The Esports World Cup finale takes place after eight weeks of fierce competition between 1,500 gamers - but the inaugral tournament has faced controversy, with some boycotting the event. The grand finale of the inaugural Esports World Cup takes place today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The global competition has seen 1,500 world-class gamers take to the stage for the last eight weeks. Sponsored link

Usually, esports competitions - where gamers play video games competitively - would focus on one game. This tournament has held competitions in 21 different games like Counter-Strike, Rocket League and Tekken8.

The competition had a record-breaking prize pool of $60m (£43.5m) to be split between the different winners. It was designed to be an attention-grabbing amount, according to the World Cup organisers.

"$60m makes this relevant. Every parent in the world will look at it and say, 'Okay, then I get it'," said Ralf Reichert, chief executive of the Esports World Cup to Sky News.

He also pointed out esports is a global sport, and for competitors from poorer countries, winning $200,000 could be "life-changing". 

Local Saudi club Team Falcon won the tournament a week ago because they got so many points, now the teams battle it out for second and third place. 

56 UK players have competed in Riyadh, and seven UK clubs - the Apex Racing Team, Fnatic Guild Esports, Man City Esports, Tundra Esports, Williams Esports and Wolves Esports. But holding the competition in Saudi Arabia sparked controversy because of the kingdom's human rights record.

"[The Esports World Cup] got a very mixed reception only because of where it is," said professional gamer and trans woman Emma Rose.

"If it had been anywhere else in the world, it would have been heralded as one of the biggest events to ever come to esports and gaming."