{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T23:30:23.421Z","story":{"id":"r_bdada40a2c65401eb993c971","slug":"esports-world-cup-moves-to-paris-for-2026-amid-middle-east-tensions","url":"https://yomimono.id/esports-world-cup-moves-to-paris-for-2026-amid-middle-east-tensions","headline":"Esports World Cup Moves to Paris for 2026 Amid Middle East Tensions","summary":"The Esports World Cup will be held in Paris in 2026, its first edition outside Saudi Arabia. The organizing body cited the current regional situation, likely the worsening Middle East conflict, as the reason. Riyadh remains the event's home base, with a return planned for 2027.","why_it_matters":"The relocation breaks the EWC's Saudi-only pattern and signals that geopolitical instability can override the country's esports investment strategy, at least temporarily.","published_at":"2026-05-21T05:16:00.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["KAI-YOU"],"citations":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","title":"Esports World Cup to Move from Saudi Arabia to Paris in 2026 Due to Middle East Situation","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95460"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}