On August 11th (Arabia Standard Time), YOSHIKI will appear at the Esports World Cup currently being held in Saudi Arabia’s entertainment zone, Boulevard City, to interact with the local fans. He will be attending by invitation of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar, Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation. The event is the biggest Esports competition in its history.

 

Looking ahead to 2025, which marks the 70th year of diplomatic relations between Japan and Saudi Arabia, the Embassy of Japan in Saudi Arabia selected international rock star YOSHIKI to visit the Esports World Cup, aiming to strengthen ties and enhance development of the entertainment industry between the two countries.

 

YOSHIKI will be attending the Esports World Cup together with His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar at 6:00pm on August 11th and will be watching the final games at 9:30pm. YOSHIKI’s post-match interview will be broadcast worldwide.

 

During his stay, YOSHIKI will be dining with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fumio Iwai and His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar. He will also be meeting His Excellency Khalid Al-Falih, Saudi Minister of Investment, whom he is already acquainted with.

 

YOSHIKI has postponed his third cervical spine surgery until October in order to proceed with the remaining eight dinner shows at the Tokyo Grand Hyatt, his upcoming commitments including his visit to Saudi Arabia, and the scheduled fan meetings around the world as planned.

 

Tickets for the Esports World Cup are currently on sale and visiting Boulevard City is free of charge. The games will be streamed worldwide on the sports broadcasting service DAZN.

 

 

Esports World Cup

https://www.esportsworldcup.com/en

 

Ticket Information

https://webook.com/en-US/events/street-fighter-6-ewc-tickets

 

DAZN Streaming Information

https://dazngroup.com/press-room/0703/

 

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