Mike McCabe, Chief Operations Officer of the Esports Foundation joins Tom Burges Watson on The Riyal Deal from Paris, where the Esports World Cup's is being held outside Saudi Arabia for the first time. McCabe details the move from Riyadh, including visas for over 2,500 players across 100 countries, and hotel logistics in peak European tourist season. Early viewership trends are positive, and AI is enabling upside for tournament operations and content creation, McCabe tells Al Arabiya English. Traditional blue-chip sponsors are now investing in esports, even as the event is committed to returning home to Riyadh before eventually rotating globally, alongside the newly announced Esports Nations Cup.