indoor LED screen among all esports zones around the world.
The area of the zone will be more than 500,000 square meters, including 100,000 square meters dedicated to the sale of games, dining and entertainment, and will provide a suitable environment for living, working and playing through quality residential units and hotel rooms in a style that suits the identity of the region.
The region will also host up to 25 esports clubs from around the world to live, train and compete, the region will welcome the leaders of the gaming and esports sector, and will provide more than 30 regional headquarters for leading esports development companies.
The games and esports zone in Qiddiya city will support the national strategy for games and esports, which aims to make the kingdom a global Center for games and esports by 2030, and will play a key role in attracting up to 10 million annual visits.