Riyadh, Aug. 19 -- The Esports Foundation (EF) on Wednesday announced that the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), originally scheduled to take place in November 2026 in Riyadh, will be postponed to November 2027, following ongoing assessment of the wider regional situation and after consultation with key stakeholders.

Given ENC's unprecedented international scale and the uncertainty created by the wider regional situation, EF believes moving the inaugural competition to November 2027 is the responsible decision to provide the certainty and stability that National Teams, publishers, partners and fans expect.

ENC brings together teams and stakeholders from more than 100 countries and territories. Saudi Arabia remains fully capable of ho...