A group of Juggier Map Creators have drawn their partnerships from the game to protest against its participation in the Estports World Cup 2025, calling the tournament “a sports washing tool that the government is used by Saudi Arabia to engage and hide from the horrific human rights record of human rights.” Demonstrators say the blackout will remain until the game publisher, Geo -Gaiser AB, from July 21 to 27, will cancel his last chance at the EWC in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Juggier There is a browser game where players just try to identify locations using Google Street View images, and relies on community map makers to stay relevant. Blackout, which began on May 21, also includes “dozens of creators and his maps, including a super -maracity of the most popular competitive global maps,” according to a joint statement on Reddate. The removed maps have been played tens of millions of times.
A biggest Juggier Communities, Plunic IT, have also removed their map directory and also shared an open letter to the mapping community. This statement reads as completely as follows:
We have decided to make their maps unacceptable in protest of the decision of Jugsar AB hosting the World Championship Wild Card Tourney at the Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh in Riyadh.
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The EWC is a sports washing device used by Saudi Arabia to engage and hide the horrific human rights record of human rights.
The groups targeted by the government include women, LGBTQs, apostates and atheists, political dissent, migrant activists in the Kafala system, religious minorities and many others. The deprivation of these groups is wide and broad. Members of these groups are routinely subjected to discrimination, imprisonment, violence and even public executions. This severe violation of human rights is well documentary and undeniable.
By participating in the EWC, Geogsar is contributing to the washing agenda, designed to go away from Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses.
The Geogoiser community is diverse and includes many members of groups who live in Saudi Arabia, they will be severely oppressed. At the moment, while expressing solidarity with those living in Saudi Arabia, when they are subject to persecution, as well as members of the community who feel in the tournament in Riyadh and become insecure, we have replaced our maps by replaced all their previous places and replaced them with random garbage.
The blackout includes dozens of creators and their maps, including the most popularity of competitive global maps. This will continue until we look at the process from Jeugesar. In particular, we demand that Geo Guser cancel his wild card event in Saudi Arabia and does not host any program that continues its repressive government.
You do not play with human rights.
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We have targeted Jugser AB to make a comment on the blackout and we will update this story when we hear.
The EWC is a huge, multi -sport event owned by the Saudi government and is operated in the country’s capital city. This gamers are an evolution of the 8 tournament and this year the second branded competition of the EWC has been marked. It is to be held with a total prize pool of $ 38 million in July and August, which is divided into 24 games. The franchises participating in the 2025 event include Rocket League, Apex Legends, Call of Duty, League of Legends, Counter strikes, Overwatch, Dota 2, Velvent, Street Fighter 6, EA Sports FC and PUBG.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s video game Arm is difficult to compete in asports without running in the Premie Games Group. Along with hosting the EWC, CV has financed in Naxon (10.2 % ownership), electronic arts (9 %), Embress Group (8.3 %), Nintendo (7.5 %), Capecoms (5 %) and Tech to Interactive (6.8 % to 2023). The Savvi ESL Fest Group also runs, which is an Electronic Sports League, a long -time and important proximity event company. New York Times It was reported last year that the Saudi government plans to invest $ 38 billion in the video game industry by 2030.
Human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have long docuted the Saudi government’s abuse. HRW describes Saudi Arabia’s human rights record as “Absalmal” and especially calls the PIF as a famed White Washing tool. Saudi authorities have also been accused of washing sports in traditional sports, especially by the country’s ownership of Levy Golf and New Castle United FC.
In February, the riots-league of Legends, Welvers and Team Fight tactics operators, and the biggest name of sports, signed a three-year contract for an unknown amount of money with the Sports World Cup Foundation. The riots, defending the partnership, argued that the financial honors as a result of the players and the Employment Industry have increased much more than other concerns.
“We know that some of you may not feel great about our decision to contribute with EWC like this, and we respect it,” the riot statement is written.
Although corporate cooperation for EWC is strong, but Juggier Community mapping is not alone in rejecting this year’s tournament. Street Fighter 6 Player Christopher Hancock, who plays as a Christian for Fly Cast, recently refused his place in the EWC 2025. In a social media statement, Hancock said, “I thought a lot of the decision and finally decided that because of this kind of financing and management, I do not feel relieved to participate.” He added that the partnership between Cape Comm Pro Tour and the EWC effectively forced him to work with the Saudi -backed group.
“The choice of not participating in any EWC qualifier will be effectively for retirement,” said Hankok. “I find it regrettable that this event has been so deep in the Fighting Game Community, but I have not yet made a decision about whether I will stop confronting the events associated with it.”
Along with Juggier Map Blackout, community protests added a new, short challenge to the game that has a way to run dictatorship. It takes the players to five places around Riyadh, which documents by the alleged government -approved government, abduction, imprisonment, imprisonment and persecution of women. The challenge only takes a few minutes, so experience it yourself without hesitation.
