Team Secret wins the Gamers Without Borders 2020 charity tournament

Over the weekend, Team Secret won the Gamers Without Borders 2020 charity tournament organized by the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic & Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS), Electronic Sports League (ESL), and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sports. In the Grand Final, they defeated Natus Vincere, 3:0.

Eight teams from the European and CIS regions competed in the event from May 15-17. In attendance were Alliance, Natus Vincere, Ninjas in Pyjamas, OG, Team Liquid, Team Nigma, Team Secret, and Virtus.pro. All matches were in a best-of-3 single-elimination bracket, except for the Grand Final, which was best-of-5.  

Many tournament organizers around the world have hosted charity events to help raise funds to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Donations have been for a variety of things, from supporting TOs that had to cancel their events to supporting vaccines research and more. 

In March, WePlay! held the WeSave! Charity Play event. It employed a region-based series with HellRaisers, Team Nigma, PSG.LGD, Evil Geniuses, Thunder Predator, and Team Adroit winning in their respective regions. The tournament raised $188,879.69, which was split between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations ( CEPI ) and GlobalGiving charitable foundations.

Gamers Without Borders 2020 featured a charity prize pool of $1,500,000.