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“In the summer of 2024, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted a moment of epic change for an industry that is bigger than the film and music industry combined,” the narrator declares at the start of Esports World Cup: Level Up. The Amazon Prime docuseries directed by R.J. Cutler (Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, Martha) premiered episode one Friday, June 6, on Prime Video and is streaming all five episodes in July and August.
The inaugural event, which ran from July 3 to August 25, 2024 in Riyadh, featured around 1,500 players competing across 22 titles for a record-breaking $60 million prize pool. At the center is Kasimili “Soka” Tongamoa, a prodigy from the streets of San Mateo, California; Team Liquid’s Sanford Vinuya, a 19-year-old from a remote village in the Philippines; and Team FaZe’s Zack “Drazah” Jordan from Alaska’s literal North Pole. In the finale, Team Vitality and Team Liquid each battle to stay on top, but via different titles. Vitality goes wheel‑to‑wheel with Verstappen‑backed Team Redline in R1 Sim Racing, while Liquid’s rising phenom, Clément “Clem” Desplanches, takes on Vitality veteran Cho “Maru” Seong‑ju in StarCraft II.
All five episodes of Esports World Cup: Level Up are streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.
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