Livestreaming app Bigo Live to sponsor Saudi gamers

Livestreaming app Bigo Live to sponsor Saudi gamers

Games livestreaming app Bigo Live says it is offering sponsorship and free esports streaming on its app to 3,000 gamers in the Middle East.

The intention is to help enhance regional gamers' skills and talents, and facilitate potential career opportunities within the industry, the company says.

Bigo Live adds that it will onboard celebrity gamers onto the platform and assist with the identification and development of talent from those who want to pursue pro gaming. The app will feature a series of online leagues, in which amateur gamers will have the chance to compete with each other as well as with professionals, to ultimately represent Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East region in global esports tournaments.

A spokesperson from Bigo Live's parent company, BIGO Technology says esports can