The $3m PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 in Riyadh will run until August 28 RIYADH: The wait for the highly anticipated PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 is finally over after the 24-team, $3 million tournament kicked off at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh on Friday. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Running from July 19-28 live from Boulevard Riyadh City, the objective for those competing is to parachute onto the remote island below and remain as the last player or team standing in epic battle royale format. Faisal bin Homran, chief product officer at the Esports World Cup Foundation, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled that the time has come for PUBG Mobile to headline here at the Esports World Cup — the PUBG Mobile World Cup is going to be incredible. It’s a competition that promises nothing but non-stop action, drama, and excitement — and we’re sure this will go down as one of the very best we see this summer.” Given PUBG Mobile’s global following and popularity, anticipation at home and abroad has been growing ever since the official Esports World Cup schedule was announced. Now, the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 co-headlines at the Esports World Cup — the pinnacle of gaming and esports. The PUBG Mobile World Cup group stage will see clubs compete from July 19-21 and includes 18 matches with 12 teams assured of qualification to the main tournament (July 26-28). The 12 that fail to qualify will enter the survival stage (July 23-24), where they will have another opportunity to progress with four teams assured of advancement to the main tournament. Saudi Arabia’s hopes of a PUBG Mobile World Cup win on home soil rest with POWR Esports, making their Esports World Cup debut; Falcons Force, Team Falcons’ PUBG Mobile team; and Twisted Minds. They face off against formidable opposition from Brazil, Mongolia, South Korea, Turkey, and more.